Dark bistre brown plain weave with a softly mottled, wool-rich surface

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Linwood

Lana Bistre

Name: Lana Bistre
Brand: Linwood
SKU: LF1921

Lana FabricLF1921

Lana Bistre is a deep bistre brown plain weave with a softly mottled surface. Its subdued warmth and fine grain give the colour a grounded, quietly tailored appearance.

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About this fabric

The swatch is a very dark brown with charcoal-taupe undertones, while tiny variations in the dense weave prevent the surface from looking flat. Its subtle woolly texture is visible across the plain ground, with no printed motif or pronounced pattern. Composed of 70% wool with polyester, acrylic and nylon, the 145cm-wide fabric is specified for curtains and fixed upholstery. It is graded for Contract and General Domestic use and should be dry cleaned.

How to use it

Use this bistre colourway to bring depth to tailored seating, headboards or full-length curtains, especially alongside warm timber, aged leather and lighter natural neutrals. Its dark brown tone can act as a quiet architectural backdrop without introducing a strong pattern.

A dense, softly mottled wool-rich weave in a deep brown tone for curtains and fixed upholstery.

Linwood Lana Fabric

Specification

Aftercare: Dry Clean
Composition: 20% Polyester, 5% Acrylic, 5% Nylon, 70% Wool
Suitable for: Curtains, Fixed Upholstery
Upholstery grade: Contract, General Domestic
Width (approx): 145cm

Specification as published by Linwood. 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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Lana Bistre is a quiet cloth, so it carries a pattern beside it: one of these on the curtains and this on the chair. Mixed across the houses we hold, which is the part a single supplier's book cannot do.

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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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