How to make your own natural straw mattress for about $35 -- complete instructions for the aspiring DIY folks!

So how exactly do you put sheets on a triangular bed? I looked online to see what other people did to try and come up with the best solution. Some people buy custom made v-berth sheets online which are hundreds of dollars and others just use a regular sheet set and tuck the excess material under the foot of the mattress. I decided to combine the two ideas by making custom sheets myself out of a regular set. Now I'm not the best seamstress and they aren't as nice as the ones you can order, but they are way way cheaper and work great! I ordered 2 sheets of king sized sheets online and gave it a go! A friend of ours orders microfiber sheets from Wal-Mart (I know, I hate them too, but these are great sheets) and they are so comfy, very lightweight, dry in just a few minutes on the line, and are only $20. Check them out here if you're interested. The flat sheet is easy. I just draped the sheet over the mattress and the got under it and rolled around a bit to see how much sheet we really needed (this is a very technical approach obviously). I decided to leave about 12" on either side and then cut the sheet to the shape of the mattress and hemmed it all around. Done! Now there's not a ton of fabric to get all tangled up by your feet! The fitted sheet takes a bit more work. The sheet fits perfectly on the top corners of our mattress so all I had to do was make the bottom fit. I decided that I would fold up the bottom to make it like a pocket that fits around the bottom of the mattress. That way you can just slide the pocket over the mattress when you make the bed and it stays put. I put the sheet on inside-out so after I trimmed the sheet to size, I could pin it all up for sewing. Here's the bottom sewn up. I pictured the sheet like an envelope and you can see that's exactly how I sewed it together. It's easier for me if I have a visual in mind - maybe that'll help you too. From this point, I sewed the middle together up aways to make the pocket deeper and to make everything fit as nice as I could. And here's the finished product - not too bad for the first set! The second set I made turned out better, but I didn't get any pictures.

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How to make your own natural straw mattress for about $35 -- complete instructions for the aspiring DIY folks!

Prompted by the arrival of our fabulous 100% linen sheeting range, here’s a tutorial to show you just how easy it is to make your own fitted sheets. It might be easier to enlarge the images as you work through...

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'Living in a hand-built home can often mean making unique and non-conventional furniture choices.I recently transitioned from a tent to a cob house and ran into the dilemma of what to do about a bed.My criteria was something natural and sustainable, economical, readily available, quick and easy to assemble, and comfortable. Is that too much to ask? I decided to do some research first.Here's how to make your own $35 straw mattress...'More Details Here

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