Pale natural check fabric with fine beige-grey woven grid and soft texture

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Colefax and Fowler

Hemsby Check Natural

Hemsby Check Natural is a softly understated check in warm, light neutral tones, with a gentle woven texture that reads calm and relaxed. The pattern feels airy rather than bold, letting the grid sit neatly across the cloth.

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About this fabric

This colourway shows a muted natural ground with fine beige-grey checking and a softly textured surface that catches the light without shine. The repeat is approximately V 12cm / H 12cm, giving the check a balanced, measured rhythm across the width. Woven in 57% viscose, 21% cotton, 12% linen and 10% polyester, it has the character of a blended furnishing cloth with a comfortable, slightly dry handle. At approximately 143cm wide, it is versatile enough for tailored curtains or relaxed upholstery where a gentle plaid is wanted. The overall effect is calm, warm and quietly layered rather than high-contrast.

How to use it

Pair this pale natural check with oak, limewashed walls and plain linens for a soft country feel. It also works well as a restrained upholstery fabric in a sitting room where you want texture and pattern without heaviness.

A quiet neutral check that works beautifully when you want pattern without visual weight.

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Specification

Composition: 57% Viscose, 21% Cotton, 12% Linen, 10% Polyester
Width: 143cm approx
Pattern repeat: V 12cm / H 12cm approx
Fire code: √CH
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

Smoke

Zoffany · #bab2a7

To stand against it

Vesuvius

Zoffany · #514b4f