BEAN BAG PROCESS

BY : ENACTUS

R&D TEAM

BEAN BAG PROCESS

WORK SCHEDULE

8:00AM

-PUT IN 1St BATCH OF PLASTIC TO BE STERILISED

-SEWING OF 1st BATCH BEAN BAG COVERS

9:00AM

-REMOVAL OF 1st BATCH PLASTIC AND PUT IN 2nd BATCH OF PLASTIC

-CONTINUE SEWING 1st BATCH OF BEAN BAG COVERS

10:00 AM-REMOVAL OF 2nd BATCH PLASTIC AND ADDING IN NEW THE 3rd BATCH OF PLASTIC

-COMPLETION FOR THE SEWING OF 1st BATCH COVER

11:00AM

-REMOVAL OF 3rd BATCH PLASTIC AND THEN PUT IN THE 1st BATCH OF COMPLETED BEAN BAG COVER FOR STERILIZATION PROCESS

-STARTING SEWING OF 2nd BATCH BEAN BAG COVER

12:00PM

-REMOVE THE 1st BATCH BEAN BAG COVER FROM THE STERILIZER AND PUT IT TO DRY

-ADD IN THE 4th BATCH OF PLASTIC FOR STERILIZATION

2:00PM

-REMOVE 4th BATCH OF PLASTIC FROM THE STERILIZER AND PUT IN THE 5th BATCH

-CONTINUE SEWING 2nd BATCH OF BEAN BAG COVERS

1:00PM

LUNCH BREAK

3:00PM

-REMOVAL OF 5TH BATCH PLASTIC FROM STERILIZER AND PUT IN THE 6th BATCH

-COMPLETION OF 2nd BATCH SEWING OF BEAN BAG COVERS

4:00PM

-REMOVE THE 6TH BATCH OF PLASTIC FROM THE STERILIZER AND PUT IN THE 2ND BATCH OF COMPLETED BEAN BAG COVER FOR STERILIZATION PROCESS

-START FILLING PROCESS OF THE FILLERS IN THE BEAN BAGS

5:00PM

-REMOVE FINAL BATCH OF BEAN BAG COVER FROM THE STERILIZER AND SET IT TO DRY

5:30PM

-END OF DAY WORK

STERILIZATION PLASTIC AND FABRIC PROCESS

STEP 1:

HEAT UP THE STERILIZATION MACHINE

ADD WATER INTO THE BASED OF THE HUGE METAL CONTAINER, BOILED IT TILL THE TEMPERATURE STATED FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF PLASTIC, CHECK THE THERMOMETER FOR READINGS

STEP 2:

PUT THE PLASTIC INTO THE HUGE CONTAINER FOR STERILIZATION PROCESS

STERILIZE THE PLASTIC/FABRIC FOR ABOUT 30 MINS, THEN REMOVE IT FROM THE STERILIZER AND PUT IT TO DRY UNDER THE SUN

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AUTOCLAVING MACHINE

GUIDELINE FOR PLASTIC AUTOCLAVING

Adapted from : http://www.scilabware.com/uploads/PDFs/2010/Technical_information_Plastics.pdf

PATTERN

For adult-size chair

Medium- to heavy-weight fabric for outer cover:

for fabric 45 to 48 (115 to 122 cm) wide: 5 yards (4.6m)

for fabric 54 to 60 (137 to 152.5cm) wide: 3-1/2 yards (3.2m)

Muslin for lining, yardage same as for outer cover

Zipper, 22" (56cm) long

Polystyrene or plastic pellets, approximately 6 cu. ft. (1.85 cu. m). Note that more may be needed depending on the size of your bag. Check online (we suggest Amazon.com) or with doll stuffing suppliers, packing suppliers or upholstery suppliers for sources.

Other suggested filler to use would be packing peanuts. Use the ones that DO NOT dissolve with water

1" (2.5 cm) grid, such as cutting mat or graph paper

For child-size chair

Medium- to heavy-weight fabric for outer cover:

for fabric 45 to 48 (115 to 122cm) wide: 3 yards (2.7m)

for fabric 54 to 60 (137 to 152.5cm) wide: 2-1/2 yards (2.3m)

Muslin for lining, yardage same as for outer cover

Zipper, 18" (46cm) long

Polystyrene pellets, approximately 4 cu. ft. (1.27 cu. m)

1" (2.5cm) grid, such as cutting mat or pattern paper

HOW TO SEW A BEAN BAG

Step 1: Gather Materials

3 yards of fabric for the

inner lining

3 yards of fabric from the

Michael Miller Dick and

Jane collection for the

outside cover

Scraps of coordinating

fabric for the appliqu

30 of wide hook and

loop tape

Bean bag pellets (I used

one 100 liter bag of

recycled polystyrene

pellets)

The pattern pieces at the

end of this tutorial

The inside lining and outside cover

are made the same way except for

the closure. Pictures in the tutorial

are of the outside cover.

Step 2: Cut the pieces

The bean bag chair is made up of six panels. Each yard of fabric will yield two panels, with a bit leftover (which will be used later). Fold fabric selvedge to selvedge.

Iron it on the crease. Fold it in 8 on the side and iron that crease. Cut so that you have a rectangle. (Basically you are creating a panel that if unfolded would measure 16 x 45). Place the corner of the pattern where all the

folds meet. Pin in place and cut. When unfolded, it should be football shaped.

Do this again with the remainder of the yard. You will have strip of fabric leftover. Do not discard it!

Continue cutting until you have six

panels. Figure out how you want your

panels organized for the bean bag chair

cover.

Youll be sewing your panels in groups

of three.

Step 3: Sew the panels

With right sides facing, sew two panels

together along one side. Youll want to

start and stop your stitching at

approximately 5/8 from the top and

bottom points.

Iron the seams in one direction. Do NOT

iron them open, as this creates a weak

seam. If you have a serger, use it now. If

not, dont worry about it.

Sew the second and third panels together

along one side. You now have half of a

bean bag chair!

Set this aside and sew the three

remaining panels the same way.

Now youll attach the two halves. With

right sides facing, sew the third and

fourth panels together. It can get a bit

bulky at the points, but dont worry about

making them perfect, as they will be

covered up later anyway.

Step 4:Create the closure

The outer cover will use a hook and loop

closure to allow for easy removal for

laundering. The inner cover needs to be

closed in the following way: Sew the first

and sixth panels together leaving a ten

inch opening for turning right side out

and filling. Apply the appliqus (step 3),

then fill. After filling, it should then be

hand-stitched closed.

Cut a strip of fabric 32 x 2- long.

Fold down both ends and iron them

down. Then fold the entire length of the

strip in half and iron it.

The loop tape is 30 long. Mark its

center at 15 and line that up with the

center of the strip. Place it closer to the

folded side of the strip and sew around

the perimeter of the loop tape to attach it

to the strip.

Line up the center of the strip with the

center of the panel side where it will be

attached. The loop tape should be facing

down and the raw edges should be

together. Pin in place and sew using a

seam allowance. Reinforce at the

beginning and end by backstitching.

Fold the strip over to the other side of the

panel so that the loop tape is now facing

up. Finger press it along the edge and

sew in place, backstitching when you

start and stop.

For the other panel, do the same thing

create the strip, attach the hook tape,

center it, pin it in place and sew with

hook tape facing down.

RAW EDGE

Instead of turning it to the other side of

the panel, however, the hook tape needs

to remain facing up. Make it behave by

finger pressing the seam so that it lies

under the panel. Topstitch it in place.

Make sure the bean bag cover is still

inside out. Attach the hook and loop tape

together (not all the way down, just at the

top, since youll need to get through the

opening to sew!), and sew the ends of the

strips together from A to B. Backstitch

to reinforce. Do the same for the other

end.

Remove the fabric from the machine and

readjust so that you can finish closing up

the bean bag cover. Turn the cover right

side out.

A

B

Step 5: Create and attach the appliqu

The points on the top and bottom of the

cover may or may not line up, but that

doesnt really matter because they need to

be reinforced anyway with a sturdy

appliqu. For the appliqu youll need one

piece of fabric for the top, one for the

bottom and iron-on interfacingall

measuring 4 x 4.

Iron the interfacing to the bottom piece

following the manufacturers directions.

Place the top piece face down on the

bottom piece. The interfacing needs to be

on the underside.

Trace the circle with a fabric pen and then

stitch directly on the circle, all the way

around.

Pink the edges of the circle. Carefully pull

the two fabric layers apart and cut a slit in

the bottom piece. Do not cut through any

stitching. Turn the circle right side out.

The interfacing should now be the center

layer.

Press it flat. You may need to fiddle with it

a bit to get the edges smooth.

Pin it on top of the bean bag cover where

all the points meet. Pin it so that each

panel has one pleat in it. Take special care

to ensure that the appliqu lays flat.

Zig zag around the perimeter of the

appliqu.

Attach another appliqu to the bottom in

the same way.

Insert the filled liner in the cover, and close

it up!

YOUR DONE!!!

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