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Hector Old Blue
Hector FabricF4697-09
Hector Old Blue is a quietly tailored linen with a fresh, airy blue ground and a subtle woven check effect. The small-scale pattern reads crisp but softened, giving the cloth a light, lived-in character.
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About this fabric
This colourway is woven in 100% linen, with a width of approximately 139cm and a horizontal repeat of about 2cm, creating a restrained checked surface rather than a bold stripe. The pale powder blue tone feels cool and breathable, with a slightly washed appearance that softens the geometry of the weave. Fine herringbone-like texture catches the light gently, so the cloth looks calm and nuanced rather than flat. With no performance features noted and a Q 8 + T 3 care code, it suits schemes where a natural linen handle and understated pattern matter.
How to use it
Use Hector Old Blue on relaxed upholstery, blinds or light curtains where the cool blue can keep a room feeling clean and open. It pairs especially well with white paint, pale oak and soft grey upholstery for a fresh coastal or country look.
A cool, airy blue that brings a softly tailored feel to upholstery or curtains.
More from Hector
The same book, other colourways.
Hector Flax
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Hector Forest
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Hector Gold
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Hector Grey
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Hector Ivory
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Hector Leaf
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Hector Old Pink
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Hector Pale Aqua
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Hector Pale Blue
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Hector Pale Celadon
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Hector Pale Flax
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Hector Pale Forest
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Pairs well with
A pattern needs somewhere for the eye to rest, so these are the plains and textures that sit beside Hector Old Blue without fighting it. Mixed across the houses we hold, which is the part a single supplier's book cannot do.
Ciro Pale Blue
Elara
Nura Nattier
Nura III
Emilio blue
Misc
Cambridge Powder Fabric
Misc
01 Blue
Charm
01 Blue
Prism
Hector Wallcovering Pale Blue
Naturals IV
Royce Pale Blue
Royce
Baltic Sky
Atlantic Collection
Bronte Mineral
Darwin Collection
Barbade Turquoise
Nouveaux Mondes Fabrics
Albany Denim
Albany and Moray
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
Half La Seine
Zoffany · #c5cdd0
To stand against it
London Clay
Farrow & Ball · #736660
Other blue fabrics
Across the houses we hold. See all 7,979.
