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What does the "fabric sample" option in the size menu mean?

Also asked as:What does fabric sample mean when choosing the size?Is it just a piece of fabric?

It sits in the size menu, so it looks like a size. It is not.

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The quick answer

The fabric sample option in a listing's size menu buys fabric swatches only, not a cushion. You get small pieces of the colors you ask for, often a palette of the whole range, to see and feel before ordering. The sample cost comes back as a discount on your cushion order. To buy the cushion, choose a real size and a color number.

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Sample or cushion: what you are choosing

Fabric sample optionA size option
What arrivesSmall pieces of fabricThe cushion, made to that size
ColorThe colors you ask for, often the whole paletteThe one color number you choose
Why choose itTo see and feel color and quality at homeYou already know the fabric
CostComes back as a discount on a cushion orderThe cushion price
Chosen by mistakeThe shop checks with you, then cancels and refundsNothing to undo

Key facts

  • The fabric sample option in the size menu buys swatches only, not a cushion.
  • Swatches show real colors and let you feel the quality.
  • One sample order can bring a palette of the whole range.
  • The sample cost is returned as a discount when you order cushions.
  • To buy a cushion, select an actual size and a color number.
  • Standard swatches are about 1.2-1.6 in (3-4 cm) square; velvet can come as 4 in (10 cm) squares on request.
  • A sample ordered by mistake is cancelled and refunded.
  • One buyer's samples reached the US in about 3 to 5 days. Ask when yours will ship.

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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 fabric sample option in the size menu buys swatches only, not a cushion.
Foam
The core: its density and thickness set the feel.
Piping
The corded seam edge: matching, contrast or none.
Only for this request: no marketing calls or texts. Outside the US, add the country code.
In inches: length × depth × thickness, plus any angles or cut corners.

* Required. A member of the workshop team will call you to talk it through; nothing is charged and nothing is made until you have agreed on every detail with them.

We use these details only to answer this request and make your cushion: your name and contact details, the cushion details and photos you send, the page you came from and the ad or link that brought you, if any. The workshop that makes the cushions receives them. We don't sell them or share them for advertising, and we delete requests after 24 months. Privacy notice for requests.

Nothing is made or charged until you approve the details.

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Why a swatch is worth the wait

A screen shows you a color. A swatch shows you the color in your room, at your hour of the day. The two are rarely the same. The screen and daylight Pattern explains why.

The pieces are small. That is enough to judge color and texture. If you want more, velvet can be sent as larger squares, and the shop will send free close-up photos of any fabric code in the chat.

What light will the cushion live in? Hold the swatch there, not at the window you like best. The swatch Pattern covers the rest.

A swatch is small. The room is large. Let the room decide.

How big the pieces are

SwatchSize
Standard swatchAbout 1.2-1.6 in (3-4 cm) square
Velvet, on request4 in (10 cm) squares
Some ordersAround 6 in (15 cm) square

The fabric sample option buys swatches only, and the sample cost comes back as a discount when you order the cushion.

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Buyer questions

  1. A common question

    Is the fabric sample option on the listing the cushion?

    The workshop's answer

    No. It buys pieces of fabric so you can see and feel the colors before ordering; no cushion is included. To buy the cushion, choose a size and a color number. If a buyer picks the sample by mistake, the shop messages to check what they meant.

  2. A common question

    I chose fabric sample and expected a cushion. What now?

    The workshop's answer

    It is only a small swatch for checking fabric quality and color. That buyer's order was cancelled and refunded.

  3. A common question

    What is the low-priced fabric swatch option in the size menu?

    The workshop's answer

    A fabric sample, not a cushion. One sample order brings a palette with all the colors so you can check shade and quality, and the sample cost comes back as a discount when you order cushions.

  4. A common question

    How big are the swatches? Can I get bigger ones?

    The workshop's answer

    Standard swatches are about 1.2-1.6 in (3-4 cm) square, enough to judge color and texture. Velvet can be sent as 4 in squares on request, and some orders arrived around 6 in (15 cm) square.

  5. A common question

    I'm an interior designer. Can I get every color at once?

    The workshop's answer

    Yes. Buy the fabric sample option once and ask for a complete swatch set of every color for the usual shipping-only fee, so future client orders can be picked with the fabrics in hand.

Questions buyers ask next

Can I see a fabric before the sample arrives?

Yes. Name the fabric codes and the shop sends free close-up photos in the chat, often studio and daylight shots side by side. Lighting still shifts tones, so a physical sample is the safer check when color matters.

Can I cancel a sample order and buy the cushion instead?

Yes. Checking out without a size buys samples only; the shop refunds it and you reorder with a size. A sample order that hasn't shipped can also be cancelled if you have already decided on the cushion.

Do I end up paying for the sample twice if I then order a cushion?

No. The sample cost comes back as a discount when you order cushions, so the swatch works as a first step toward the cushion rather than an extra purchase on top of it.