Cushions covers is a way to spruce up an entire room after spring cleaning or for protection during events where you want to keep unpleasant substances from destroying the look and usefulness of your expensive upholstered furniture.
Cushions covers have been traditionally used contain padding, provide extra detail and cushioning, or for simply decorative reasons. Cushions covers appear in portrait detail from the Middle Ages when they tended to be much more elaborate, including embroidered details, blackwork and scarletwork embroidery, lace or tatting. Cushions covers in silk were common, and the interior padding or stuffing might be made of horsehair or other organic materials such as straw or reeds.
Embroidered cushions covers on a heavy cotton backing were common in historical working class family homes. Since it was considered almost a sin for hands to be idle, embroidery was used by young and old women alike to add a touch of beauty to household items such as cushions covers.
With the influence of plastic in everyday life, cushions covers made of clear plastic were quite common additions to even living room furniture. The clear plastic allowed...