Warm flax-beige upholstery textile with a fine, softly mottled woven texture

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Kirkby Design

Sense Flax

Sense Flax has a quiet flax-beige tone with a gently mottled surface that gives the plain cloth understated depth. Its close, granular texture is visible across the swatch without introducing a formal pattern.

warm flax beige plain none relaxed upholstery

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About this fabric

This Kirkby Design fabric is catalogued within the 4d Upholstery collection and has the dense, tactile appearance expected of an upholstery textile. The colour sits between pale beige and natural flax, with fine taupe-like variation softening the overall field. Its surface catches the light unevenly, creating a subtle flecked effect rather than a flat block of colour. No composition, width or performance figures are supplied for this exact fabric.

How to use it

Use Sense Flax on an armchair, sofa or headboard where its warm natural beige can soften darker timber and add quiet texture to a neutral room. Pair it with chalky whites, oat tones and muted clay accents rather than bright, high-contrast colours.

Use this softly mottled flax beige to bring calm, tactile warmth to upholstered seating.

Kirkby Design 4d Upholstery Fabric

Specification

Composition: 60% Cotton 40% Polyester
Width: 140 cms (55.1 ")
Rub test (Martindale): 60,000 Severe Contract
Suitable for: Where Legislation Allows
Style: Plain / Solid
Aftercare: Do Not Bleach, Consult Specialist Dry Cleaner, Do Not Tumble Dry, Cool Iron on Reverse, Do Not Machine Or Hand Wash
Additional information: 60% Recycled CO, 20% Recycled PL, 20% PL
Environmental: Recycled yarns, Sustainable yarns, REACH Compliant, PFAS Free
Product type: Decorative Weave
Sample size: 17cm x 13cm
Wyzenbeek: 102,000

Specification as published by Kirkby Design. 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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