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One photograph at a time, the masters read what a made-to-measure cushion is doing: its proportion, the line of the piping, the fabric against the light, and the questions that come up before cutting one like it.
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Readings, page 37
Velvet bench cushion for a stair landing: how to measure it
Garden bench cushion by the fire pit: where to spend and save
Sunbed cushion on a masonry lounger: label the seat and back
Navy window seat cushion in a white kitchen, season by season
Corner floor cushion in sage corduroy for a small kids' room
Custom Bench Cushion in Rust Bouclé: Five Mistakes It Avoids
Custom Bench Cushion for a Stone Bench: Green Stripe All Year
Custom Cushion Covers in Five Velvets: A Pairing for Each Season
Custom Bench Cushion Measuring, Seen in a Knotted Stripe Corner
Chair Cushion With Ties in Turquoise Velvet: Color Up Close
Trapezoid Bench Cushion in Blush Stripe: The View From 10 Feet
Lumbar Pillow in Red Cabana Stripe: Four Stripe Widths, One Bed
Custom Bench Cushion Proportions: Chocolate Velvet by the Fire
Bay Window Cushion in Three Pieces: Cream and Rust Jacquard
Bay Window Cushion Makeover: Terracotta Trapezoid, Brown Piping
L-Shaped Bench Cushion Orders: a Slate Blue Nook From Above
Chair Cushions With Ties: Multicolor Stripe Pads on a Deck
Custom Bench Cushion in Espresso Grain-Sack Linen, Oak Settle
Kids Floor Sofa in Rust Corduroy: a Nesting Arch for Long Play
Round Bistro Chair Pads With Ties: A Stripe and a Leaf
Bolster Pillow Order Notes: a Denim Blue Roll on a Daybed
Hemnes Daybed Cover in Crimson: Thickness, Depth, Proportion
Chair Cushion With Ties for Wrought Iron: Feel, Wear, Wash
Outdoor Bench Cushion by the Pool: How Slate Blue Ages
Window Seat Cushion in Sand Stripe: Color, Light and Sage
Round Chair Cushions for Teak Dining Chairs, Built to Linger
Outdoor Bench Cushion on a Rooftop: Pinstripe From 10 Feet
Custom Bench Cushion for Afternoon Reads: Caramel Arch Jacquard
Chair Cushion With Ties in Wine Linen-Look: Feel, Wear, Care
Star Floor Cushion in Petrol Blue Corduroy: What's Inside
Custom Bench Cushion Thickness: Working Back From Seat Height
Dining Bench Cushion in a Black Print: How It Wears and Washes
Kids Floor Sofa in Mustard Corduroy: The Hand-Finished Details
Corner Floor Cushion Mistakes: A Teal Leaf Print in Knotty Pine
Hemnes Daybed Cover in Cream Velvet: Box Edge, Bolsters, Piping
Outdoor Cushion Edges on a Palm-Leaf Chair: Box, Knife, Rounded
Buyer questions
- A common question
Does the piping run around the top and the bottom, or only the top?
The workshop's answerBoth. The piping goes all the way around the top and bottom edges, and both faces are the same fabric, so the cushion can be flipped.
From the Reading: Velvet bench cushion for a stair landing: how to measure it
- A common question
What kind of foam goes into your cushions?
The workshop's answerBench cushions get 32-density high-density foam (about 2.0 lb/ft³) with a medium-soft feel. The floor sofas use 28-density high-density foam rated ILD 42. The workshop describes both as durable enough to last many years.
From the Reading: Garden bench cushion by the fire pit: where to spend and save
- A common question
These cushions will live outside. Will they cope, or do I need a fabric protector?
The workshop's answerFor outdoor use the workshop suggests one of two routes: treat the cushions with a fabric protectant spray, or have them made in a fabric from its water-repellent outdoor range. Either way, outdoor cushions are cut to your exact size.
From the Reading: Sunbed cushion on a masonry lounger: label the seat and back