{"title":"Slogan Cushions","description":"\u003cp\u003eHand-stitched slogan cushions — the funny ones. Velvet reverses, inner cushions included, mostly 45cm square.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhy these work and printed slogan cushions do not\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe joke is the medium.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeedlepoint is the craft of embroidered proverbs and framed samplers — patient, wholesome, the thing that hangs in a hallway saying \u003cem\u003eHome Sweet Home\u003c\/em\u003e. It carries two centuries of associations with sitting rooms and grandmothers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePutting something blunt on it, in that same technique, is genuinely funny. Someone sat and hand-stitched thousands of individual stitches to tell your guests to go home. A printed cushion saying the same thing is just a printed cushion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is also why these read as decor rather than as novelty. The craft carries the joke into a room that would reject a slogan mug.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eChoosing one\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease Leave By 9\u003c\/strong\u003e — the only rectangular lumbar cushion in the range, so it sits at the front of a pillow pile rather than repeating another square. Genuinely useful hosting infrastructure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHome Sweet F*cking Home\u003c\/strong\u003e — one word added to the archetypal sampler phrase. Pink velvet reverse, so it looks entirely respectable turned over.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBe Nice or Leave\u003c\/strong\u003e — floral and peace signs behind a blunt instruction. The colour softens it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf You Can't Say Anything Nice… Sit By Me\u003c\/strong\u003e — green and navy, the most restrained of the group. The one for a room that wants the joke without the brightness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGood Vibes or Good Byes\u003c\/strong\u003e — the loudest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI Don't Cook But I'm Great At Making Reservations\u003c\/strong\u003e — for kitchens that have never been used. Works as a hostess gift precisely because the host ordered in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen Life Gives You Lemons, Add Vodka\u003c\/strong\u003e — bar areas and drinks corners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJust One More Episode\u003c\/strong\u003e — checkerboard, and the least aspirational slogan here. Nobody has ever watched one more episode.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSleep Slay Repeat\u003c\/strong\u003e — pink stripe, reads as a striped cushion first and a slogan second, which is why it works in a bedroom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA note on placing them\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne slogan per room. Two is a set; three starts to look like a gift shop.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey also need somewhere people sit and read them. A slogan cushion on a bed nobody visits is wasted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDetails and care\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eHand-stitched needlepoint front, velvet reverse, inner hollowfibre cushion included. 45cm square except \u003cem\u003ePlease Leave By 9\u003c\/em\u003e, which is a lumbar rectangle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpot clean only, blotting rather than rubbing. \u003cstrong\u003eNever machine wash.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"be-nice-or-leave-needlepoint-pillow","title":"Be Nice or Leave Needlepoint Cushion – Floral Slogan, 45cm","description":"\u003cp\u003eA hand-stitched needlepoint cushion reading \u003cem\u003eBe Nice or Leave\u003c\/em\u003e, set against a floral pattern with peace sign details.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe joke works because of the medium\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeedlepoint is a craft associated with patience, tradition and grandmothers' sitting rooms. Putting a blunt instruction on it is the entire gag — it lands precisely because someone sat and hand-stitched something that direct.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA printed cushion saying the same thing is just a printed cushion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-stitched needlepoint front\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVelvet reverse — fully reversible\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e45cm x 45cm square\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInner hollowfibre cushion included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere it works\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eColourful, personality-led rooms rather than minimal ones. It needs a space that can take a slogan without looking cluttered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a housewarming gift it suits someone with a sense of humour about their own hosting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCare\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpot clean the needlepoint face. Do not machine wash. Remove and air the inner cushion as needed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Pillow Drop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64566272000369,"sku":"Be Nice Or Leave","price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0886\/3917\/7073\/files\/trnsp_pillows_0004_be-nice.png?v=1788987587"},{"product_id":"when-life-gives-you-lemons-add-vodka-needlepoint-pillow","title":"When Life Gives You Lemons, Add Vodka Cushion – 45cm, Green Velvet","description":"\u003cp\u003eA hand-stitched needlepoint cushion reading \u003cem\u003eWhen Life Gives You Lemons, Add Vodka\u003c\/em\u003e, with a lemon design and green velvet reverse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe joke is the medium\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeedlepoint is the craft of embroidered proverbs — patient, wholesome, framed in hallways. Taking the most earnest proverb of them all and adding vodka to it, in that same technique, is a better joke than printing it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-stitched needlepoint front\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreen velvet reverse — fully reversible\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e45cm x 45cm square\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInner hollowfibre cushion included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere it works\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eKitchens, bar areas and drinks corners. The lemon-and-green palette also means it works alongside the Amalfi Lemon cushion, if you want one earnest and one not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCare\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpot clean the needlepoint face. Do not machine wash. Given where this one tends to live, worth keeping it off the bar itself.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Pillow Drop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64566272196977,"sku":"When Life Gives You Lemons","price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0886\/3917\/7073\/files\/trnsp_pillows_0001_vodka-lemon.png?v=1788987586"},{"product_id":"please-leave-by-9-needlepoint-pillow","title":"Please Leave By 9 Needlepoint Lumbar Cushion – Navy Velvet Back","description":"\u003cp\u003eA hand-stitched needlepoint lumbar cushion reading \u003cem\u003ePlease Leave By 9\u003c\/em\u003e, backed in navy velvet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eRectangular, not square\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorth noting, because it is the only one in the range that is. A lumbar cushion sits differently — it fills the small of your back rather than the corner of the sofa, and it works on a bed at the front of a pile of square pillows where another square would just look repetitive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe joke is the medium\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeedlepoint is the craft of patient, traditional, entirely polite objects. Which is what makes a hand-stitched request for guests to go home land better than a printed one would.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is also, as slogans go, a genuinely useful piece of hosting infrastructure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-stitched needlepoint front\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNavy velvet reverse — fully reversible\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRectangular lumbar shape\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInner cushion included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere it works\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eSofas, beds and reading chairs. Best positioned where guests can read it without being handed it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCare\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpot clean the needlepoint face. Do not machine wash. Remove and air the inner cushion as needed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Pillow Drop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64566272098673,"sku":"Please Leave By 9","price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0886\/3917\/7073\/files\/DSC_1335.png?v=1788987585"},{"product_id":"sleep-slay-repeat-needlepoint-pillow","title":"Sleep Slay Repeat Needlepoint Cushion – Pink Stripe, 45cm","description":"\u003cp\u003eA hand-stitched needlepoint cushion reading \u003cem\u003eSleep Slay Repeat\u003c\/em\u003e, on a pink stripe ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe stripe is doing the work\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eSlogan cushions live or die on what sits behind the words. 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Which is what makes a line this arch funnier stitched than printed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is also the most conversational cushion in the range. People read it and respond, which is either the point or the problem depending on your household.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-stitched needlepoint front on green velvet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNavy velvet reverse — fully reversible\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e45cm x 45cm square\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInner hollowfibre cushion included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere it works\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe green-and-navy combination is more restrained than the brighter slogan cushions, so it suits a room that wants the joke without the colour. 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Nobody has ever watched one more episode.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe checkerboard is a good choice for needlepoint — the flat blocks of colour show off the stitch texture in a way a fine illustration would not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-stitched needlepoint front\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVelvet reverse — fully reversible\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e45cm x 45cm square\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInner hollowfibre cushion included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere it works\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sofa you actually watch television on, rather than the one in the good room. Checkerboard is graphic enough to work against plain upholstery and busy enough to hide a certain amount of daily use.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCare\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpot clean the needlepoint face. Do not machine wash. 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Putting a blunt modern slogan on it is the whole point — someone hand-stitched this, which is funnier than printing it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-stitched needlepoint front\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVelvet reverse — fully reversible\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e45cm x 45cm square\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInner hollowfibre cushion included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere it works\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eBright, personality-led rooms. Pairs naturally with the other slogan cushions in the range — \u003cem\u003eBe Nice or Leave\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eIf You Can't Say Anything Nice… Sit By Me\u003c\/em\u003e — if you want a set that argues with itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCare\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpot clean the needlepoint face. Do not machine wash. 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It works because it is self-aware rather than aspirational — most slogan homeware tells you to Live Laugh Love; this one admits something true.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGood as a hostess gift, precisely because the host in question probably ordered in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-stitched needlepoint front\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVelvet reverse — fully reversible\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e45cm x 45cm square\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInner hollowfibre cushion included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere it works\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eKitchens, dining rooms, breakfast nooks and banquette seating. It reads better in a room where food happens than on a bedroom chair.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCare\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpot clean the needlepoint face. Do not machine wash. 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