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How to Make a Beanbag Chair. The beanbag chair: where practicality and ergonomics meet. Make
your own with these tips. You will need 8 ½ yds. fabric Measuring tape Scissors 12"
zipper Straight pins Sewing machine 1 ½' of Velcro Paper-towel tube and 18 cubic ft.
beanbag filler. Step 1. Prepare the fabric. Measure and cut two circles with 3-foot diameters
and three 3- by 3-foot squares. Then, cut a 1½- by 1 ½-foot square. Experiment with
different fabrics to make beanbags that complement any room. Step 2. Cut a foot long slit in
the center of one of the 3-foot square panel. Pin the zipper over the opening and sew it
into place. Step 3. Center the 1½-foot piece over the zipper on the inside of the 3-foot
panel. Then pin and sew it into place on three sides. Step 4. Sew Velcro along the opening
between the 1½-foot square and the 3-foot square. Step 5. Pin and sew the two 3-foot
squares without zippers together along one edge, forming a 3- by 6-foot rectangle. Sew
the remaining 3-foot square to a short side of the rectangle. Step 6. Sew the short ends
of the rectangle together, forming a tube. Turn the cylinder inside out, and sew the
round pieces on either end. Go over each of the seams again for added strength. Step 7.
Pull the beanbag through the filling hole so it's right side out. Then, using a paper-towel
tube as funnel, pour the "beans" into the bag until it's roughly 80 percent full. Seal
the Velcro, zip the zipper, and relax on your new beanbag chair! Did you know New York City's
Museum of Modern Art has a beanbag chair designed in 1968 in its permanent collection.