Blindingly good
1 'Vilas', by Penny Morrison, linen, 140cm wide, £157.40 a metre, at Redloh House Fabrics; backed in 'Colonel' (N-009), linen, 134cm wide, £96 a metre, at Fermoie. 2 'Avignon' (green on vert), by Le Gracieux, hemp linen, 137cm wide, £298 a metre, at Tissus d' Hélène; backed in 'Clean Slate' (N-031), linen, 134cm wide, £96 a metre, at Fermoie. 3 'Fez Border' (sage), by Martyn Lawrence Bullard, linen, £216 metre, at Tissus d'Hélène; backed in 'Poulton Stripe' (L-061), cotton, 134cm wide, £96 a metre, at Fermoie. 4 'Gustav Peony Panel', by Brigitte Singh, cotton, 285 x 150cm, £126, at Aleta; backed in 'Figured Linen' (N-073), linen, 134cm wide, £96 a metre, at Fermoie. 5 Hand- embroidered, 'Moghul Flower' (FN013), by Neisha Crosland, linen, 113cm wide, £249 a metre, at Chelsea Textiles; backed in 'Heatherug' (N-043), linen, 134cm wide, £96 a metre, at Fermoie. Cotton ribbons, 'Cambridge Strie Braid' (from left: parsley, magenta, jade, saffron and espresso), 3.8cm wide, £29 a metre, at Samuel & Sons.