Fruits Striped Polyester Seat Pad - Yellow

This is a square seat pad measuring 40 by 40cm, printed with a hand-painted orange design scattered across a soft yellow stripe. The face is padded and tufted, held with small button ties that give it that plump, sat-in look, and the whole thing is edged in a contrast rust-orange piped trim cut into a wavy, scalloped line. Two orange fabric ties sit at one edge so the pad can be tied onto a chair frame. It is made from 100% polyester, a fibre chosen here for its water-repellent quality, which is what lets a fabric seat pad live outdoors as well as in.

It is built for a folding bistro chair or any hard dining seat that wants a bit of give underneath you. Tie it onto a metal patio chair for breakfast in the garden, or use it indoors on a kitchen or dining chair where a wooden seat would otherwise be cold and firm. The oranges-on-stripes print is cheerful and reads as summery rather than formal, so it suits a relaxed patio table, a sunny kitchen nook or a conservatory. The ties keep it from sliding off when you stand up, which matters most on a lightweight outdoor chair.

The padding is tufted through with buttons to stop the filling shifting, and the piped edge does two jobs at once, finishing the seam and adding the wavy contrast line that frames the print. Because it is polyester, it sheds water rather than soaking it up, so a shower need not send you running for it, though bringing it in from prolonged wet will always help it last. The single 40 by 40cm size fits most standard chair seats. If you are dressing a matching pair of bistro chairs, two pads make a tidy set.

Can I leave this seat pad outside?

It is made for indoor and outdoor dining, and the polyester is water-repellent so it copes with the weather, though bringing it in from prolonged rain helps it last longer.

How does it stay on the chair?

Two fabric ties at one edge let you knot the pad onto a chair frame, which stops it sliding off a smooth metal or wooden seat when you get up.

What size chair will it fit?

The pad is 40 by 40cm square, which suits most standard dining and folding bistro chair seats. Measure your seat first if it is unusually small or wide.

Why polyester rather than cotton for a seat pad?

Polyester repels water rather than absorbing it, so it dries faster and is far better suited to a chair that spends time outdoors than an absorbent natural fibre would be.

Is it just one pad or a pair?

Each order is a single seat pad. For a matching set of bistro chairs you would order two so the print and trim line up across both seats.