Pillow-man with his own hands. How to make a pillow in the form of a person?

It would seem that you can come up with a new pillow? Make it a round, elongated, platen or a bagel, stuffed with fluff or air, put on different covers. But the originality of the pillow in the form of a man, certainly, surpasses all these banal decisions. What is this - stupidity, a toy or just a handy thing? Let's figure it out.

Origin of goods

A man-shaped cushion in his appearance is due to resourceful Japanese. It began to be sold in 2004, and it immediately gained popularity among single women. Soon the male version followed. It gradually evolved to a pillow in the form of a woman with silicone implants in the chest and buttocks, which, according to the manufacturers, are very realistic to the touch. In Japan, this product is still very popular.

Printed boyfriend

On the websites of foreign online stores, the pillow-man has been selling for a long time. The cost ranges from 12 to 50 dollars. One of the most popular of its varieties is a pillow-boyfriend. It is a torso of an adult male with one arm. The shirt is a pillow case: it can be changed to mood, with changes in the interior or removed and washed if necessary. As a rule, the pillow is filled with silicone balls. Sometimes polystyrene pellets are used as packing - the same material as in anti-stress toys.

Interest in this pillow has increased greatly, after she appeared in the series "Choir".

According to sellers, this is the ideal way to feel yourself in the arms of a strong loving man, without snoring, unnecessary words, rolling in a dream or bad breath from the mouth in the morning.

Pillow-man is designed for:

• Single women who want to fall asleep in the arms of a partner.
• For ladies whose husband or boyfriend is away from home for long periods of time due to work or service.
• For tired wives of gamers who want to feel the warmth and affection, while the husband plays at the computer.
• As a gift for people with a good sense of humor.
• Also, a man pillow will become an interesting props for a girly party in pajamas.

What do consumers think?

Perhaps you have already decided to yourself that it is difficult to come up with a stranger and unnecessary commodity than a pillow man. Reviews of real buyers refute this opinion. Many ladies really feel calmer when, in the absence of a partner (temporary or long-term), they are embraced by a stuffed boyfriend.

One American customer claims that she bought such a pillow as a joking gift for a friend, but was pleasantly surprised by the quality and convenience of the product and decided to buy it for herself. After all, the unusual shape provides, above all, good support for the neck and back.

But, perhaps, the most unusual use of this product was found by the customer who bought it for her nine-year-old son. He could not sleep at night alone and came to the parents' bedroom. To make him calmer, Mom bought this pillow. Surprisingly, she liked it, and with her the child began to fall asleep independently.

Here such positive responses are collected by the person-pillow. Textiles are sometimes the object of criticism from buyers, not always its quality corresponds to the price. In addition, you need to pay attention to the dimensions specified in the description, so that the purchase is not very small.

It also raises the question of whether the pillow really is better than a real person, and whether such a passion for inanimate objects is dangerous to the detriment of communicating with real people. But this is already a personal opinion of everyone, someone is wary of this idea, and someone simply perceives it as a comfortable pillow of unusual shape. And the girls with pleasure make funny photos with their "boyfriend" and share them in social networks.

Varieties of goods

For single men there is also a human pillow. Customer feedback notes her creativity and convenience, but often question the design: unlike the female version, there are no removable pillowcases, and a huge yellow hand is associated with the characters of the animated television series The Simpsons.

The husband pillow does not look much like human outlines, and its name came only from association with the comfort and security sensations that it gives. Due to the high dense backrest and armrests, it is very convenient to read or watch the TV lying down.

Women's knees are another version for men. The invention also came from the East, and is a foam pillow depicting the thighs and knees of a slender lady. Since it is unlikely to persuade a woman to sit on her knees for several hours while you sleep, it is quite an interesting idea.

A full-sized cushion-man will drive away loneliness without complaint, that her hand / foot is numb or that it is hot. It is worth the pleasure not cheap - 200 dollars.

The U-shaped pillow is another kind of "pillow-man" type, although, like the pillow-husband, it does not look much like a human body. But she will embrace and warm you from all sides. Especially liked this type of pillow for future mothers, because it provides support for the neck, back and allows you to conveniently place a growing tummy.

How to make a man pillow yourself?

It will cost much less than the purchase, it will not take much time to manufacture and will not require the skills of cutting and sewing.

You will need:

• Men's shirt or T-shirt with long sleeves. If you want the printed chevalier to be bigger, then do not forget to take the size XL or even XXL.
• Glue gun or glue for fabric, double-sided adhesive tape.
• A few clothespins.
• Scissors.
• A chalk or marker on the fabric.
• Material for packing: sintepon, silicone balls or granules of expanded polystyrene (be careful with them, if there is a small hole in the product, then you will clean the granules around the house).

How to make a pillow in the form of a man with his own hands?

1. Lay out the shirt on a flat surface, draw a line 4-5 cm from the buttons, cut it.
2. Process the slices: make a bend and fix it with glue from the gun, glue for the fabric or tape.
3. Take a few pegs and combine the edges. Using glue, connect them, and also glue the collar and the holes between the buttons. Bottom of the shirt and sleeve, leave it open.
4. Fill the pillow.
5. Seal the bottom and edge of the sleeve.

You can make a pillow case for the pillow on the same principle. If you are going to wash your craft, then you need to use waterproof glue or give preference to thread with a needle.

Pygmalion and Galatea

Remember the Greek history, where the sculptor made himself a dream woman? Designer from Denmark Nurtji de Keijzer (Noortje de Keijzer) tied and stuffed her ideal man. She uses it not only to sleep and "alone" watch movies, but even shot the movie, where they brush their teeth together, eat breakfast and dance. And as necessary, the girl is washing her boyfriend.

The designer called Arthur the first version of the cushion-guy, and soon he had a dark-skinned brother - Steve.

She created this project when she was alone, and she said she felt much better. And not even because in her life there was a "man" who "is perfect, fits perfectly into my interior, is always there to embrace, never change and will wear a mustache if I want to" (from a book about a knitted boyfriend) . But more because she realized that in a playful manner attracted people's attention to such a serious problem as loneliness. In addition, the designer claims that the knitted person is only the first step. If you learn to live in peace with yourself and enjoy life, even with such an unusual props, then soon you will have not a full, but quite real friend.