Our Materials - A Fabric and Materials Transparency Guide

Material transparency

Furl · Updated April 2026

Every fabric we offer has a story — who made it, what it contains, and what credentials it carries. Here is ours, told plainly. This guide covers every fabric range we currently offer, with specific notes on how each achieves fire safety compliance and what sustainability credentials it holds.

A note on flame retardants and fabrics: in the UK, furniture must meet fire safety regulations under BS 5852. For fabrics, this can be achieved in two ways — either by treating the fabric with chemical flame retardants, or by using fabrics that are inherently fire resistant by nature of their fibre composition. The latter requires no chemical treatment at all. Where our fabrics achieve fire compliance through inherent properties rather than chemical addition, we say so explicitly below.

At a glance

All fabrics — sustainability overview

Fabric range Supplier FR method Key credential
Omega Velvet Linwood ● Inherent — no chemicals 60% recycled polyester
Natural Leather Various ● Inherent — naturally FR 100% natural leather
Saddle Recycled Leather Linwood ● Inherent — naturally FR 70% recycled leather
Atlantis Chenille Romo / Villa Nova ● Chemical treatment 100,000 Martindale, REACH
Alpaka Warwick ● Chemical treatment OEKO-TEX (selected ranges)
Boucle (Warwick) Warwick ● Chemical treatment OEKO-TEX (selected ranges)
Primrose Weave Wemyss ● Chemical treatment 55,000 Martindale
Linen Mix House fabric ● Chemical treatment FibreGuard, 13% linen

Green = inherently FR, no chemical treatment. Amber = chemical FR treatment to meet BS 5852.

Inherently FR · No chemical treatment

Omega Velvet

Linwood · 100% Polyester · 100,000 Martindale · Made in Italy

✓ Inherently FR    ✓ No chemical treatment    ✓ 60% recycled polyester

The Omega Velvet is the standout fabric in our range from a chemical safety perspective. Linwood weave it using FR polyester — meaning the flame resistance is built into the fibre itself during manufacture, not added as a chemical coating. There is no chemical back-coat, no topical treatment. The fabric passes BS 5852 through its inherent fibre properties alone. It is also Linwood's first sustainable velvet — made with 60% recycled polyester content, at an exceptional 100,000 Martindale rubs.

Why this matters: Most FR fabrics use chemical treatment. Omega Velvet achieves the same fire safety result through the way it is woven. No chemicals added. No chemicals to migrate.

Inherently FR · Naturally fire resistant

Moonstone Navy Tawny Sienna Myrtle Hemp Green Tea Sea Mist Steel Dusky Pink Aegean Airforce Blue Mustard Burnt Orange Grass Vellum

Natural Leather

Various tanneries · 100% Natural leather

✓ Inherently FR    ✓ No chemical treatment    ✓ 100% natural

Leather is one of very few upholstery materials that is inherently flame resistant by nature — not by chemical addition. It does not require FR treatment to pass UK fire safety regulations, making it one of the cleanest choices from a chemical exposure perspective. The Sunday Times article specifically recommended leather as an option for those wanting to avoid FR chemicals. Our hides offer excellent durability, light fastness and are simple to maintain.

Naturally FR: Leather chars rather than burns. Its dense protein structure gives it inherent resistance to ignition. No flame retardant chemicals applied at any stage.

Inherently FR · Recycled content

Polar White Ivory Seal Grey Essential Sole Brown Dark Saddle Bourneville Black Ocean China Red Kale

Saddle — Recycled Leather

Linwood · 70% Leather, 30% Polyester · 45,000 Martindale

✓ Inherently FR    ✓ 70% recycled leather    ✓ No chemical treatment

Saddle is Linwood's eco-friendly recycled leather — made from 70% leather by weight, giving it both the credentials of natural leather and the sustainability story of a recycled material. The surface has a beautiful suede-printed face with subtle colour variation that gives it depth and personality.

Circular material: 70% recycled leather content. Inherently fire resistant — no chemical FR treatment required.

If you want to prioritise chemical safety in your fabric choice right now, our recommendation is Omega Velvet, natural leather, or Saddle recycled leather. All three are inherently flame resistant — no chemical treatment required.

Latte Mushroom Chestnut Moss Balsamic

Chemical FR treatment · REACH compliant

Atlantis Chenille

Romo / Villa Nova · 100% Polyester · 100,000 Martindale · EasyClean Technology

One of our most popular and hardwearing fabrics — a chenille plain from Romo's Villa Nova brand with EasyClean Technology, allowing even the toughest household stains to be removed with water. At 100,000 Martindale rubs it is exceptionally durable. Romo is REACH compliant across all its fabrics, meaning the chemicals used are within EU regulatory limits.

On FR treatment: The Atlantis achieves BS 5852 compliance through chemical flame retardant treatment — in line with most upholstered furniture fabrics in the UK. We are investigating inherently FR alternatives with equivalent performance.

Chemical FR treatment · OEKO-TEX certified (selected ranges)

Porridge Porcini Moss Bone Pacific Seafoam Signet Slit Wicker

Alpaka & Boucle

Warwick · 100% Polyester · 60,000 Martindale (Alpaka)

Alpaka is a house favourite — a velvet-wool hybrid combining the texture of alpaca with the durability of performance fabric. The Boucle from Warwick sits in a similar space: textural, calm, and exceptionally tactile. Warwick carries OEKO-TEX Standard 100 certification across selected collections, meaning those fabrics have been tested and certified free from harmful levels of over 100 substances known to affect human health.

On FR treatment: Both achieve fire compliance through chemical treatment. OEKO-TEX certification covers harmful substance limits but does not cover the FR chemicals used to achieve BS 5852 specifically.

Chemical FR treatment · Natural fibre content

Indigo Antracite Cloud Acorn Cocoon Mist Pebble Hessian Kiln Khaki

Linen Mix

House fabric · 46% Cotton, 41% Polyester, 13% Linen · FibreGuard Protection

The Linen Mix brings natural warmth and texture with over half its composition being natural fibre. Note: despite this, the Linen Mix requires chemical FR treatment — cotton and linen are actually more flammable than synthetic fibres and require more treatment to pass BS 5852, not less. The FibreGuard stain protection is a separate topical treatment unrelated to FR compliance.

Chemical FR treatment

Catkin Husk Heron Pietra Lichen Moss Almond Copper Tuscan Pink Adriatic Twilight Thunder Russet

Primrose Weave

Wemyss · 5% Cotton, 95% Polyester · 55,000 Martindale

A soft, refined textured weave from Wemyss — a Scottish textile house known for quality. At 55,000 Martindale it is well above domestic requirements. Achieves fire compliance through chemical FR treatment in line with UK regulatory requirements.

White Natural Cream Taupe Warm Tan Blue Green Sand

Our direction

What we're working towards

We are honest that the majority of our fabric range currently achieves fire compliance through chemical treatment — because UK regulations have required it. That is changing. UK regulations are being reformed, and inherently FR alternatives — like the Linwood Omega we already offer — are proving that performance and chemical safety are not mutually exclusive.

Our direction is clear: as we develop new products and review existing fabric options, inherently FR performance and low-chemical credentials are now active selection criteria. We are in conversation with our suppliers about what alternatives exist across the range, and we will update this guide as the picture develops.

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