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Originally Posted by ged2227
Rambow- What thickness of cotton batting are you laying down on the lower seat? Upper seat? I will make a run to JoAnne fabrics this weekend to pick up the burlap and batting. Will have to source out the jute. What thickness jute are you using??
Thanks again!
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I use cotton "felt" batting, which comes in a big roll, each layer uncompressed is about 2" thick.
For back seats I typically use 4 layers for the lower rear cushion and 3 layers for the upper rear cushion. Uncompressed, this will look huge- but it compresses down easily, and this number of layers seems to fill out the covers nicely.
I also lay a thin plastic sheet over the top to help the cover slide over the cotton w/o bunching it up.
The jute padding i use & sell is pretty thin its about 1/8" thick... i've used a variety of materials for that layer- if you can't find the thin stuff, I've also used 1/4" thick fabric(not rubber) carpet pad material with a lot of success- unfortunately I find it cost prohibitive and it takes up too much room to ship economically(for my own kits and sales).