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The Cutting Table · a common question

Can you send a foam sample with the fabric swatches?

Also asked as:Can I feel the foam before buying a whole sofa?Can you send samples of fabric and density?

A swatch tells your eye how a sofa will look. A small piece of foam tells your hand how it will sit, and both can travel in the same envelope.

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The Colorist of New Orleans · · Updated

The quick answer

Yes, a small foam sample can ship with your fabric swatches, so you can check firmness and density before buying a sofa or cushions. Buy the fabric-sample option once, pay only the shipping, and list every color number, fabric type and the foam sample in the personalization box. Everything arrives together.

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Key facts

  • A small piece of foam filling can ship together with fabric swatches.
  • The foam sample lets you check firmness and density at home.
  • One sample order covers every color and fabric type you list in the note.
  • Samples cost only the shipping.
  • There are three fabric catalogs: soft fabric, velvet and linen.
  • You can ask for specific color numbers instead of the whole book.

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Fabric · Foam · Pipingwhat the workshop will confirm with you

Fabric
There are three fabric catalogs: soft fabric, velvet and linen.
Foam
A small piece of foam filling can ship together with fabric swatches.
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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What a swatch can't tell your hand

The tabby on that denim-blue pebble weave has already tested the firmness. You deserve the same chance. A swatch answers every question the eye asks, the exact blue, the grain of the weave, but it says nothing about the seat underneath. So the workshop can tuck a small piece of the foam filling in with your fabric, and you can press it, squeeze it and judge its firmness and density at home.

Read the two together. The Pattern on fabric swatches covers judging color in your own light, and density versus firmness explains what your thumb is really measuring. Daylight never lies; your screen sometimes does.

When the envelope opens, my friends, which will you reach for first: the velvet or the foam?

One sample order, everything inside

  1. Buy the fabric-sample option once

    It sits on the cushion listings. You pay the shipping, not the swatches.

  2. List the exact numbers

    Write each color number with its fabric: soft fabric, velvet or linen. Two shades are enough if two is all you need.

  3. Add the foam on its own line

    Write 'foam sample' in the personalization box, next to your colors.

  4. Watch for a payment link

    Some requests are set up as a sample pack with its own payment link. The pieces still ship together.

What can share one envelope

  • Numbered shades from the soft fabric catalog
  • Numbered shades from the velvet catalog
  • Numbered shades from the linen catalog
  • A small piece of the foam filling

You don't need the whole swatch book: name the color numbers you like from the soft fabric, velvet or linen catalog, and only those shades are sent.

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Buyer questions

  1. A common question

    Do you sell fabric samples, and can I feel the foam before I commit to a whole sofa?

    The workshop's answer

    Yes. Order through the fabric-sample option on the product page and pay only the shipping. Buy one sample, list every color and fabric type you want in the personalization box, and they all ship together. A foam sample can go in too, so you can check the firmness.

  2. A common question

    Do I have to buy the whole swatch book just to see a few colors?

    The workshop's answer

    No. There are three catalogs, soft fabric, velvet and linen, and you pay only shipping. Ask for small pieces of just the shades you like, even two numbered colors, plus a piece of the foam filling, sometimes through a sample-pack payment link.

  3. A common question

    How long do fabric samples take to reach me in the US?

    The workshop's answer

    Ask when you order them: the workshop confirms when samples leave and which courier carries them. Order early, ask for tracking, and allow extra time in busy periods before any date that matters.

  4. A common question

    Can you show me my cushion in the fabric I picked before I order?

    The workshop's answer

    Yes. Once you've chosen colors, the workshop can send a digital mock-up of your cushion in that fabric, plus close-ups and photos of finished cushions. For color-critical rooms, back it up with physical samples.

Questions buyers ask next

Is the foam sample a piece of the actual filling?

Yes, it's a small piece of the foam filling, sent so you can check firmness and density before ordering. Your finished seat also depends on the thickness you choose, so judge the sample alongside the measurements you plan to order.

Can one sample order mix velvet, linen and soft fabric?

Yes. One sample order covers every color and fabric type you list in the note, across the soft fabric, velvet and linen catalogs. Write each number next to its fabric so nothing gets mixed up, and add the foam sample to the same note.

Why would I get a payment link instead of the listing option?

Some sample requests are set up as a sample pack with its own payment link rather than the standard fabric-sample option. The cost is still the shipping, and the swatches and the foam piece travel together in one parcel.