CushionGuide
Get a quote

The Cutting Table · a common question

Does the piping go around both the top and bottom of the cushion?

Also asked as:Piping top and bottom?Is the cushion double-sided?

Yes, both edges, dear. And if you like a little mischief, each edge can wear its own color.

Answered by

The Piping Queen of Newport · · Updated

The quick answer

Yes, the piping runs around both the top and bottom edges of the cushion, and both faces are cut from the same fabric, so it can be flipped. You can even choose a different piping color for each side: four linen-look cushions about 90 in (2.3 m) long were made with one piping color on top and another underneath.

Black box window seat cushion on an oak storage bench between built-in bookshelves, with ivory and olive pillowsSave
Framed by oak bookshelves and a green sash, a black window seat turns a library wall into a reading spot.

Get a quote for a bench cushion

Key facts

  • Piping runs around both the top and bottom edges of the cushion.
  • Both faces use the same fabric, so the cushion can be flipped.
  • A different piping color on each side is possible.
  • Four linen-look cushions in L05, about 90 x 14 in (2.3 m x 35 cm) and 3 in (7.5 cm) thick, were piped in L70 on one side and L63 on the other.
  • For a fully reversible cushion, leave off the non-slip bottom.

Have it made

Have Maggie’s workshop cut this for you

Have the tape measure handy when they call. Old cushions shrink and sag; the seat underneath does not. — Maggie

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
Both faces use the same fabric, so the cushion can be flipped.
Foam
The core: its density and thickness set the feel.
Piping
Piping runs around both the top and bottom edges of the cushion.
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.

Want to pick the shape and add photos? Use the full quote form

Two edges, two faces, one fabric

Right, then: both. On a box cushion, the piping runs all the way around the top edge and the bottom edge, and both faces are cut from the same fabric. So the cushion flips. A season of sun on one face, turn it over, carry on.

It also means each edge can wear its own welt. Pick one contrast piping for the top and another for the underside, and a flip changes the room. The piping Pattern covers match, contrast and none.

A real project

Four long cushions, two moods

A buyer wrote to the workshop wanting four long bench cushions that could change character with a flip. They were made in linen-look L05, each about 90 x 14 in (2.3 m x 35 cm) and 3 in (7.5 cm) thick, with L70 piping on one side and L63 on the other. Same cushions, two looks, no second set to store. Which color would you put on the underside?

Ordering a two-color piped cushion

  • Write the body code, then a piping code for each side: body L05, top L70, bottom L63.
  • Pull piping from any fabric on any chart, 150+ options, to match or contrast.
  • Leave off the non-slip bottom if the cushion should flip.
  • Send the exact size of the space; piping sits on the seams and doesn't change the size.

Cushion piping runs around both the top and bottom edges, so one bench cushion can carry two welt colors and change its look with a flip.

Maggie
Share on X (opens a new window)

Buyer questions

  1. A common question

    Is the piping only on the top of the cushion, or top and bottom?

    The workshop's answer

    Both. It runs all the way around the top and bottom edges, and both faces use the same fabric, so you can flip the cushion.

  2. A common question

    Could each side have its own piping color so I can flip it for a new look?

    The workshop's answer

    Yes. Four linen-look cushions in L05, about 90 in (2.3 m) long and 3 in thick, were made with L70 piping on one side and L63 on the other, so the look changes when they're turned over.

  3. A common question

    Where can I find your piping color chart?

    The workshop's answer

    There isn't a separate one. Piping can be made from any fabric on any of the shop's charts, over 150 options across fabric types. Use the body's code to match, or another code to contrast.

  4. A common question

    Can the piping be a different fabric from the cushion, like velvet on linen?

    The workshop's answer

    Yes. A linen body with velvet piping works; write both codes separately. The shop advises against pairing outdoor fabric with indoor velvet piping.

Questions buyers ask next

Is a piped cushion still reversible with a non-slip bottom?

Not fully. The non-slip fabric becomes the underside, so the cushion sits one way up only. For a cushion you can flip any time, leave the non-slip bottom off and keep both faces in the same fabric.

Do corduroy cushions get piping on both edges?

Corduroy daybed covers and sofa pieces are made without piping by design, because the ribs already define the shape. Corduroy box cushions have been piped on request, and velvet and other fabrics can be piped as usual.

Does piping make the cushion bigger than my measurements?

No. Piping sits on the seams and doesn't change the size. Send the exact size of the space without deducting anything; any fitting allowance is handled in production.