Olive wool check fabric with fine khaki grid lines on a dark ground

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Colefax and Fowler

Lisle Check Olive

Name: Lisle Check Olive
Brand: Colefax and Fowler
SKU: F3827-09

Lisle FabricF3827-09

Lisle Check Olive is a subdued checked fabric in layered olive and khaki tones, with fine golden lines that sharpen the grid. The overall effect is quiet, tailored, and gently aged rather than bright or graphic.

muted olive check check medium smart upholstery

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About this fabric

Woven in 80% Wool and 20% Polyamide, Lisle Check Olive has the reassuring handle expected of a smart upholstery cloth, with enough structure for regular use. The approximate 16cm vertical repeat and 14.5cm horizontal repeat create a balanced check that reads clearly from a distance but stays calm up close. In this colourway, the olive ground is softened with brown undertones and threaded with narrow mossy and ochre-tinged lines, giving the pattern a muted depth. The 144cm approximate width makes it practical for larger furniture pieces and measured schemes. Care code Q 8 + T 3 and fire code √BH are supplied for this exact fabric.

How to use it

Use this olive check on a tailored armchair, banquette, or dining seat to introduce pattern without losing a grounded palette. It pairs especially well with aged brass, dark timber, and warm stone, where the muted green-brown tones feel settled and sophisticated.

A restrained olive check that brings depth and structure to classic interiors.

Colefax and Fowler Lisle Fabric

Specification

Care code: Q 8 + T 3
Composition: 80% Wool, 20% Polyamide
Fire code: √BH
Pattern repeat: V 16cm / H 14.5cm approx
Width: 144cm 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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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

Reduced Green

Farrow & Ball · #5c584c

To stand against it

Empire Grey

Zoffany · #a1a09e