Pale flax-beige plain weave with fine vertical slubs and soft tonal texture

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Mark Alexander

Flanders Flax

Name: Flanders Flax
Brand: Mark Alexander

Flanders Flax has a pale, warm flax-beige tone with a quiet, nearly uniform appearance. Close up, the surface reveals fine vertical slubs and delicate tonal variation within the plain weave.

pale warm flax beige plain none relaxed both

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About this fabric

This colourway reads as a softly weathered flax shade, warmer than a clean cream and lighter than a traditional taupe. The fine woven texture gives the surface gentle depth, while the restrained contrast keeps the overall effect calm and understated. No performance features are noted in the supplied record for this exact fabric.

How to use it

Use Flanders Flax on relaxed seating, Roman blinds or full-length curtains where its warm beige tone can soften stronger wood, stone or painted colours. Pair it with chalky creams and muted olive or terracotta accents for a naturally layered room.

A softly textured flax beige for calm upholstery, curtains and layered neutral schemes.

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