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Tis almost the season to be jolly and what better colour for a cushion than the fashionista's colour of the moment red?  We also have red velvet cushions to offer in time for the Christmas holidays along with more traditional wool plaids and some fun faux fur cushions too like the Alaska Fox and the Mongolian Goat Hair.  The faux furs feel fabulous, who knew I could still do alliteration, they also look marvellous in many decorative schemes.   We absolutely love looking at new fabrics and have just ordered a few metres of different patterns to make into samples for you...

It is true to say that I am obsessed by home decor, design, fabric, sewing I could go on and likely will!  Probably an accurate description would be to say my obsession is with cushions. Until I started to experiment and make cushions I didn't pay any attention to how they were made and now I do.   In our factory we pay attention to even the smallest details.  For instance with unpiped cushions we overlock all the seams so that even when your lovely cushion is inside out it will look neat.   We use a special foot on our machines...

Three more days to use our discount code at check out.  This weekend the internet seems to love wool cushions, velvet cushions and wool plaid bolsters!  Currently we're choosing new fabrics to make up monochrome velvet cushions so watch our site for them.  As we are approaching Black Friday and Cyber Monday we are working on stock to fulfill orders before Christmas.  Maybe you could buy cushions as gifts for your favourite people.... Take a look at the jewel bright coloured cushions in our silk and velvet ranges.  We have loads of lovely prints too so take a look and buy a...

Now that we are well into the New Year it seems like the world is alive with change which we choose to believe holds opportunity.  The factory is at full tilt with lots of business to business work booked in and work in progress. We are now more active on Facebook and also post frequently on Instagram however we need to work on our Twitter posts!   One of the things that I personally love about working with fabric is the endless diversity of patterns, designs and prints and usually I love them all.  Late on a Friday afternoon I...

Now that we have spent a full year at cushions.co.uk we thought we'd reminisce about our experiences. Neville and I didn't have a strong opinion on the subject of cushions until we took over this business.  On day one we were unloading what felt like a ten van loads of fabric, machines and feathers every hour and we honestly never thought they'd stop.  In the end we'd moved everything in down to the brewing up tackle (this is what keeps the factory going along with lots of biscuits) and were ready for the next day.  Our fantastic and talented staff...