Ink-blue leopards, elephants, palms and birds across a dense white-ground illustrated fabric

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Emma Shipley

Paradise Lost Ink

Name: Paradise Lost Ink
Brand: Emma Shipley
SKU: CCF0829-03

Paradise Lost Ink presents a densely illustrated white ground in cool ink blue, filled with spotted big cats, elephants, palms, birds and curling botanical forms. The detailed scene reads as a layered chinoiserie-inspired narrative rather than a simple repeat.

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About this fabric

The swatch is covered with finely drawn ink-blue imagery, including leopards, elephants, peacocks, palm trees, serpents, birds and expressive eye-like botanical details. Its crisp white ground gives the cool blue artwork plenty of contrast, while the varied line weights create depth across the busy composition. With a supplied weight of 286 gsm, this is a substantial mid-weight textile suitable for both upholstery and drapery. It has a 137 cm usable width, a 63.5 cm vertical repeat and a 137 cm horizontal repeat, allowing the full-width illustrated arrangement to be considered when positioning the design.

How to use it

Use Paradise Lost Ink where its cool white-and-ink palette can act as a graphic focal point, such as on an occasional chair, ottoman or full-length curtain. Pair it with quiet white, navy or pale blue plains so the animals and dense botanical details remain legible.

Use the cool ink-and-white ground to bring illustrated depth to upholstery, curtains or blinds.

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Specification

Horizontal repeat: 137 cm
Standard length: 40 m
Usable width: 137 cm
Vertical repeat: 63.5 cm
Weight: 286 gsm

Specification as published by Emma Shipley. 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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To sit quietly behind it

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To stand against it

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