Pale sky blue plain-woven linen swatch with fine natural texture

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Colefax and Fowler

Foss Palest Sky

Foss Palest Sky is a very soft, airy blue linen with a cool, almost misty finish. The plain weave reads quietly textured rather than flat, giving the colour a gentle depth across the surface.

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About this fabric

Woven in 100% linen, this colourway has a crisp, natural handle and a fine visible grid that adds character without creating a formal pattern. The palette is an especially pale sky blue, softened by plenty of white in the cloth so it feels light and breathable rather than saturated. With an approximate width of 138cm and no repeat, it is straightforward to pattern match and well suited to broad applications. The Q 8 + T 3 care code and √BM fire code make it a practical choice for interior schemes where a calm, understated blue is wanted.

How to use it

Use this palest blue to soften a room with white woodwork, bleached timber and pale oak, or pair it with warmer neutrals to keep the scheme from feeling cold. It works particularly well where you want a light, coastal note rather than a stronger nautical blue.

A fresh pale blue linen that feels airy and versatile in both soft furnishing and window treatments.

Colefax and Fowler Foss Linen II Fabric

Specification

Composition: 100% Linen
Width: 138cm approx
Pattern repeat: V 0cm / H 0cm approx
Fire code: √BM
Care code: Q 8 + T 3

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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Foss Palest Sky 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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