Close-up of a soft ivory plain-weave fabric with fine horizontal texture

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Colefax and Fowler

Durance Ivory

Name: Durance Ivory
Brand: Colefax and Fowler
SKU: F4950-08

Olney FabricF4950-08

Durance Ivory is a soft, creamy ivory with a calm, even appearance and a faint woven striation visible across the surface. The colourway reads warm and understated, with enough texture to keep it from looking flat.

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

About this fabric

This Durance Ivory colourway from the Olney collection has a pale ivory ground with a gentle, slubbed weave that shows a fine horizontal grain in the close-up. The 60% viscose, 18% cotton, 17% linen and 5% acrylic composition gives it the look of a natural blend with a softly refined finish. With a width of approximately 143cm and no repeat, it is easy to pattern match and well suited to broad, clean applications. The tone is warm rather than stark, so it sits comfortably alongside painted woods, pale oak and other neutral upholstery schemes.

How to use it

Use Durance Ivory on tailored curtains, relaxed headboards or slim seating where its soft cream tone can lighten a room without feeling bright. It pairs especially well with sand, oatmeal and weathered timber finishes.

A quiet ivory with a subtle linen texture that works neatly on upholstery or curtains.

Colefax and Fowler Olney Fabric

Specification

Care code: Q 8 < T 3
Composition: 60% Viscose, 18% Cotton, 17% Linen, 5% Acrylic
Fire code: √BM
Pattern repeat: V 0cm / H 0cm approx
Width: 143cm 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

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