Best source for foam?

Hello folks,

You've been ever so helpful lately with the ideas on yo-yos and pom-poms that I thought I'd ask for help one more time. I want to make cushions for our hard wooden chairs in the kitchen. I have some great fabric for the covers, but know that if I use regular cushions they will be smashed fairly flat, fairly quickly. I would rather use some sort of foam, but there is no store which carries that sort of thing anywhere near me. Does anyone know of a good source for firm foam for making cushions? The sort that is pretty firm, but you can cut to fit the chair... or possible already round-shaped for old-fashioned wooden chairs?

Cheers!

-- Jo in Scotland

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Jo Gibson
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Jo,

Do you have any upholstery shops near you? Or maybe they're called re-upholstery shops? If so, you might try calling one to see if they can help.

Judie

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Judie in Penfield NY

In message , Jo Gibson writes

Do you have a Dunelm store near you. There are some in Scotland and they sell foam for cushions. I believe they do mail order too. I bought one from my local store for my DH's chair to raise him up. Shirley

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Shirley Shone

I suggest you Google for 'latex suppliers'. Dunlopillo always used to advertise in the papers, but I don't know whether they still do. You could Google for them - I imagine they are still in business? You do want latex for a cushion pad, because the ordinary foam will get squashed flat even more quickly than a cushion pad.

If you do get some, and it needs shaping, I had good results from drawing the shape with a marker pen, and cutting on that. It is very difficult to cut 'by eye', as it keeps flopping about and getting squeezed into a different shape by the scissors (I did use scissors for latex - it is easier for me than a knife). .

In message , Jo Gibson writes

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Pat S

You could try the Foam Centre in Edinburgh.

It's astonishingly expensive stuff. I've always recycled old sofas when I've needed some.

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Try googling caravan or boat refurbishers...they might have reusable off-cuts

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one of the Nussbaums

Now that you mention cutting the latex, Pat, I believe I had good results by carving with an electric knife. No kidding. Polly

"Pat S" I suggest you Google for 'latex suppliers'.

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Polly Esther

I have done that with poly (whatever) foam, but not with latex. I'm amazed it worked well. I will remember. Thanks for the tip! . In message , Polly Esther writes

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Pat S

When you do use the electric knife make sure you have it at a 90° angle. I use to cut foam as part of my job at the fabric store (locally owned/operated). Boss showed me how to do it. PRACTICE it first and then check how 'straight' up/down the cut is

Butterfly

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