Warm watermelon-red fabric with a softly mottled, brushed-looking surface

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Art of the Loom

Alpha Watermelon

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Alpha Watermelon is a saturated coral-red plain with subtle cloudy variation across the surface. Its softly textured appearance gives the colour depth without introducing a visible motif or repeat.

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About this fabric

Alpha Watermelon presents as a warm, saturated coral-red, closer to watermelon flesh than to a cool blue-red. The close, softly mottled surface breaks up the colour with faint tonal movement, while no contrasting pattern or repeat is visible in the swatch. The supplied record lists no composition, width, rub test or performance features for this colourway, so the intended application should be checked against the project’s requirements.

How to use it

Use this warm coral shade as a confident accent on an upholstered chair, sofa or coordinating curtain, pairing it with chalky neutrals, warm timber and muted greens to temper its saturation.

Use this warm coral-red shade to bring saturated colour and gentle tonal texture to upholstery or drapery.

Art of the Loom Alpha Fabric

Specification

Composition: 100% Polyester
Vertical repeat: N/Acm
Horizontal repeat: N/Acm
Rub test (Martindale): 50,000 rubs
Fire document: Alpha.pdf
Suitable end use: General Domestic Upholstery
Width (cm): 140cm

Specification as published by Art of the Loom. We will confirm the current details with them before you order.

Made up by us

Every metre we order is cut, sewn and fitted in our own Heybridge workshop, with Simon over every stage. Reupholstery, bespoke pieces, curtains, blinds and headboards.

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Paint that goes with it

Two ways to take the room. Both colours are from houses we hold, so a pot can come off the same order as the cloth. Screens shift colour, so treat these as a direction and bring the cloth to the shelf before you buy the paint.

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