How to Keep Bugs Away From a Beanbag

A beanbag chair consists of microfiber filled with either synthetic polystyrene or a mixture of dried bean varieties. These chairs are popular in children's rooms as well as in video gaming areas. If your bag contains polystyrene, you need not worry about bug infestation. However, if there are dried beans in your beanbag, keep in mind that the porous microfiber sack is not bug-proof. Without proper treatment, the beanbag is likely is likely to become infested with small bugs called weevils.

Pair of scissors
8 to 10 dried bay leaves, cut in half
1 sewing needle
2 feet of sewing thread, any color
Iron-on clothing patch, 3 inches in diameter

Instructions

- 1
  Puncture the beanbag on the bottom with scissors and make a 1-inch incision. Keep the bag well-supported on a bed or desk to prevent the incision from causing a bigger tear in the bag.
- 2
  
  Dried bay leaves prevent investation by repelling weevils.
  
  Push 8 to 10 halved dried bay leaves through the incision. Make sure that none fall out.
- 3
  Thread the needle and bring both ends of the thread together. Tie these in a rough knot that is thick enough not to pass through the microfiber.
- 4
  Pierce the microfiber at one end of the incision, passing the thread through the bag, and piercing the other side of the incision to pull the threaded needle up through this other side of the incision.
- 5
  
  Make a zig-zag with your stictches that looks like this.
  
  Repeat this stich in a zig-zag pattern that moves up through the end of the incision. Repeat these stitches along the length of the incision three more times to reinforce the thread.
- 6
  Iron the sticky side of the iron-on clothing patch, and then press it down on the beanbag to cover the stitches. This reinforces the stitches even more.
- 7
  Shake the beanbag well to distribute the pieces of bay leaf evenly.

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