Porcelain fabric with branching China-blue flowers, leaves and pale blue foliage

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Lady Alford Porcelain / China Blue

Harlequin X Diane Hill Fabrics FabricHAF0468-01

Lady Alford Porcelain / China Blue pairs a soft porcelain ground with expressive China-blue flowering branches and pale blue foliage. The cool palette gives the botanical arrangement a crisp, airy presence while the deeper blue leaves add definition.

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About this fabric

Large branching stems carry clustered blue leaves and small outlined flowers across the porcelain background, while paler, feathery foliage fills the open spaces with a translucent, watercolour-like effect. The contrast is cool rather than stark: saturated China blue gives depth, while the softer blue marks recede gently into the ground. Weighing 252 gsm with 38 threads per cm, this is a versatile mid-weight fabric for upholstery or drapery. Its 67.5 cm vertical and 70.2 cm horizontal pattern repeats allow the alternating branches and airy gaps to remain legible across a larger application.

How to use it

Use this cool porcelain and China-blue colourway on a reading-chair, bench or relaxed pair of curtains, then echo the deeper blue in piping, painted furniture or ceramic accents. Keep surrounding walls and upholstery pale to preserve the design’s light, spacious quality.

A cool porcelain ground and layered China-blue botanicals bring crisp, decorative character to upholstery or curtains.

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Specification

Usable width: 140.7 cm
Standard length: 60 m
Vertical repeat: 67.5 cm
Horizontal repeat: 70.2 cm
Threads per cm: 38
Weight: 252 gsm

Specification as published by Harlequin. 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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