Muted mauve-purple textured fabric with a weathered crosshatched weave

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Ashley Wilde

Dakota Thistle

Name: Dakota Thistle
Brand: Ashley Wilde
SKU: DAKOTA

Dakota Thistle shows a muted mauve-purple ground with a softly weathered, textural surface. The finish has a dry, brushed look that gives the colour depth without making it feel glossy or flat.

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See this fabric on Ashley Wilde's own site, then order it through us.

About this fabric

Woven in 100% polyester, Dakota Thistle is specified for severe contract upholstery and drapes, with a 60,000 rub test and a generous 147 cm width. The surface reads as a subdued thistle mauve with smoky brown undertones, lifted by irregular crosshatching and textured flecks that soften the overall colour. Its 300 gsm weight gives it enough substance to sit neatly on seating while still feeling suitable for window treatment. Made in Spain, this is a practical plain texture with enough visual movement to add interest without competing with other finishes.

How to use it

Use this colourway to warm up neutral interiors with a muted purple-grey that feels refined rather than overtly floral. It pairs especially well with natural oak, dark bronze accents and soft stone upholstery.

A versatile muted mauve that works well on tailored upholstery or understated drapery.

Ashley Wilde Dakota Collection Fabric

Specification

Composition: 100% Polyester
Country of origin: Spain
Horizontal repeat: 51 cm
Rub test: 60,000 Severe Contract
Style: Plains, Textures
Suitable for: Severe Contract Upholstery And Drapes
Vertical repeat: 51 cm
Weight: 300 gsm
Weight (per linear metre): 441 g/m
Width: 147 cm

Specification as published by Ashley Wilde. 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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Dakota Thistle is a quiet cloth, so it carries a pattern beside it: one of these on the curtains and this on the chair. Mixed across the houses we hold, which is the part a single supplier's book cannot do.

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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.

To sit quietly behind it

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To stand against it

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