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Cushion piping cord.

Measure the supplied cover outline, including its actual corner geometry.

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Cord roll length and explicitly supplied join or end allowance.

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A rounded rectangle has a shorter outline than the corresponding sharp-corner perimeter.

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The cover pattern determines the path and permitted cord joins.

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This illustrative set of supplied inputs demonstrates Rounded Cushion Piping Cord Roll Calculator. Replace the example measurements and product figures with your own before ordering.

Supplied inputMetric displayUS display
Selected piping cord roll length3 m9.84 ft
Supplied total tail extra per cushion0.1 m0.33 ft
Supplied rounded seam path 1: Measured seam path width0.5 m1.64 ft
Supplied rounded seam path 1: Measured seam path height0.5 m1.64 ft
Supplied rounded seam path 1: Supplied seam corner radius0.05 m0.16 ft
Supplied rounded seam path 1: Identical paths2 2
Rounded perimeter = 2(width + height − 4 × radius) + 2π × radius; cord cut = perimeter + supplied total tail extra.Rounded perimeter = 2(width + height − 4 × radius) + 2π × radius; cord cut = perimeter + supplied total tail extra. Does not choose seam location, corner radius, cord diameter or sewing technique.

Continuous piping cord rolls: 2 rolls

Supplied cord cut length
4.03 m

Continuous cuts use decreasing-length first-fit packing. This is a feasible count, not a guarantee of the minimum. Any per-cut extra is explicitly reserved by you. Measure the actual seam centreline, not the outer foam blank.

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Measure the supplied cover outline, including its actual corner geometry.

Cord roll length and explicitly supplied join or end allowance.

A rounded rectangle has a shorter outline than the corresponding sharp-corner perimeter.

Input for Rounded Cushion Piping Cord Roll Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.

Input for Rounded Cushion Piping Cord Roll Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.

Input for Rounded Cushion Piping Cord Roll Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.

Input for Rounded Cushion Piping Cord Roll Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.

Input for Rounded Cushion Piping Cord Roll Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.

Input for Rounded Cushion Piping Cord Roll Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.

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