Soft warm ivory plain-woven fabric swatch with fine diagonal texture

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Colefax and Fowler

Franklin Natural

Name: Franklin Natural
Brand: Colefax and Fowler
SKU: F4019-07

Franklin Natural is a calm, low-contrast linen-cotton fabric in a soft warm ivory tone. The close weave gives the surface a subtle diagonal grain that reads clean and understated in the light.

soft warm ivory plain none relaxed both

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

About this fabric

Woven in 60% linen and 40% cotton, Franklin Natural has a crisp, neatly worked surface with a faint twill-like direction visible across the cloth. The colour sits between ivory and pale oatmeal, with a gentle warmth rather than a stark white cast. At approximately 142cm wide and with no visible vertical or horizontal repeat, it is easy to plan for both tailored furnishings and uncomplicated window treatments. The overall effect is quiet and natural, with just enough texture to keep the plain ground from feeling flat.

How to use it

Its soft ivory tone suits pared-back upholstery, Roman blinds, or relaxed curtains where you want light to stay bright but softened. Pair it with oak, limestone, or taupe textiles to keep the room feeling calm and layered.

A quietly textured natural shade that works beautifully across relaxed upholstery and simple curtains.

Colefax and Fowler Franklin P/Bk Fabric

Specification

Care code: Q 8 + T 3
Composition: 60% Linen, 40% Cotton
Fire code: √BM
Pattern repeat: V 0cm / H 0cm approx
Width: 142cm 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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Franklin Natural 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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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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