Ruth Sleightholme thumbs through a selection of luxurious patterned weaves
Top row, from left to right: 'Sassi' (yellow), by Tessitura di Rovezzano, cotton, £156, from Tissus d'Hélène. Thumb and cuff in 'Belinda' (outremer), by Manuel Canovas, wool mix, £99, from Colefax and Fowler. 'Kaleidoscope' (azure), viscose mix, £210, from Soane. 'Mazan' (abbas), by Zak + Fox, jute mix, from £328, from George Spencer Designs. Thumb and cuff in 'Weave On' (yachting), by Pollack, viscose mix, £236, from Altfield.
Bottom row, left to right: 'Xela' (indigo), cotton, £73.48, from R P Miller. 'Palea Rigato' (tobacco), linen mix, £164, from C & C Milano. 6 'Acri' (denim), by William Yeoward, cotton mix, £96, from Designers Guild. Thumb and cuff in 'Wilder' (baltic), by Schumacher, viscose mix, £203, from Turnell & Gigon
Top row, left to right: 'Les Ecailles' (argent/noir), by Le Manach, cotton/viscose, £237.60, from Pierre Frey. 'Il Pogetto' (cherry tart), by Tessitura di Rovezzano, cotton, £244, from Tissus d'Hélène. 'Texas' (noir), by Manuel Canovas, cotton mix, £82, from Colefax and Fowler. Thumb and cuff in 'Morelo' (fuchsia), polyester mix, £39 a metre, from Harlequin.
Middle row, left to right: 'Palas' (04), viscose mix, £68, from Osborne & Little. 'Hamilton Small Spot' (pink on grey), merino wool, £120, from Tori Murphy. Thumb and cuff in 'Eastgate' (black), by Larsen, cotton mix, £102, from Colefax and Fowler. 'Jazz' (tomate/noir), by Le Manach, cotton/viscose, £261.60, from Pierre Frey.
Bottom row, left to right: 'Andean Vertical Stripe' (pink), cotton mix, £190,from Penny Morrison. Thumb and cuff in 'Les Emeraudes' (bordeaux), by Le Manach, cotton/viscose, £199.20,from Pierre Frey. 'Kilim' (roses), by Casae, viscose mix, £98.30, from Stark Fabric. 'Miguel' (stone/wild berries), acrylic mix, £167, from C & C Milano. White cuffs in faux shearling, £47 a metre, from The Berwick Street Cloth Shop. Trims throughout, tassels and pom poms, from £6 each; plaited cord, from £5 a metre; all cotton, from Jessica Light.
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