Sifnos Azure Cushions with a brush fringe trim

with a brush fringe trim and backed with a British woven carriage cloth backing

Bought as a flamboyant set of curtains

Oblong cushion in our intricate Chartwell Weave in blue

Inspired by a coveted and unusual Flamestitch fragment

Finished with an antique glazed cotton magenta reverse

Sifnos Azure Cushions with a brush fringe trimThis simple, sophisitcated design derives from a 19th century French Provenale printed fichu traditionally used as a neckerchief. The original piece was dominated by a larger motif, but when reworked as this distinctive, standalone ladder stripe, it became reminiscent of a simpler Mediterranean pattern, hence its Greek island inspired name. The working up of a palette that incorporates infinitely useable blues and reds as well as less expected, warmer