Description
This is a pair of tie-on seat pads printed with a hand-painted bumble bee design across a natural-toned cotton ground. The photographs show a plump, tufted square worked with buttoned dimples front and back, and two fabric ties gathered at the top corners for fixing to a chair. The face and reverse are both 100% cotton woven with a slub texture, the irregular yarn that gives the cloth a linen-look surface and a little tactile character rather than a flat, even weave. Each pad comes ready-filled, so there is nothing to buy separately and nothing to plump into shape before use.
Seat pads like these are made for the dining chair, the kitchen chair and the occasional wooden chair that is comfortable to look at and less comfortable to sit on for the length of a meal. The bee print reads as small, scattered detail rather than a bold pattern, so it sits happily against painted or bare wood and suits a classic or country kitchen. Because they arrive as a set of two, a matching pair is the natural starting point, whether that is two carvers at the ends of a table or two chairs at a small breakfast table. The ties fasten to the chair back or the spindles, which keeps the pad where you put it when someone stands up mid-meal.
The pad is tufted, a construction that stitches through the fill at intervals to hold the padding evenly in place and stop it drifting to one side with use, which is what the buttoned dimples in the photograph are doing. The cotton face is a natural fibre, so it takes a print well and feels soft against the back of the leg. The filling is polyester, which is why the pad holds its cushioned shape and springs back rather than flattening. If you like the bee, it is worth pairing the pads with plain natural linens on the table so the print stays the thing you notice.
Specification
| Material |
Face & reverse: 100% cotton. Filling: 100% polyester |
| Design |
Printed bumble bee, slub-textured cotton |
| Construction |
Tufted with buttoned dimples, tie fastenings, pre-filled |
| Size |
40cm |
| Sold as |
Set of two |
| Colour |
Natural |
Frequently Asked
How do the pads fix to a chair?
Each pad has two fabric ties at the top corners. You tie them around the chair back or the spindles to hold the pad in place while you sit.
What is the seat pad filled with?
The filling is 100% polyester and the pads arrive pre-filled, so they offer cushioned support straight away with no plumping or assembly needed.
What is the slub texture on the fabric?
Slub is a woven cotton with a slightly irregular yarn, which gives the cloth a linen-look surface and a little tactile character rather than a flat, even weave.
How many pads come in a set?
They are sold as a set of two, so you get a matching pair, which suits two dining chairs or a small breakfast table.
Are the face and reverse the same?
Both the face and the reverse are 100% cotton, and the photographs show buttoned tufting on both sides, so the pad looks finished from either face.