Warm white botanical fabric with ochre branches, navy stems and turquoise flower centres

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Art of the Loom

St James White

St James White places branching botanical forms across a warm white ground, creating a light, graphic colourway with clear contrast. Ochre foliage, deep navy stems and tiny turquoise centres give the design its distinctive character.

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About this fabric

The warm white background keeps this colourway bright, while the ochre branches bring a softened golden note rather than a vivid yellow. Deep navy-purple stems define the scattered botanical shapes, and small turquoise flower centres add a cool point of colour. A fine, even woven texture is visible across the ground, lending subtle surface interest beneath the pattern. The medium-scale arrangement reads clearly without overwhelming the pale base.

How to use it

Use St James White on a bright occasional chair, headboard or relaxed curtain, then draw out its ochre and navy accents through cushions, painted furniture or trim. Its warm white ground works particularly well where a room needs pattern without losing a sense of light.

Use the warm white ground to lighten upholstery or drapery, with ochre and navy accents echoed in the surrounding scheme.

Art of the Loom The Arthur Portfolio Fabric

Specification

Composition: 95% Cotton 5% Linen
Vertical repeat: 17.3cm
Horizontal repeat: 15.3cm
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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