GP & J Baker | Jaipur Poppy

Jaipur Poppy is a botanical print from the Portobello collection, the poppy drawn at a compact 15 by 8.5 centimetre repeat, its name recalling the Indian city long associated with block-printed textiles and dyeing traditions. The scale keeps it light and even across a length of cloth, reading as a gentle all-over pattern rather than a print to trace flower by flower across the room.

The cloth is 100 per cent linen, printed rather than woven, which gives the poppy motif a soft, absorbed edge rather than a hard, graphic one. It is 136 centimetres wide, with a 15 centimetre vertical and 8.5 centimetre horizontal repeat, and no rub count is stated, so treat it as suited to curtains and occasional rather than daily-use upholstery. There is one colourway, Red/Blue, a confident, warm pairing that suits a room already built around colour and pattern.

We use it for curtains in a bedroom or garden-facing room, and it covers a small chair or a window seat cushion well where the poppy motif reads at close range and rewards a second look, especially in warm evening lamplight. Pair it with a plain linen in red or blue, and keep the rest of the room's pattern to a minimum so the print carries the scheme. Sold by the half metre; order a sample to see it in your own light.

The small repeat wastes little fabric; allow around 15 centimetres per drop for matching across widths. Line curtains as standard, and interline for a bright, south-facing room, since printed linen fades faster than a woven, yarn-dyed cloth. As no rub count is given, keep upholstery to lightly used pieces rather than a family sofa in daily use.

• Composition: 100% linen
• Width: 136 cm (54 in)
• Pattern repeat: 15 cm vertical, 8.5 cm horizontal
• Suitable for: Upholstery, Curtains
• Care: Dry clean professionally; do not wash or bleach
• Collection: Portobello, GP & J Baker
• Colourways: 1 (Red/Blue)