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Rob Appell of Man Sewing has a good tutorial on weighted blankets. My friend used it to make some for a church donation project and said it was a really good way to handle the little pellets.
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Her page has a video on a weighted blanket. Hers seems much easier than some of the others I've seen.
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Originally Posted by buttons
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We made them in our FCE clubs. we give them to the Autism center. We make ours about finished size 36 x 42. we use commercial Velcro. we make channels about 7' wide and them we put 1 lb. of stripped material in them.
the stripes are cut about 1 to 1 1/2 " wide. We have been making these for about 10 years . we do it twice a year and we average at least 100 a year. we also make small ones that is about 18 long and about 24 wide.. we channel them also and then we make a another bag the size of channel and put rice in that bag sew closed and put in the channels. we also use Velcro on these. |
Originally Posted by KathyM
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I have been making them for the group home I work at, they do get heavy as your sewing them together. I use rice.
Rice is cheaper, but can not be washed. Better to use plastic pellets. They are way more sanitary. |
Just to repeat, "approximately 1/4 cup plastic beads equals 1 1/4 oz, and roughly 10% of the child's body weight or just a little less" according to Rob from Man Sewing.
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Originally Posted by Jcarpentier
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Oooh.. Ohh! I have an awesome tutorial on this from You Tube and I was going to do one. Here ya go.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svqiyDlJmus Hope this helps. It seems very thorough and has some good tips. Enjoy! |
Originally Posted by Treasureit
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I have made 2...they aren't that hard...unless you you use minky on both sides. I would not use rice...you will want to wash them. I bought pellets. Let me know if you have any specific questions
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I made 2, about 24 x 36. Google & Youtube are good resources.
The ones I made are posted in the 'General Chit Chat' section of the QB, Good luck Mike |
I am making weighted blankets... I am wondering... Do any of you add a binding to it?
Thanks, Darla |
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