Pale White Sand fabric with fine plain weave and softly warm horizontal folds

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Mark Alexander

M649 White Sand

M649 White Sand is a pale, warm off-white with the quiet softness of sunlit sand. Its fine woven surface is visible beneath the broad horizontal folds of the swatch, giving the colour gentle tonal depth rather than a stark white finish.

warm ivory cream plain none relaxed drapery

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About this fabric

This catalogued fabric has a fine, closely woven plain surface with a subtle, natural-looking texture. The White Sand colourway sits between ivory and very light beige, with warmer cream shading where the cloth folds and catches less light. Its understated weave keeps the surface calm, while the uneven light across the swatch prevents the pale tone from feeling flat. With no performance features noted in the supplied record, its delicate appearance is best considered for light drapery applications.

How to use it

Use White Sand at windows where its warm ivory tone can soften daylight without introducing a strong colour statement. Pair it with chalky whites, pale taupes and lightly grained natural wood for a relaxed, sun-washed room.

Use this softly warm ivory plain weave for light, calm window treatments and relaxed neutral schemes.

Mark Alexander Timeless Plains Fabric

Specification

Composition: 90% Linen 6% Polyamide 4% Polyester
Width: 140 cms (55.1 ")
Rub test (Martindale): 50,000 Severe Domestic
Suitable for: Curtains And Drapes, Upholstery
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
Sample size: 15.5cm x 15.5cm
Wyzenbeek: 25,000

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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M649 White Sand 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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Utility

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

Centred

Coat Paints · #e5e0d6

To stand against it

Sunlight

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