Materials

All our fabrics are printed on base cloths made exclusively for us, to our exact specification. Whether it is produced using natural linen, cotton, union cloths, or our outdoor base cloth made from recycled plastic bottles, each Fermoie fabric expresses and celebrates the material’s specific nature, composition and integrity, and reflects the care that goes into making it. The result is enduring fabrics with a distinct and authentic sense of character.

Across fabric, wallpaper and lighting, the aim is consistency, of colour, quality, and character, so that each design translates seamlessly between materials while remaining true to its original form.

Our production standards demand absolute pattern and colour consistency across every order we fulfil.

Linen

Fermoie Linen is our most important raw material, and our linen weavers work with flax farmers located within a few hundred miles of our factory.

Flax is one of the most sustainable natural fibres in the world. During growth the plant typically requires no additional irrigation, with rainwater alone sufficient. Compared with many other crops, far fewer pesticides and fertilisers are used. The fibres are separated from the stem through a natural process called dew retting. There is also very little waste, as every part of the flax plant can be used for products such as feed, soap, cosmetics, paper, paint and, of course, fabric.

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Cotton

Fermoie Cotton is our second most important raw material and is woven exclusively for Fermoie in the UK, using cotton grown in the USA.

For our cotton base cloth we use a regenerated weft yarn, created by transforming waste fibres and post-consumer textile waste into new fibres. This process allows valuable materials to be reused while maintaining the quality and durability required for our fabrics.

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Recycled Polyester

Our Indoor-Outdoor fabric is made from 100% recycled plastic bottles, skilfully woven to give the same soft handle and texture as our cotton twill base cloth.

Designed for easy care and long life, it’s water-repellent, mould and mildew-resistant and UV-stable, and made without PFCs, PFAS or any other harmful ‘forever chemicals’ found coating other outdoor fabrics and clothing.

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Wallpaper

Fermoie wallpapers are printed in-house in Marlborough, Wiltshire, on paper sourced from sustainably managed forests. Each design is translated from our original fabrics, retaining the character, scale and rhythm of the cloth. Printed using water-based inks.

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Printing Process

We print our fabrics with water-based pigments, free from solvents and other artificial substances. We’ve also perfected our own printing process that doesn’t require harmful chemicals.

Last year we set ourselves the challenge to reduce the amount of water we use in the cleaning process after printing and now re-use wastewater right up to the final rinses.

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Packaging

While our products are made to last, we approach packaging with the same care and consideration. Materials are chosen to minimise waste and support reuse and recycling.

We strive to avoid unnecessary packaging and continually review our choices to reduce environmental impact.