Linen Fabric
Linen is the most forgiving of the natural fibres. It hangs in a relaxed way, softens beautifully with age and has a gentle slub that gives even a plain colour some life. This page gathers pure linens alongside prints and blends with cotton and viscose, which keep the character of linen while adding a little body or a smoother handle.
For a printed linen, look at Sanderson, whose Country Woodland and Pinetum Prints collections suit the material's easy, country feel, and whose Tuscany II Weaves is a robust linen in a wide palette of country colours. Harlequin brings watercolour prints and embroideries on cotton linen, including Zamora, while Morris & Co prints its archive designs on linen in Archive Prints.
Linen is a natural choice for curtains and Roman blinds, where its drape and its way with light are at their best. On furniture, a heavier linen or a linen blend wears better than a fine one, so check the product details for its suitability and rub count before choosing it for a much-used seat. A loose, slightly crumpled look is part of linen's charm, so it rewards a relaxed scheme rather than a formal one.
Browse the wider range of curtain fabric and blind fabric, compare it with cotton fabric, or see woven and textured fabric for weaves with more surface.
