Close-up of pale oatmeal-green small check woven fabric with fine texture

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Fen Willow

Fen Willow shows a finely gridded small check in a soft, muted oatmeal tone with a faint green cast. The surface has a compact woven texture that reads calm and lightly tactile rather than bold.

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About this fabric

Fen Willow from Sanderson’s Orwell Weaves collection has a usable width of 144 cm, a 3 cm vertical and horizontal repeat, and a substantial 560 gsm weight. That weight, together with the tight 57 threads per cm, gives the cloth a firm, closely woven feel that suits tailored upholstery as well as structured curtains. In this colourway the check is understated, with pale oat, ivory and soft sage tones blending into a gentle, weathered neutral. The small-scale pattern creates movement without contrast, so the fabric feels refined and easy to live with.

How to use it

Use Fen Willow to soften classic seating, bench cushions or roman blinds where you want texture rather than strong pattern. Its pale green-cream cast works especially well with natural wood, putty paint and aged brass.

A quietly textured neutral that feels fresh and easy to layer.

Sanderson Orwell Weaves Fabric

Specification

Usable width: 144 cm
Standard length: 0 m
Vertical repeat: 3 cm
Horizontal repeat: 3 cm
Threads per cm: 57
Weight: 560 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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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

French Grey - Dark

Little Greene · #b4b1a0

To stand against it

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Morris & Co. · #3d5547