Close-up of soft muted blue herringbone woven fabric with fine texture

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Jane Churchill

Boscombe Old Blue

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Boscombe Old Blue reads as a calm, softly weathered blue with a fine herringbone texture and a gently chalky finish. The tiny woven pattern gives the surface movement without interrupting its quiet, understated look.

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About this fabric

This Boscombe colourway is woven in 53% Polyacrylic, 35% Polyester and 12% Polyacrylic (FR), with a useful width of approximately 136cm and a repeat of 0cm vertically and horizontally. The small-scale herringbone is visible across the cloth, but the overall effect stays subtle because the blue is softened with pale grey and biscuit notes. That muted blend gives the fabric a cool, relaxed character rather than a bright coastal feel, and the weave catches the light with a restrained, slightly textured sheen. With no performance features noted, it is best considered a versatile decorative fabric for everyday schemes that want colour without fuss.

How to use it

Use it on a slim occasional chair, bench seat or upholstered headboard where the soft blue can read as fresh but not vivid. It also suits curtains in a room with pale timber, stone or off-white paint, letting the herringbone add quiet detail.

A quiet blue herringbone works well for tailored upholstery or graceful curtains.

Jane Churchill Boscombe Fabric

Specification

Composition: 53% Polyacrylic, 35% Polyester, 12% Polyacrylic (FR)
Width: 136cm approx
Pattern repeat: V 0cm / H 0cm approx
Fire code: K
Care code: C 8 + T 3

Specification as published by Jane Churchill. 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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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

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To stand against it

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