Cool aqua-blue fabric with cream blossom branches and softly textured vertical ground

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Art of the Loom

Dancing Alice Spring Blue

Name: Dancing Alice Spring Blue
Brand: Art of the Loom
SKU: DNCNALCSPRBLU

The Arthur Portfolio FabricDNCNALCSPRBLU

Dancing Alice Spring Blue pairs a cool aqua-blue ground with pale, branching blossom stems in a softly textured textile. The airy colour contrast gives the design a fresh, spring-like clarity.

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About this fabric

The ground reads as a clear, cool blue with a gently muted finish rather than a deep or highly saturated navy. Cream and soft grey blossom clusters sit along winding taupe-grey branches, creating a large-scale botanical pattern across the surface. Fine vertical striations and a subtly irregular texture remain visible beneath the design, giving the blue ground added depth. The open spacing between the branches keeps this colourway light despite the generous scale of the motif.

How to use it

Use this colourway to bring a cool aqua note to a light, relaxed room, especially on curtains, a statement chair or a coordinating bench. Pair it with warm ivory, pale timber and soft grey to echo the blossoms and branches.

A cool aqua ground and pale blossom branches bring fresh, quietly graphic character to upholstery or curtains.

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