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After my doctor’s appointment today, I stopped by the Leather & Sewing Supply Depot in #Toronto’s Chinatown for some continuous #zipper chain, and while I was there, I bought some #elastic for #sewing underwear. @sewing
I normally buy these online from Wawak, so I’m curious what people pay for these supplies *locally* in other cities. I paid $1.49 CAD/yard for zipper chain, 25¢ per zipper pull, $2.25/yard for black plush elastic, and $2.99/yard for the grey elastic.
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Breaking up the inserts into multiple cushions will help prevent the polyester fill from clumping together and is easier #sewing than creating channels in a single large cushion.
Importantly, I want it to look and feel seamless from the outside without indentations, so maybe I’ll join the inserts with Velcro?
Two symmetrical inserts mean simpler work and less chance of visible indentations, but perhaps three sections are a better size for washing?
Advice & thoughts appreciated!
I have soft minky #fabric to make a single continuous cushion cover with a zipper for easy washing. I also have grippy textured fabric — like on commercial dog beds — to make the bottom non-slip.
For the inner inserts, I have lightweight nylon, but I’m not sure if I’ll put zippers on them or sew them shut. It would be nice to be able to wash them, but polyester fill is washable anyways, as long as the cushions aren’t too large to fit in the washing machine. 
For my next #sewing project, I need to make my #servicedog a large cushion; he loves hanging out at our front window.
He doesn’t like thick and squishy dog beds, so a 2-inch-thick cushion will be sufficient — just slightly more padding than a folded faux fur blanket. Batting-wrapped medium-dense foam would have been ideal, but I’m using only what I have: the polyester stuffing from two jumbo stuffed animals that would otherwise have gone to the landfill.
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