Pale linen-beige textile with distressed crosshatch texture and softly mottled threads

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Zinc Textile

Ellice Linen

Ellice Linen is a pale, warm linen-beige textile with a softly distressed surface. Its close-up texture shifts between chalky light areas and slightly deeper taupe lines.

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About this fabric

Catalogued as a fabric with no performance features noted, Ellice Linen is defined visually by its fine, irregular check-like texture. The pattern is understated rather than sharply geometric, breaking into cloudy vertical and horizontal marks across the pale ground. Subtle taupe-beige variation gives the surface gentle depth without making the colour feel busy. The lightly mottled finish catches the light unevenly, creating a relaxed, quietly weathered character.

How to use it

Use this warm, pale linen-beige colourway to soften tailored seating, relaxed blinds or full-length curtains. It pairs naturally with ivory, chalk, pale oak and muted taupe, while its distressed texture prevents a neutral room from feeling flat.

A softly weathered linen-beige textile that brings quiet texture to upholstery, curtains and layered neutral schemes.

Zinc Textile Checkmate Fabric

Specification

Composition: 43% Linen 28% Viscose 16% Cotton 10% Polyester 3% Polyamide
Width: 134 cms (52.8 ")
Pattern repeat: Vertical, Horizontal
Rub test (Martindale): 40,000 Severe Contract
Suitable for: Upholstery
Style: Abstract, Semi-plain
Aftercare: Do Not Bleach, Consult Specialist Dry Cleaner, Do Not Tumble Dry, Do Not Iron, Do Not Machine Or Hand Wash
Environmental: REACH Compliant, PFAS Free
Product type: Linen / Linen Blend, Velvet
Sample size: 17cm x 13cm
Wyzenbeek: 100,000

Specification as published by Zinc Textile. 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

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To stand against it

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