--- title: "Do cushions come with ties? Only if you ask at order time" url: "https://cushionguide.com/answers/do-custom-cushions-come-with-ties/" section: "The Cutting Table" author: "Margaret Holloway, The Piping Queen of Newport" author_url: "https://cushionguide.com/masters/maggie/" published: "2026-04-13" updated: "2026-09-24" keywords: "do cushions come with ties, chair cushions with ties, non-slip cushion bottom, cushion ties, custom dining chair pads" --- # Do custom cushions come with ties, or do I have to ask for them? *Ask. Nothing ties itself on, and the workshop won't guess what you meant to write.* Also asked as: No ties?; I didn't think I needed to request ties. > **The quick answer:** Custom cushions do not come with ties unless you request them when you order. The same goes for a non-slip bottom. Write exactly what you want in the personalization note, such as 'two corner ties' or 'anti-slip underside', before the order goes into production. Straps have been added free of charge on request. ![Cool gray velvet cushion with cranberry piping on a white slatted radiator cover used as a hallway seat](https://cushionguide.com/media/bench-cushions/gray-velvet-radiator-cover-bench-cranberry-piping-1600.webp "A radiator cover becomes a hall seat with a full-length gray velvet cushion, its cranberry piping borrowed from the print above.") ## Key facts - Ties are not included unless you request them. - A non-slip bottom is not included unless you request it. - Requests go in the personalization note at order time. - Straps have been added free of charge on request. - Missed ties can be added afterwards by a local tailor. - A non-slip base replaces the whole bottom panel with grippy fabric; the newer washable version adds time to production, so ask how much. - Zippered covers wash at 86°F (30 °C) max, but a white non-slip panel is wiped clean, never machine washed or dried. - Rectangular chair and bench pads come 2-5 in thick; a 1 in pad can be made only without piping. ## Why ties only happen if the note asks for them Right, then. The personalization note is where a cushion's extras live, and anything not written there simply isn't sewn. Ties, straps and a non-slip bottom are all on-request options, not defaults. So write it plainly: 'two corner ties', or 'anti-slip underside, no velcro'. For [dining chair cushions](https://cushionguide.com/cushions/dining-chair-cushions/), the [tie placement Pattern](https://cushionguide.com/guides/cushion-tie-placement-chairs-swings/) shows where ties earn their keep, and [ties, non-slip base or velcro](https://cushionguide.com/guides/stop-bench-cushion-sliding-ties-nonslip/) compares the three. What does your cushion sit on: a spindle chair, a bench, a window seat? ## Tie and non-slip lines worth adding to your note - ✓ Four corner ties, if you'll knot them together under the seat. - ✓ Two ties on the back edge, if you'll tie around a rail. - ✓ Anti-slip underside, for a seat with nothing to tie to. - ✓ Tie positions marked on a sketch or photo, then check the pre-shipment photo. ## The chair pads that arrived bare A buyer in the US assumed ties came standard and never mentioned them. The chair cushions arrived without any. The workshop offered to pay half of what a local tailor charged to sew ties on afterwards. A fair fix, dear, but a detour one line in the note would have saved. > Ties and a non-slip bottom are both on-request extras on a custom cushion: if the personalization note doesn't mention them, they aren't sewn on. > > — Maggie > **Tailor's margin:** Custom chair cushions ship without ties unless the order says otherwise; write 'two corner ties' in the personalization note before production. ## Buyer questions **A common question:** Will my custom chair cushions have ties on them automatically? **The workshop's answer:** No. Ties are added only when requested at the time of ordering. A buyer who assumed they were standard received chair cushions without them, and the workshop offered to pay half of a local tailor's cost to add them. **A common question:** Is there a non-slip bottom or ties on the cushion? **The workshop's answer:** Not by default. Anti-slip fabric can go on the underside, or ties such as two corner ties can be added, on request; write it in personalization. Straps have been added free of charge. **A common question:** Is a non-slip bottom included, or is it an add-on? **The workshop's answer:** An optional add-on. The cost scales with cushion size: note 'non-slip base' and your exact size in personalization, and it goes into your quote or a link is sent for the difference. ## Questions buyers ask next ### What else keeps a seat cushion from sliding on a bench? Corner ties, an anti-slip fabric bottom, or a non-slip pad under the cushion. Heavy tufted cushions rarely slide at all, and on a window seat without a back wall, a non-slip underlay plus side bolsters works. ### Do ties add to the price of a custom cushion? It varies. Straps have been added free of charge on request, while a non-slip bottom is priced by cushion size. Write what you want in the personalization note and the quote will show it before production. ### Will floor sofa mattresses stay together without ties when used as a bed? Mostly. Non-slip fabric underneath and the weight of the pieces keep them side by side. They don't attach to each other and there's no velcro; ties were offered once, so ask before ordering. ## Related at the atelier - [Chair Cushions in Coral, Navy and Rose Stripe: The Piping Call](https://cushionguide.com/readings/coral-navy-rose-striped-box-cushions-stacked/): For striped dining chair cushions, self piping cut from the same stripe gives the calmest, most tailored edge, because the outline melts into the pattern. - [Chair Cushion with Ties in Mustard Ticking for an Oak Ladder-Back](https://cushionguide.com/readings/mustard-ticking-stripe-cushion-oak-ladder-back-chair/): To order a chair cushion with ties that arrives right the first time, send the fabric code, a diagram with every dimension labeled, the tie position and the stripe direction in one message. - [Chair Cushion With Ties in Sage Leaf Jacquard on Rattan](https://cushionguide.com/readings/sage-leaf-seat-cushion-ribbon-ties-rattan-chair/): To get a tied chair cushion right the first time, send the exact seat shape with every edge measured, name the fabric code, say which corners get ties and whether ties and piping match, and write… - [Cushion tie placement for chairs, porch swings and benches](https://cushionguide.com/guides/cushion-tie-placement-chairs-swings/): Cushion ties go where the furniture can hold them: two at the back corners of a chair pad, four at the corners of a bench cushion knotted underneath, two on the back edge for a rail. - [Can you make custom dining chair cushions with ties?](https://cushionguide.com/answers/custom-dining-chair-cushions-with-ties/): Yes, custom dining chair cushions with ties are made to your exact seat measurements, with the ties sewn at the back to hold the pad to the spindles or ladder-back. - [Can two cushions be tied together so they don't slide apart?](https://cushionguide.com/answers/tie-two-cushions-together/): Yes, two cushions can be tied together with ties sewn on the corners or on the edges where they meet. - [How to measure dining chairs for seat pads with ties](https://cushionguide.com/guides/dining-chair-pad-measurements/) *Stitch straight — Maggie* --- Written by Margaret Holloway (https://cushionguide.com/masters/maggie/) for CushionGuide (https://cushionguide.com/about/). 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