Zippered Cover for Foam Bed Wedge

We do stuff like that as well as fancy frocks. Where are you based?

Dig out your phone book and look up local upholstery shops. They'll have the machines and setups to do it right, and it shouldn't be much money.

I was away on a very exhausting business trip. I apologize for not replying a couple of days ago.

Kate, I live on the east coast of the USA. Your url (uk) tells me that you are located in the United Kingdom. I'm a partner in a business that has made many overseas purchases, but when the amount of money is not a lot, the shipping could cost more than the merchandise.

Kay, upholstery, fabric, hobby, foam rubber, art supplies, and many other similar businesses have all closed their doors years ago. Big cities like New York can still support these kind of businesses, but if you live in the suburbs you're out of luck. I just purchased two marker pens for $6.00 on eBay because only the most basic color markers are available at OfficeMax or Wal-Mart. I practically lived in lumber yards when I was a kid. Now, when I want decent lumber it has to be special ordered. Home Depot and Lowe's are usually the only lumber suppliers in the suburbs. All those great family owned lumber yards and hardware stores are gone.

Anyway, I'll look through my local phone directory as you suggested.

Thanks guys. I really appreciate your replies!

I was away on a very exhausting business trip. I apologize for not replying a couple of days ago.

Kate, I live on the east coast of the USA. Your url (uk) tells me that you are located in the United Kingdom. I'm a partner in a business that has made many overseas purchases, but when the amount of money is not a lot, the shipping could cost more than the merchandise.

Kay, upholstery, fabric, hobby, foam rubber, art supplies, and many other similar businesses have all closed their doors years ago. Big cities like New York can still support these kind of businesses, but if you live in the suburbs you're out of luck. I just purchased two marker pens for $6.00 on eBay because only the most basic color markers are available at OfficeMax or Wal-Mart. I practically lived in lumber yards when I was a kid. Now, when I want decent lumber it has to be special ordered. Home Depot and Lowe's are usually the only lumber suppliers in the suburbs. All those great family owned lumber yards and hardware stores are gone.

Anyway, I'll look through my local phone directory as you suggested.

Thanks guys. I really appreciate your replies!

The products of my sewing room have traveled as far as Australia and Argentina, but I know what you mean. It's a pain when proper suppliers of such services are priced out by the throw-away society.

I want an English Dresser for my dining room, but may have a job to persuade the cabinet maker to make it match my hand carved 120YO dining table...

I'm out in the sticks, in the foothills of the Cascades. The two closest incorporated towns are both under 5000 population. I'm 5 minutes away from a guy who does auto upholstery and restoration (and coincidentally boat upholstery, tractor upholstery, wheelchair upholstery and the occasional set of grommets in truck tarps), and about 10 minutes from a family that refurbishes furniture. I've ordered foam through both of them before, too.

There are often a lot of little businesses hiding out in the country on back roads. Offhand, I can think of a professional hand embroiderer, half a gazillion farmstands, two longarm quilters, a bodywork shop, those two upholstery shops, a laser etching service, two small custom lumbermills, two wreathmakers, a biodiesel business, a cheesemaker, a vestment maker, a MIG/TIG welder, two regular welders.... all within

5 miles of me.

If you come up dry in the phone book, check the local pennysaver newspaper; if that still doesn't yield much, the local library or post office often knows who does what, where.

Small town here too. Look at Auto upholsterers in the phone book. They can do it. My DMIL recovered a chair a while back. She likes to do the upholstery part, but hates making the cushion covers. So she always finds an upholstery shop. They made the t-shaped cushion for her for like $25. She provided the foam and fabric. They provided welting, the zipper and labor.

You might want to look at

for fabric. I'm assuming you don't have a local fabric store. This place has lots of general fabrics and usually very good prices. Look at the home decor section. Speak up if you need more guidance on fabric selection. If you end up going to a place that does cars not couches, they might not have a supplier for the type of fabric you want. And you'll have less sticker shock going with fabric.com too. ;)

Hope that helps!!

Sharon