Ink-blue and olive fern-like columns on a cream ground with dark outlines

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Art of the Loom

Pressed Fern Ink

Pressed Fern Ink sets narrow, undulating fern-like columns against a pale cream ground. Deep ink blue leads the design, with olive and dark outlining adding intricate contrast.

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About this fabric

Catalogued as a fabric, this colourway has no composition, width, rub test or performance features supplied. The visible design combines deep ink-blue vertical forms with small olive accents, warm cream negative space and dark brown-black contours. Each column has a lively, irregular edge, creating a drawn botanical impression rather than a rigid stripe. The close spacing and strong tonal contrast give the surface a considered, graphic presence.

How to use it

Use this cool ink-blue colourway to bring definition to a reading chair, upholstered bench or full-length curtain, then echo its olive accents with muted green accessories. Its cream ground helps the dense vertical pattern sit comfortably alongside quieter neutral furnishings.

A graphic vertical fern motif that brings cool ink blue, olive and cream into a tailored interior.

Art of the Loom The Arthur Portfolio Fabric

Specification

Composition: 95% Cotton 5% Linen
Vertical repeat: 13.2cm
Horizontal repeat: 5.5cm
Rub test (Martindale): 24,000 rubs
Suitable end use: Curtains, Blinds & Light Domestic Upholstery
Width (cm): 138cm

Specification as published by Art of the Loom. We will confirm the current details with them before you order.

Made up by us

Every metre we order is cut, sewn and fitted in our own Heybridge workshop, with Simon over every stage. Reupholstery, bespoke pieces, curtains, blinds and headboards.

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