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  1. Sticky: Re: A new feature for HANCOCK & MOORE customers - no charge option on cushion closure

    I'm pretty sure those both have top-stitch seat closures on that series, but will check when I am back in the store on Tuesday to be sure. Yes, we can change those if indeed they are welted.
  2. Sticky: Re: A new feature for HANCOCK & MOORE customers - no charge option on cushion closure

    Correct, as long as the design of the piece allows for it there is no additional charge.
  3. Sticky: Re: A new feature for HANCOCK & MOORE customers - no charge option on cushion closure

    As in the first post of the thread, no upcharges for any of the standard stitch closures.
  4. Sticky: Re: A new feature for HANCOCK & MOORE customers - no charge option on cushion closure

    Here are photos of some various cushion closure options, these are all done on Hancock and Moore pieces, however many makers offer these and they don't really vary. Don't be surprised if your local...
  5. Sticky: Re: A new feature for HANCOCK & MOORE customers - no charge option on cushion closure

    They are different. A Welt trim has a 'cord' of fiber placed in between the two seams. Top Stitch is just the two panels sewn together.
  6. Sticky: Re: A new feature for HANCOCK & MOORE customers - no charge option on cushion closure

    Here is a sample photo of two identical swatches made up. The sample on the left is WELT TRIM. The sample on the right is a TOP STITCH.

    So, as you can see, a Top Stitch does not mean totally...
  7. Sticky: Re: A new feature for HANCOCK & MOORE customers - no charge option on cushion closure

    The Portfolio is a FINISHED, or PAINTED leather. Please keep in mind that only a small percentage of finished hides peel or flake, its probably only 2 % in the first 10 years of use, its not a...
  8. Sticky: Re: A new feature for HANCOCK & MOORE customers - no charge option on cushion closure

    I agree entirely. Welt is made of strips of the leather when they cut it out in the pattern - and believe it or not it uses quite a bit of hide to make welts for a single sofa. On some pieces the...
  9. Sticky: Re: A new feature for HANCOCK & MOORE customers - no charge option on cushion closure

    Welt trim is a closure feature that is done to show no stitching when joining panels, so its either that or a stitch. In the trade, welt is seen as 'more finished' and more classy however I myself...
  10. Sticky: A new feature for HANCOCK & MOORE customers - no charge option on cushion closures

    One of the issues that comes up from time to time on sofas and chairs that have welt trim closures (some folks call it "piping" or "cording") on seat and back cushions, is that they can lose color or...
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