Muted blue and cream checked wool-linen fabric with fine woven texture

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Colefax and Fowler

Finlay Check Old Blue

Name: Finlay Check Old Blue
Brand: Colefax and Fowler
SKU: F4107-03

Finlay Check Old Blue pairs a softened blue-grey check with a warm, pale base for a calm, understated look. The woven surface reads lightly textured and gently traditional rather than stark or crisp.

soft muted old blue check medium relaxed both

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See this fabric on Colefax and Fowler's own site, then order it through us.

About this fabric

This Erskine Wools fabric is woven in 73% wool and 27% linen, giving the check a dry, natural handle and a slightly softened finish. The repeat is approximately 14cm vertically and 13cm horizontally, creating a medium-scale checked pattern that feels orderly without being rigid. In this Old Blue colourway, the blue sits low and muted against a creamy ground, so the design has a weathered, washed quality rather than a bright contrast. At approximately 153cm wide, it is a practical furnishing cloth for pieces where the check can be shown clearly across the surface.

How to use it

Use this colourway on a wing chair, sofa, or bench to bring a quiet country feel without heavy contrast. It also works well for full-length curtains where the soft blue-grey check can gently frame a room.

A quietly smart check that works well on country upholstery or tailored curtains.

Colefax and Fowler Erskine Wools Fabric

Specification

Care code: Q 8 + T 3
Composition: 73% Wool, 27% Linen
Fire code: √BM
Pattern repeat: V 14cm / H 13cm approx
Width: 153cm 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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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

Fossil

Zoffany · #a8a18f

To stand against it

Pelt

Farrow & Ball · #52454f