Colefax and Fowler presents Norland Plaid, a 100% wool check 146 cm wide
British decoration house Colefax and Fowler presented Norland Plaid (F4974-04, forest green), a bold twill-weave check from its Glen Wools collection, on Instagram; according to the product page the fabric is 100% wool, approximately 146 cm wide and rated 40,000 Martindale for curtains and upholstery.
Colefax and Fowler presented its Norland Plaid fabric in a three-image post on its Instagram account on 24 October. According to the post, Norland Plaid is a generously proportioned plaid in a bold twill weave, designed to make a confident statement in any scheme. The sofa in the post is covered in Norland Plaid in forest green (F4974-04); the cushions use Nairn in old blue (F4977-01), Galloway Plaid in celadon (F2306/10) and a woven stripe in old blue (F4976-01). The company says samples can be ordered through the link in its profile.
100% wool, 146 cm wide, 40,000 Martindale
According to the company's product page, Norland Plaid F4974-04 in "Forest Green" is woven from 100% wool and offered approximately 146 cm wide. The pattern repeat is approximately 27 cm vertically and 24 cm horizontally. The fabric is listed for curtains and upholstery with an abrasion resistance of 40,000 Martindale. The design is listed in five colourways: Blue (F4974-01), Tomato/Green (F4974-02), Brown (F4974-03), Forest Green (F4974-04) and Red/Forest (F4974-05). No price is given on the product page.
Glen Wools, woven in Scotland
Norland Plaid belongs to the company's Glen Wools pattern book. According to the collection story on the company's website, Glen Wools brings together four new designs and four established favourites; the wool is dyed individually before being spun into fine yarn, and the cloth is woven with a long-established mill near Biggar in the Scottish Borders. The page describes Norland Plaid as a generous, softly coloured check with a relaxed character, offered in 5 colourways; the small-scale check Nairn comes in 4 colourways, the collection's new woven stripe in 5 and Glen Check, a reinterpretation of the classic windowpane check, in 6. The collection is designed for curtains, upholstery and decorative accessories.
For curtain makers and upholsterers
The fabric is listed for both curtain and upholstery use; Nairn, Galloway Plaid and the woven stripe from the same pattern book accompany it on cushions as in the post. Samples are requested through the company's website.
Background: our earlier coverage
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