Orthopedic pillow for travel with your own hands

Every person travels during their life, and since the invention of the wheel, they have strived to make this process as comfortable as possible, improving and creating new products, one of which is an orthopedic travel pillow in the form of a bone.

This article provides an example of making an orthopedic bone pillow, from a sketch and pattern to a finished product, which has positive reviews from people who have tried it. Indispensable on the road and does not take up much space, comfortable and cozy.

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Where to start?
Orthopedic pillow pattern
Unfolding a travel pillow
Sewing a bone pillow
Video: Sew an orthopedic bone pillow
Photo gallery of beautiful and comfortable bone pillows made from different materials:

Where to start?

The manufacture of an orthopedic bone pillow should begin with the selection of fabric, material, in which it is planned to place the filler. In this matter, it is recommended to use:

makhru
Soft and fluffy terry cloth for products
fleece
Lightweight and hypoallergenic synthetic fabric - fleece
thick knitwear.
High quality dense knitwear

Although you shouldn't rush to the store and choose the fabric you like without reading this article. Fabric from an unused bathrobe or towel may well do. Silk and even genuine leather pillows can be found on the World Wide Web.

In addition, you will need: thread, a needle, scissors, thick cardboard, a ruler, a pencil and a little patience.

Materials and tools — To make a pillow you will need materials and tools

Orthopedic pillow pattern

First of all, it is necessary to make a pattern, on the basis of which the entire further process of making a travel pillow will be built.

To do this, it is proposed to perform the following steps step by step.

On a thick sheet of cardboard, no less than 40x20 cm in size, draw a vertical axis dividing the cardboard sheet into two equal rectangles.
Mark the center exactly in the middle of the vertical line and draw a horizontal line through it. You should get four equal rectangles.
Measure 18 cm from the center in both directions along the vertical axis. Make two marks.
Measure 5.5 cm from the center in both directions along the horizontal axis. Also mark them. This is the narrowest part of the bone.
From the marked point at 18 cm along the vertical axis, step back 3 cm towards the center, make a mark. Repeat the operation in mirror image on the other part of the drawing.
Draw a horizontal line 9.5 cm long through the resulting point in both directions. Make a mark. This is the widest part of the bone.
From the 18 cm point, step back 1.5 cm in the direction from the center and draw a horizontal line.
Check that all marks are symmetrical relative to the axes; there should be a mirror image.
Connect all the resulting marks along the contour in the form of a bone.
Using sharp paper scissors, cut out the pattern along the resulting outline.

Print out the template — We print out the template and combine 4 of these parts according to the drawing, we get one of the three sides of the pillow

Unfolding a travel pillow

Cutting out the pillow details — We cut out the pillow parts, taking into account seam allowances

The resulting pattern of the future product must be applied to the inner side of the previously selected material and a continuous line must be drawn along the contour. Using sharp scissors, cut out the product blank along the contour. There is no need to make a reserve for the seam.

We make preliminary cuts — First, we make notches in the places where the parts are joined.

To make an orthopedic travel pillow, you will need three of these blanks according to the pattern.

Sewing a bone pillow

We chip two parts together — We pin the two pieces together face to face.

Sewing the product begins with correctly folding all three pieces to create a three-dimensional bone shape.

Sew 2 pieces together — We grind down the chipped parts

The seam starts from the narrowest part of the bone, from the inside of the material, then around the perimeter and ends in the same place. In total, there should be three seams.

We put a loop into the seam — We insert a loop of braid or ribbon into the seam

Nested loop — This is what a nested loop looks like

When sewing the product, it is recommended to use a sewing machine, however, if you do not have one, you can use a needle and thread, although this will be more labor-intensive.

Sew from notch to notch only on one side of the piece

We leave a hole — We leave a small opening in the seam to turn the piece inside out.

It is necessary to leave an unstitched space of 15-17 cm, intended for turning the product inside out with the front side of the material.

We pin the 3rd detail — We pin the third detail of our pillow

We sew on the third piece — We sew the third part of our design, remove the needles and make notches on all the bends of the seams.

The piece sewn according to the pattern must be filled with filler, for which the following is well suited:

foam rubber scraps, 2-3 cm in diameter;
Pieces of foam rubber are suitable for filling our pillow
synthetic padding;
Furniture and textile filler - synthetic padding
holofiber.
Holofiber balls are an elastic filler that retains its shape and elasticity

We turn our cover inside out through the opening left.

Stuffing the pillow — Fill the pillow with suitable filling

It is not recommended to stuff an orthopedic pillow too tightly; it should be moderately soft and dense, and generally comfortable.

The last seam remains and the product, in the form of an orthopedic travel pillow for bones, is ready!

Sew up the hole — We sew up the hole with blind stitches

The whole procedure takes no more than an hour, and the result, as they say, is “on the face”, or rather on the neck. Which will thank you more than once for the opportunity to use such a wonderful product.

Our bone pillow is ready, you can use it for rest.

Several bone pillows — Using this principle, you can make several pillows for all family members.

Today, almost every person uses such orthopedic travel pillows, no one will be surprised by this. But now there is an opportunity to make a pillow with an individual style with your own hands, you just have to experiment with the choice of material and filler.