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The Cutting Table · a checklist answer

Can I see close-ups or samples of the fabric before I order?

Also asked as:Do you have close-ups of these fabrics?Pictures without staging or styling, please.

A listing photo shows a room at its most flattering hour. Before you commit, meet the cloth itself: its grain, its sheen, its weight in your palm.

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The Colorist of New Orleans · · Updated

Overhead view of an ash bench with backrest and caramel bouclé cushion, cream and rust pillows, tulips and a cinnamon bunSave
From above, the caramel cushion matches the faded rug and even the cinnamon bun, a breakfast palette in three textures.

The quick answer

Yes: close-ups and real-life photos of specific fabric codes and color pairings are sent on request, and samples from the fabric-samples listing are the recommended way to judge texture in hand. The workshop can also confirm whether a textured fabric in a listing photo is the same cloth in another color. Unstyled customer photos aren't always available.

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Key facts

  • Close-ups and real-life photos of specific fabric codes are sent on request.
  • Requested color pairings are photographed together, such as off-white 910 with wine-red 936 piping.
  • The workshop confirms whether a listing's textured fabric is the same cloth in another color.
  • Samples from the fabric-samples listing are recommended for judging texture in hand.
  • Unstyled customer photos aren't always available.

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Color is easier to settle in a conversation than on a screen. Tell the workshop about the room and the light it gets, and the fabric choice follows. — Élodie

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
Close-ups and real-life photos of specific fabric codes are sent on request.
Foam
The core: its density and thickness set the feel.
Piping
Requested color pairings are photographed together, such as off-white 910 with wine-red…
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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Ask for these before any fabric is cut

  • A close-up of each fabric code on your shortlist.
  • A photo of your exact pairing, body color and piping side by side, like off-white 910 with wine-red 936.
  • A yes or no on whether the texture in a listing photo is the same fabric in your color.
  • Samples in hand whenever texture matters more than color.
  • Your top two codes written down, so every photo answers one clear question.
A real project

Off-white 910, wine-red 936, and a question about coarseness

A buyer messaged the workshop wanting a sturdy, textured cloth, something that wouldn't wrinkle the way linen does. She had chosen off-white 910 with wine-red 936 piping and asked whether those colors carried the same coarse feel she saw in a listing photo.

The workshop photographed her two colors together and confirmed that the textured fabric in that photo was the same cloth in another color. Then came the honest part: to judge texture, buy samples first and hold them.

Why a close-up is not the end of the story

A close-up tells you color and weave. It can't tell you how the cloth answers your fingers, and that is what you sit on. Daylight never lies; your screen sometimes does. So I ask for the photo, then I ask for the sample.

Read fabric swatches before ordering and screen color versus daylight before you decide, my friends. If wrinkles worry you, real linen versus linen-look explains the difference. Keep your fabric code handy when you write.

Which color are you holding up against your wall right now?

What a photo can't promise

  • Hand feel: coarseness and softness only show up in your fingers.
  • An unstyled customer photo on demand: those aren't always on hand.
  • Your room's light: a screen shifts color, so check a sample by a window.

If texture matters, order fabric samples first: a close-up photo shows color, but only cloth in your hand shows the coarseness you'll sit on.

Élodie Marchand
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Buyer questions

  1. A common question

    Can I see real, unstaged photos or close-ups before I buy?

    The workshop's answer

    Yes. Close-ups of specific fabrics and colors and real-life photos are sent on request. Unstyled customer photos weren't always on hand, and the workshop offered to send them once new orders were made.

  2. A common question

    How do I tell which fabric a color code belongs to?

    The workshop's answer

    By the prefix: L is linen, K acrylic-linen, N cotton stripes, 100s velvet, 900s soft fabric, COR corduroy, M or T outdoor, DRM duck canvas, and codes starting 0- are bouclé. Two palettes of one fabric are identical.

  3. A common question

    Are the cushion fabrics polyester, cotton or linen?

    The workshop's answer

    Mostly polyester or polyester blends for durability and easy cleaning: velvet, soft fabric, linen-look and corduroy. Natural options are the 100% cotton stripes, linen-cotton blends, and separate 100% cotton and 100% linen charts. All wash at 86°F (30°C).

  4. A common question

    Is everything a plain color, or are there patterns?

    The workshop's answer

    Mostly plain, but stripes, oriental designs, plaid and tartan, patterned velvets and animal prints sit on extra charts at no extra cost.

Questions buyers ask next

Should I trust the fabric color on my phone screen?

Use it as a first look only. Screens shift color, so ask for a real-life photo of your code, then check a sample in daylight next to the floor, wall or sofa it has to live with.

Can two colors be photographed together, body and piping?

Yes. Requested pairings are photographed side by side, such as off-white 910 with wine-red 936 piping, so you see how the two sit together before the fabric is cut.

What should I check when a fabric sample arrives?

Texture first: coarseness, softness and how the weave feels under your palm. Then hold it beside the room's fixed pieces, such as the floor or the sofa, by a window rather than under a lamp.