Close-up of warm beige plain-woven linen with a fine natural texture

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Colefax and Fowler

Flinton Flax

Flinton Flax is a softly woven plain linen with a dry, natural surface and a calm flax-beige tone. Its quiet, even appearance gives the cloth an easy, understated presence.

warm flax beige plain none relaxed both

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About this fabric

This colourway reads as a warm flax beige, with a gentle oatmeal cast and tiny specks of natural fibre that add depth to the weave. The cloth is 100% linen and has no visible repeat, which keeps the surface clean and relaxed rather than patterned. At approximately 136cm wide, it is a practical width for making up larger pieces with a simple, continuous look. The texture looks medium-light and breathable, making it suitable for both upholstery and drapery where a natural linen handle is wanted.

How to use it

Use Flinton Flax on relaxed upholstery, loose covers or blinds where its mellow beige tone can soften sharper materials. It works especially well with sand, chalk white and dark timber, bringing warmth without looking yellow.

A quietly textural neutral that layers easily with oak, stone and aged brass.

Colefax and Fowler Foss Linens Fabric

Specification

Composition: 100% Linen
Width: 136cm 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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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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Zoffany · #a8a18f

To stand against it

Huntsman Green

Zoffany · #3e4649