Soft olive small-scale herringbone weave with a fine chambray texture

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J Brown

Chambray Matchstick

Name: Chambray Matchstick
Brand: J Brown
SKU: 54

Chambray Matchstick reads as a softly muted olive with a fine, chambray-like herringbone texture across the surface. The tiny zigzag weave keeps the colour calm and tailored rather than flat.

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About this fabric

This colourway combines 47% Polyester, 46% BCI Cotton and 7% Linen, giving the cloth a crisp woven handle with a natural-looking texture visible in the close herringbone repeat. The tone sits in a soft olive range with a pale, chalky yarn running through it, so the pattern feels understated and slightly weathered rather than bright. With a Martindale of 30,000 and a Heavy Domestic usage rating, it is well suited to everyday seating as well as coordinated soft furnishings. The back-coated BS5852 cigarette and match rating adds practical reassurance, and professional dry clean in situ is recommended for care.

How to use it

Use this olive colourway on a tailored armchair, banquette or window seat where the small-scale weave can add interest without overpowering the room. It pairs neatly with natural oak, putty neutrals and deeper moss or charcoal accents.

A muted olive herringbone that feels tailored and easy to live with.

J Brown Chambray Fabric

Specification

Aftercare: Professional Dry Clean in situ, please refer to the pattern book for further care instructions
Composition: 47% Polyester, 46% BCI Cotton, 7% Linen
Designs in the collection: 23
Fire rating: Supplied Back coated to Cigarette & Match to BS5852, other treatments are available upon request
Rub test (martindale): 30,000 rubs
Style: Print & Weaves
Suitable for: Heavy Domestic

Specification as published by J Brown. 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

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To stand against it

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