Pale natural beige fabric with fine broken vertical motifs and a softly textured weave

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Mark Alexander

Bantu Natural

Bantu Natural is a pale, warm natural beige with a delicate vertical pattern visible across the weave. Its softly mottled surface gives the light colour gentle movement without making the design feel busy.

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About this fabric

The close-set motif forms narrow, broken vertical lines with tiny irregular flecks, creating a subtle textile pattern rather than a bold repeat. In this natural colourway, soft beige and pale ivory tones sit closely together, giving the surface a quiet, chalky depth. The fine appearance reads as more fluid and curtain-suitable than a heavy upholstery cloth. No composition, width or performance specification has been supplied for this exact fabric.

How to use it

Use Bantu Natural at full length in a calm bedroom, sitting room or light-filled hallway, pairing its warm pale beige tone with natural timber, ivory upholstery and softly aged finishes. Its vertical texture can also add quiet height to simple blinds or relaxed curtains.

Use this softly patterned natural beige for relaxed curtains or blinds, where its fine vertical texture can remain understated.

Mark Alexander Montage Fabric

Specification

Composition: 55% Linen 45% Cotton
Width: 133 cms (52.4 ")
Pattern repeat: Vertical, Horizontal
Rub test (Martindale): 12,000 Careful Domestic
Suitable for: Curtains And Drapes, Upholstery
Style: Ikat
Aftercare: Do Not Bleach, Dry Clean In PCE, Do Not Tumble Dry, Cool Iron, Do Not Machine Or Hand Wash
Environmental: REACH Compliant, PFAS Free
Product type: Print, Decorative Weave, Linen / Linen Blend
Sample size: 17cm x 13cm
Wyzenbeek: 10,000

Specification as published by Mark Alexander. 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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