Tap the swatch to see it full screen. Hover it to magnify the weave. Colours on a screen are a guide, not a match, so come and feel the real cloth.
Scroll up or down to zoom in and out.
M656 Indian Blue
Timeless Embroideries Fabric
The house has discontinued this one. We are keeping the page so the link still works, but we can no longer order it. There are alternatives below, and if you have a cutting or a photograph we will help you match it.
M656 Indian Blue pairs a quiet blue-grey ground with fine white stitched lines that trace an irregular arrangement of outlined blocks and curved joins. The cool, softened colour gives the embroidery a gently lifted contrast rather than a stark graphic effect.
Your board
0 fabrics
See this fabric on Mark Alexander's own site, then order it through us.
About this fabric
The visible design is built from uneven rectangular sections, interrupted by rounded arcs and narrow linear connections, giving the surface a hand-drawn geometric character. Fine white embroidery sits clearly against the muted Indian blue ground, while the underlying cloth has a subtle, even woven texture. The relatively fine-looking construction makes this colourway well suited to drapery, where the restrained pattern can read across a larger hanging surface. Its cool blue-grey tone feels calm and collected, with enough contrast in the stitched detail to avoid appearing flat.
How to use it
Use M656 Indian Blue for curtains in a room with chalky white walls, pale timber or stone, and brushed metal accents. The cool grey-blue base works particularly well where a room needs colour with a softened, low-saturation presence.
Use this cool blue-grey ground for softly tailored curtains, pairing it with chalky whites and pale natural finishes.
Pairs well with
A pattern needs somewhere for the eye to rest, so these are the plains and textures that sit beside M656 Indian Blue without fighting it. Mixed across the houses we hold, which is the part a single supplier's book cannot do.
Marleton Wallpaper Delft
Naturals II
Sandrine Wallpaper Navy
Textured Wallpapers
Hampstead Blue
Plains & Semi Plains
Islay Twill Blue
Islay Twill
Satin - Blue
Misc
Mid Blue - 2003/33
Misc
Torben Buxton Blue
Alston
Magma Wedgewood
Flow
Forenza Atlantic
Forenza
Sol Colibri
Mercer
Lars Plain Admiral
Lars
Visionfr Kingfisher
Vision Fr
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
English Grey
Sanderson · #a6a8a5
To stand against it
Rhodera
Sanderson · #bb687a
Other blue fabrics
Across the houses we hold. See all 7,197.
Silken Ink
Silken
Silken Typhoon
Silken
Lexington Indigo
Timeless Plains
Loom Indigo
Timeless Plains
M649 Indian Blue
Timeless Plains
M650 Indian Blue
Timeless Plains
Patina Indigo
Timeless Plains
Town Blueberry
Town Iii
Town Carbon Blue
Town Iii
Town Indian Blue
Town Iii
Town Indigo
Town Iii
Town Typhoon
Town Iii