Painterly thistle floral on a soft cream linen-look ground with pink and sage accents

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Thistle Garden Linen Thistle/Fig

Name: Thistle Garden Linen Thistle/Fig
Brand: Sanderson
SKU: SAF0241-01

Thistle Garden Linen Thistle/Fig brings a loose, meadow-like botanical pattern to a soft cream linen ground. Watercolour thistles and seed heads drift across the cloth in thistle pink, figgy green and muted blue accents.

soft cream ground floral large relaxed drapery

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About this fabric

This Embleton Bay Fabrics design by Sanderson is supplied as a fabric with no performance finish noted, and its 208 gsm weight gives it a light-to-medium handle. The 137 cm usable width and 61 cm vertical repeat make the pattern easy to plan across larger drops, while the 137 cm horizontal repeat confirms the motif runs full-width. Visually, the cloth reads as warm cream rather than stark white, which softens the painterly thistles and keeps the pinks, sage greens and faded blues feeling fresh rather than sugary. The surface looks gently textured and linen-like, so the floral artwork sits with a relaxed, slightly country-house mood.

How to use it

Use it for curtains or Roman blinds where the cream ground can keep a room bright and the thistle-toned florals add movement. It also works well on occasional upholstery pieces or cushions if you want the botanical colour to sit softly against painted wood or pale oak.

A painterly botanical that suits airy curtains and relaxed upholstery accents.

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Specification

Horizontal repeat: 137 cm
Standard length: 60 m
Threads per cm: 40
Usable width: 137 cm
Vertical repeat: 61 cm
Weight: 208 gsm

Specification as published by Sanderson. 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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