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The Cutting Table · a question, worked through

Can you make a cushion smaller than your smallest size option?

The size menu on a listing is a price table, not a cutting limit. Pick the nearest row, then hand over the real numbers.

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The Pattern Engineer of Detroit · · Updated

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The quick answer

Yes, a cushion smaller than the smallest size option can be made: select the smallest or closest option and write your exact measurements in the personalization box. The cushion is cut to the size you write. The price can't drop below the smallest option, because shipping is a large part of a small cushion's cost. When several small cushions were ordered together, a discount has been offered.

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Key facts

  • Sizes below the smallest option can be made.
  • Select the smallest or closest option and write the real size in personalization.
  • Width and length ranges can be selected the other way round at the same price.
  • The price can't go below the smallest listed option.
  • Shipping sets a floor on small-cushion prices, so very small sizes have no separate price.
  • A discount has been offered in past orders of several small cushions together.

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Leave your details and the workshop will call you to confirm measurements, fabric, foam and piping. No prices, dates or payment on this page: it is a request, not an order.

Fabric · Foam · Pipingwhat the workshop will confirm with you

Fabric
The cover cloth: weave, color and care code.
Foam
The core: its density and thickness set the feel.
Piping
The corded seam edge: matching, contrast or none.
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In inches: length × depth × thickness, plus any angles or cut corners.

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The thread, message by message

  1. You: 'The width menu starts at 12 in. I need 11.'

    Select 12 in and write '11 in wide' in the personalization box. The cushion is cut to 11.

  2. You: 'Then why doesn't it cost less?'

    Very small sizes have no separate price in the system. Shipping is a large part of a small cushion's cost, so the smallest option is the floor.

  3. You: 'What if I order four of them?'

    In past cases like this one, a discount was offered when several small cushions were ordered together.

Real sizes, and what was selected

Real sizeSelectWrite in personalization
11 in wide12 in, the smallest width11 in wide
8.5 in wideThe 10-16 in range8.5 in wide
16 x 16 x 2 in coverThe smallest option16 x 16 x 2 in
About 14 x 14 in (35 x 35 cm) seat padThe smallest optionExact size and fabric

The dropdown sets the price; your note sets the cut

Measure twice; the fabric remembers. The listing's size options exist so the order goes through at the right price. The cut comes from what you write, so the note matters more than the dropdown, partner.

Write width, length and thickness in inches, plus the fabric, on one line. The personalization note Pattern shows the format, and the chair cushion builder gets a seat's numbers straight first.

What's the smallest cushion on your list?

A cushion smaller than the smallest size option can still be made: select the smallest size and write the exact measurements in the personalization box.

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Buyer questions

  1. A common question

    The cushion I need is smaller than your smallest size. Can I still order it?

    The workshop's answer

    Yes. The size options are only for pricing: select the closest range, such as 10-16 in for an 8.5 in wide cushion, and write your exact size under Add Personalization. It's made to your size.

  2. A common question

    My porch bench doesn't fit your width and length ranges. What do I select?

    The workshop's answer

    Select the ranges the other way round, for example 16.5 in as the width range and 50 in as the length range, so the order goes through at the right price. Then write your real measurements in Add Personalization.

  3. A common question

    Can you make just one small cushion for a stool?

    The workshop's answer

    Yes. Select the smallest size and write your exact size and colors in the note. One cushion of about 14 x 14 in (35 x 35 cm), 2-3 in (5-8 cm) thick, was made this way for a stone stool.

Questions buyers ask next

Is there a size too small to make?

Real orders include an 8.5 in wide cushion and a 14 x 14 in (35 x 35 cm) pad, both placed through the smallest option. For anything smaller, message the size first.

Where exactly do I write the smaller size?

In the Add Personalization box at checkout: width, length and thickness, plus the fabric. The order goes through at the selected option's price and is cut to what you wrote.

Does a smaller cushion limit my fabric choice?

No. Pick the closest size, then write the exact size and fabric together in personalization. Only the price floor is affected.