Pillows on chairs

Pillows on the chairs perform several functions simultaneously: first, they make sitting on the chair more comfortable, secondly they are a decorative element of the interior; thirdly, in such a simple way, you can prolong the life of old chairs that have worn off the upholstery, but the functionality has remained , so throw their hand does not rise.

We sew cushions for chairs

The easiest way to make a cushion for a chair with your own hands is to sew on a simple scheme. The lightest form of the pillow is rectangular. To do this, you need to take measurements from the seat of the chair (length, width), and the easiest way to outline the contours of the chair on a transparent tracing paper.

Cutting out a tracing paper from the tracing paper, try it on the seat to make sure the correct size. Pay special attention to the posterior edge near the back.

On the fabric we cut out 2 parts for the future pillow, not forgetting the allowances for seams. Also apply a pattern to soft foam, which will serve as a pillow filler, circle and cut out the plate of the desired shape.

On the machine we sew 2 details of a pillow on three parties, we turn out a cover, we put foam rubber inside and carefully manually sew the fourth party.

It remains to attach to the 2-nd corners of the cushion zavyazochki, if desired, you can decorate it with buttons. In this simple way, you can quickly sew an excellent chair cushion

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Knitted cushions on chairs

In addition, a pillow can be tied to a chair, and the easiest way to do this is to hook it. For example, you can tie a beautiful volumetric pillow for a chair like this:

If you are new to crochet, you can start with more simple models. For example, here with such a pillow:

This pillow on the chair looks great on the round chairs, you can also put it on the square seats. She is very bright and cheerful, therefore she will definitely find her place in your house.

Decorative cushions on chairs

If there is a desire to create a very bright and colorful little thing, you can make such a beautiful pillow for a chair.

For her, we need multicolored cloth flaps, preferably very bright, with interesting and varied drawings. We lay out the cut out details of the future pillow in a circle and gradually sew them together. For the lower part of the pillow, we cut out just a round part. As an inner stuffing we use foam rubber or any soft synthetic filler such as sintepon or sintepuha.

Sew the two halves of the cover for the pillow, sew the ribbons, fill the pillow with filler and carefully sew the last hole. In the center of the pillow, sew an ordinary round button, previously trimmed with a cloth. Our decorative seat cushion is ready!

Orthopedic pillow on a chair

Sometimes people use for therapeutic purposes special orthopedic pillows. They are attached to the back of the chair or placed on its seat, they have the correct anatomical shape and serve to unload the tailbone, maintain the back and spine in the desired position for a long working day.

In addition, these cushions help normalize blood flow in the pelvic organs, which is very important in the conditions of constant sedentary work. Often, such cushions are used after trauma to the sciatic mounds, during rehabilitation periods after various pelvic injuries, as well as the postpartum period.

As a rule, orthopedic pillows on the seat have the form of a ring. Even if the pillow is square or rectangular, then inside is the same ring as the base.

Filler of such pillows is often foam foamed polyurethane or, more simply, foam rubber. By the way, the predecessors of such foam rubber cushions are the usual inflatable cushions for sitting, which were in great demand as pillows "from hemorrhoids".