Alladale Linen

Name: Alladale Linen
SKU: 41
Availability: InStock

£2 – £156

This new design was created as a bespoke design for the the Alladale Wilderness Reserve in the Scottish Highlands, leader in rewiding movement, and recognised as Europe’s most eco-friendly hotel by the recent Boutique Hotel Awards. The design features endangered species such as white-tailed eagles, pearl-bordered fritillaries and Scottish wildcats, which Alladale is actually helping to breed. Other iconic elements include heather, Spear thistle, and black grouse. Handsome Dan, their most spectacular resident Red Deer also makes an appearance. A towering Caledonian pine is home to a pair of Scottish crossbills, the only British bird found nowhere else in the world. The Alladale River meanders through this rolling scenic design which builds upon the current passion in interiors for honouring the natural world. Available as wallpaper, printed linen and, soon, as a velvet.

SKU: 41 Categories: Alladale Highlands, Fabrics, Large-scale repeat, Wallpapers Tags: botanical, floral, large-scale

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Description

Name: Alladale Highlands Linen

Colourway: Equinox and Dark Tweed

Fabric type: Pure linen, from flax grown in France, woven and printed in the UK

Composition: 100% natural linen

This design are available in natural pure English linen of a medium weight of 250 g or a heavyweight 450 g bleached linen. We are also testing a printed linen, samples of which will be available soon.

Usage: Drapery and light upholstery

Care: Dry clean only

Pattern repeat: Half drop

Horizontal/Vertical repeat: 27″ x 18″ (68.6 cm x 45.7 cm)

Printed width of fabric: 54″ (137.2 cm)

Additional information

Weight	250 g
Dimensions	100 × 136.2 cm
Colourway	Dark Tweed, Equinox
Basecloth	Heavy-weight bleached, Medium-weight natural
Swatch or Meterage	Swatch, Meterage

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