Muted slate blue plain weave fabric with fine linen texture

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Colefax and Fowler

Appledore Blue

Name: Appledore Blue
Brand: Colefax and Fowler
SKU: F4139-06

Appledore FabricF4139-06

Appledore Blue is a quietly refined plain with a cool slate-blue cast and a subtle linen-viscose texture visible across the surface. Its restrained colour and soft woven finish give it an easy, tailored look.

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About this fabric

Woven in 60% Linen and 40% Viscose, Appledore Blue has a dry-luxe handle and a fine, even texture that reads clearly in the cloth. The colour sits in a muted blue-grey range, with a slightly weathered, chalky depth rather than a bright or nautical blue. With a repeat of V 0cm / H 0cm approx and a width of 138cm approx, it is a straightforward plain that lends itself to clean, uninterrupted making-up. The visible weave keeps the surface interesting without adding pattern, so the effect stays calm and versatile. Care code Q 8 + T 3 and fire code √CM are supplied for this exact fabric.

How to use it

Use this slate blue where you want colour that feels composed but not cold: it is especially good on relaxed upholstery, tailored blinds, or lined curtains. Pair it with pale oak, stone, and brushed metal to bring out the fabric’s cool, slightly dusted tone.

A versatile, softly textured blue that feels tailored and calm on curtains or upholstery.

Colefax and Fowler Appledore Fabric

Specification

Care code: Q 8 + T 3
Composition: 60% Linen, 40% Viscose
Fire code: √CM
Pattern repeat: V 0cm / H 0cm approx
Width: 138cm approx

Specification as published by Colefax and Fowler. 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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Appledore Blue is a quiet cloth, so it carries a pattern beside it: one of these on the curtains and this on the chair. Mixed across the houses we hold, which is the part a single supplier's book cannot do.

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Paint that goes with it

Two ways to take the room. Both colours are from houses we hold, so a pot can come off the same order as the cloth. Screens shift colour, so treat these as a direction and bring the cloth to the shelf before you buy the paint.

To sit quietly behind it

Chasm

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To stand against it

Stirabout

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