Talk:Throw pillow

Are there actually people who need to read an encyclopedia entry on throw pillows? Also, why doesn't this article address zippers, which are an integral component of many tens of millions of throw pillow covers throughout the earth? Discuss amongst yourselves...

I looked it up, because the term appeared in a movie and I am not a native speaker. In fact, I was looking for the translation to german, but right now only a link to the turkish page exists. You never know who needs access to encyclopedia definitions, even for day-to-day terms. 01:39, 8 August 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.139.38.177 (talk)

I looked it up because I wanted to see if there was an article for "decorative throw pillow" and what it said. Jason Quinn (talk) 19:00, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I am genuinely interested in why these pillows are called "throw" pillows, because it doesn't make any common sense to me - unfortunately, it is not explained in the article. I agree there is no reason to put down articles about common things.--francesco3 (talk) 19:48, 28 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

It's because they're randomly "thrown", or at least have something of that appearance. They're a development, after other cushions and upholstery, where cushions were a specific part of furniture and had fixed positions. A throw cushion, in contrast, is a self-contained cushion which can be placed anywhere. Andy Dingley (talk) 21:56, 28 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Added some information on zip openings as requested above, also added some brief information on inserts but this could be expanded somewhat. Also added a new picture of what a typical cover looks like, because frankly, the old one didn't represent a typical design at all. That's a bolster cushion, not your average throw pillow.Markjones959 (talk) 20:59, 22 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]