de Le Cuona | Botticelli

Botticelli is a sheer we would choose for a client who wants volume at the window without any heaviness in the room. It is woven from linen and silk yarns in a mix of matt and lustrous threads, which produces a fine cracked-surface texture, a nod to the craquelure found on old paintings. The effect is subtle and shifts as you move past it or as light changes through the day, which is part of what makes it worth the extra attention in the making up.

It is a double-width cloth, 310cm wide, woven from 90% linen and 10% silk, weighing 650g per linear metre, and comes in two colourways, Pearl and Shell. It is woven at an artisanal mill and given a gentle mechanical finish that keeps the handle soft and the cloth stable, so it hangs with weight rather than floating too freely.

Because of the width, we use Botticelli for full-height sheers across a wide run of glazing without a join, which is where a double-width cloth earns its keep. It also works well layered behind a heavier interlined curtain in linen or wool, letting the Botticelli soften the light during the day while the main curtain does the work at night.

Given the weight and the visible texture, we always railroad or plan the drop carefully against the 310cm width so that the craquelure pattern sits consistently across each panel. We recommend a simple double fold or wave heading that lets the fabric hang without excess bulk, and ordering slightly more than the measured drop to allow for the fabric’s natural movement once it is hung.

• Width 310 cm (122.0 in)
• Weight 650 g/lm

• 90% linen; 10% silk