{"product_id":"mark-alexander-decorer","title":"Mark Alexander | Decorer","description":"\u003cp\u003eDecorer is a flat woven linen tape from the Accent II collection, wider than the narrow braids in the range and with a closer, more structured weave. The face has a fine horizontal rib that reads as texture at arm's length and as a flat line from across a room, and the hand is dry and matt in the way that only linen is. The edges are firm enough to sit down neatly without any stiffening, which matters a great deal when a trim has to run a long straight drop.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is 100% linen and sold by the half metre. Three colourways are offered: Ecru, the warm undyed neutral; Greenware, a soft grey-green; and Gunmetal, a deep charcoal. Greenware is the interesting one, quiet enough to use on a neutral cloth without looking like a feature, yet it brings a little colour into an otherwise plain scheme. Linen dyes with some variation along its length, which is part of how the tape is made rather than a fault in it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe use Decorer as a leading-edge trim on linen or wool curtains, set back a few centimetres, and as a border on a Roman blind where the width gives the bottom of the blind some weight. It also works applied to the edge of an upholstered headboard. Gunmetal on a pale linen gives about the cleanest line we know, and it stops there. Order a sample to see it in your own light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHand-sew rather than glue. A flat linen tape takes adhesive badly: the glue darkens the fibre and telegraphs through as a shadow. Stitch along both edges with a matched thread, easing rather than pulling so that the tape stays flat. Mitre at corners, since at this width a folded corner is too bulky. Allow 10 to 15 centimetres on every run for returns and for turning the cut ends under, and press the finished edge before hanging.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100% LI (100% linen)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSold by:\u003c\/strong\u003e Half metre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSuitable for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Curtain edges, Roman blinds, headboards, cushions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dry clean recommended\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e Accent II, Mark Alexander\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColourways:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 (Ecru, Greenware, Gunmetal)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Mark Alexander","offers":[{"title":"Ecru","offer_id":58067446497662,"sku":"MT113\/01","price":30.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Greenware","offer_id":58067446530430,"sku":"MT113\/02","price":30.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Gunmetal","offer_id":58067446563198,"sku":"MT113\/03","price":30.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Sample - Ecru","offer_id":58067446595966,"sku":"SAMPLE-MT113\/01","price":2.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Sample - Greenware","offer_id":58067446628734,"sku":"SAMPLE-MT113\/02","price":2.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Sample - Gunmetal","offer_id":58067446661502,"sku":"SAMPLE-MT113\/03","price":2.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0909\/9880\/0766\/files\/MT113-01-decorer-ecru_07.jpg?v=1789984435","url":"https:\/\/shop.tobiasoliverinteriors.com\/products\/mark-alexander-decorer","provider":"Tobias Oliver","version":"1.0","type":"link"}