Close-up of cool grey linen herringbone fabric with fine woven texture

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Colefax and Fowler

Hector Grey

Hector FabricF4697-02

Hector Grey reads as a cool, quietly tailored grey with a fine herringbone movement across the surface. The small-scale weave gives the linen a neat, textural finish rather than a flat solid.

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About this fabric

Woven in 100% linen, this Hector colourway has a crisp, lightly dry handle that suits interior schemes wanting texture without fuss. The small herringbone effect is set on a subtle vertical rhythm, with the 2cm approx horizontal repeat keeping the pattern understated and orderly. At 139cm approx wide, it offers a practical width for curtains, cushions or light upholstery projects. The grey tone is cool and heathered, shifting softly between pale stone and mid grey as the light catches the weave. Care code Q 8 + T 3 and fire code √BM are supplied for this exact fabric.

How to use it

Use Hector Grey where you want a calm, tailored backdrop: it works especially well on upholstered seating, Roman blinds or relaxed curtains. Its cool grey depth pairs neatly with pale oak, chalk whites and darker architectural trim.

A restrained grey herringbone that suits tailored upholstery or crisp curtains.

Pairs well with

A pattern needs somewhere for the eye to rest, so these are the plains and textures that sit beside Hector Grey without fighting it. Mixed across the houses we hold, which is the part a single supplier's book cannot do.

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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