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Devine Lu Linvega

So our cushions are goners, they're so thin sitting on them compresses them into nil. And, building foam mattresses from scratch has this very weird thing where buying an already upholstered mattress is cheaper than buying foam, and fabric individually - And making your own.

So we found a place that sells replacement cushions for lawn chairs and that sort of thing, and we'll just hack them into what we need.

First, we'll add batting to them.

#theBoatyard

Batting roll on cushions.
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Devine Lu Linvega

Each cushion is sown to the next, so we have to unstich all these connections.

rl_dane

@neauoire

Oh man, I thought YOU we're getting stitches!

Glad all is well 😄

Devine Lu Linvega

@dualhammers living on a boat is like 90% spending your time sewing stuff

nomand

@neauoire @dualhammers that's only true for categories that don't include power tools and chemicals :P

🍂Evan Balster🍂

@neauoire How in the hell do you have room for a sewing machine??

I guess it speaks to the necessity that this takes up more living space than your computers do.

Devine Lu Linvega

@evan yeah, it's large but it's well worth it. We keep it in the v-berth. We also have a flour mill that we use each week that's pretty big in there :)

🍂Evan Balster🍂

@neauoire ah, but the flour mill does not double as a makeshift anchor in a pinch

rostiger

@neauoire Oh! You have a sewing machine on board?

Jonas

@neauoire
Any machine you'll happy with (and one you didn't like)? I remember you using an industrial (JUKI?) machine in a Japanese marina to sew/fix sails

Devine Lu Linvega

@magnetic_tape our ideal machine would be Sailrite, one day. Until then we make due just fine with a second hand basic one used for mending clothes.

ndpi

@neauoire I had an idea for a custom couch build a few years ago, and I hit the same thing! It's really frustrating that making the cushions costs so much.

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