Close-up of pale muted blue woven fabric with fine herringbone texture

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Colefax and Fowler

Tarn Old Blue

Name: Tarn Old Blue
Brand: Colefax and Fowler
SKU: F4793-03

Tarn FabricF4793-03

Tarn Old Blue is a softly weathered blue with a pale, chalky cast and a gently speckled weave. The tiny herringbone texture gives the surface a dry, tactile look that feels understated rather than crisp.

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About this fabric

This Colefax and Fowler fabric is woven in a 35% Linen, 27% Jute, 19% Acrylic, 14% Cotton, 4% Polyester, 1% Polyamide composition, with a width of approximately 145cm and no visible repeat. In this colourway, the blue sits very quietly within a warm, natural base, so the overall effect is muted and slightly faded rather than bright. The slubbed yarns and flecked weave add movement across the surface, giving it a relaxed, country-house character. The handle implied by the linen and jute content makes it especially convincing for soft furnishing schemes that need texture as well as colour.

How to use it

Use Tarn Old Blue with bleached woods, oatmeal upholstery and brushed metals for a calm, layered room. Its pale blue-grey tone also sits well beside stone, off-white paint and deeper navy accents.

A quietly weathered blue that works beautifully with oak, linen and pale stone.

Colefax and Fowler Tarn Fabric

Specification

Care code: Q 8 + T 3
Composition: 35% Linen, 27% Jute, 19% Acrylic, 14% Cotton, 4% Polyester, 1% Polyamide
Fire code: √BM
Pattern repeat: V 0cm / H 0cm approx
Width: 145cm 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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