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Step 5Make the double-sealed filling hole
whether you are making a slug or a centipede, surely nothing can be more important than a HUGE GAPING MAW TO SWALLOW UP YOUR CHILLUN AND NEVER LET THEM OUT AGAIN!
the filling hole is how you will get the beans into the sofa. i made a double-seal to ensure that no beans can escape by accident! the double-seal also reinforces the velcro closures so that you'll be able to jump all over the sofa with no fear of it opening up. this banana slug is salt proof!
- cut a 1 foot slit in one of the 3x8 fabric rectangles, about 1 foot from one end of it. put velcro on each side of the slit so that you can close it up. this is the outer seal.
- sew the 2 foot fabric rectangle onto the 3x8 piece so the middle of it covers over the 1 foot slit. sew it only on 3 edges, on the 4th edge attach velcro. this is the inner seal. of course, do this on the "inside" side of the 3x8 fabric.
the filling hole is how you will get the beans into the sofa. i made a double-seal to ensure that no beans can escape by accident! the double-seal also reinforces the velcro closures so that you'll be able to jump all over the sofa with no fear of it opening up. this banana slug is salt proof!
- cut a 1 foot slit in one of the 3x8 fabric rectangles, about 1 foot from one end of it. put velcro on each side of the slit so that you can close it up. this is the outer seal.
- sew the 2 foot fabric rectangle onto the 3x8 piece so the middle of it covers over the 1 foot slit. sew it only on 3 edges, on the 4th edge attach velcro. this is the inner seal. of course, do this on the "inside" side of the 3x8 fabric.
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May 8, 2009. 6:30 AMlemonybits
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would you be able to stuff it then just sew that side up? I want to make a bed out of one and I don't want my hair to get stuck in a zipper or the prickly side of the Velcro.
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Aug 10, 2007. 3:10 AMyooooooodonvito
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i have zero experience in anything related to sewing so this may be a stupid question but could we use a zipper if we desired?
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Sep 18, 2007. 5:24 AMJames (pseudo-geek)
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yes quite easily. (my mom is a professional seamstress....or so she says...but shes good at it)
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May 29, 2008. 3:30 PMdedebe4
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Because he doesn't say "sew" the velcro on I am assuming (and we all know what that means) that he is using Velcro from the fabric store that has sticky glue on the back and you don't have to sew it. One time when I did try to sew this stuff on it mucked up my machine's needle with sticky balls of glue and I just tossed it. Hand sewing it is very difficult as the backing is very stiff/thick. I would use a zipper because it's easier to sew in and I live in Dallas, if this was in the sun room the heat will make the velcro fall right off. I do wonder if it's sewn or not though. D ; )
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May 29, 2008. 4:43 PM
dan (author)
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dan (author)
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you must sew the velcro. mine is sewed on.
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