Muted lead-grey woven fabric with a cool green cast and fine texture

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Mark Alexander

Flanders Lead

Name: Flanders Lead
Brand: Mark Alexander

Flanders Lead is a softly shaded plain weave, reading as lead grey with a restrained green cast. Its quiet surface has enough tonal variation to keep the colour from appearing flat.

muted lead grey plain none smart both

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About this fabric

The close, even weave is visible across the swatch as a fine textile texture rather than a printed motif. The colour sits between cool grey and softened sage, with a low-contrast depth that changes subtly across the surface as it catches the light. This is a plain fabric with no performance features or further specification data noted.

How to use it

Pair Flanders Lead with chalky whites, weathered timber and muted olive accents to draw out its cool grey-green undertone. Its understated texture would also sit neatly on a tailored chair or full-length curtain.

Use this cool grey-green plain weave to bring a calm, tailored finish to upholstery, curtains or layered neutral schemes.

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