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Croft Old Blue
Chester FabricF4851-02
Croft Old Blue shows a softly weathered blue ground with narrow vertical striations that give the cloth a subtle, tailored rhythm. The effect is muted and textural rather than bold, with the weave catching the light in fine, vertical bands.
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About this fabric
This colourway in the Chester collection reads as a cool, softened blue with a slightly greyed, chalky cast, broken by pale linear slubs that add movement across the surface. The stripe is very fine and regular, with no repeat visible vertically or horizontally (V 0cm / H 0cm approx), so the interest comes from the woven texture itself. With a 143cm approx width and a composition of 44% Cotton, 28% Linen, 14% Wool, 13% Polyester and 1% Polyamide, it has the natural handle and slightly dry look you can see in the image, while remaining practical for everyday use. The overall impression is calm and refined, sitting between casual linen texture and a smarter, more structured finish.
How to use it
Use this blue in rooms that need a cool, understated layer: it works beautifully on sofas, desk chairs or tailored cushions, and also makes relaxed curtains with a crisp edge. Pair it with pale oak, chalk white and brushed metal for a clean, fresh scheme.
A quietly tailored blue with a lineny slub, ideal for smart upholstery or relaxed curtains.
More from Chester
The same book, other colourways.
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Clancey Red
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Croft Beige
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Croft Celadon
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Croft Cream
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Croft Gold
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Croft Pale Blue
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Croft Red
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Croft Silver
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Croft Slate Blue
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Hampden Aqua
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Hampden Beige
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Pairs well with
A pattern needs somewhere for the eye to rest, so these are the plains and textures that sit beside Croft Old Blue without fighting it. Mixed across the houses we hold, which is the part a single supplier's book cannot do.
Alaska Navy
Alaska Collection
Alaska Powder Blue
Alaska Collection
Beaux-Arts Nuit
Atelier Fabrics
Albany Duckegg
Albany and Moray
Albany Midnight
Albany and Moray
Kalutara Indigo
Ampara Fabrics
Brera Filato Marine
Brera Filato Fabrics
Sylph Night
Wilderie Fabric
Sylph Peacock
Wilderie Fabric
Alchemy Indigo
Alchemy
Alchemy Navy
Alchemy
Allegra Atlantic
Allegra
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
Gardenia Green
Sanderson · #818479
To stand against it
Rhodera
Sanderson · #bb687a
Other blue fabrics
Across the houses we hold. See all 7,979.
