Close-up of muted denim blue plain fabric with fine horizontal weave texture

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Ashley Wilde

Austen Denim

Name: Austen Denim
Brand: Ashley Wilde
SKU: AUSTEN

Austen Denim is a cool, quietly tonal plain with a fine horizontal slub that gives the surface a subtle linen-like movement. The muted blue reads like soft denim, with a smooth matte finish rather than a crisp bright blue.

muted denim blue plain none smart drapery

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

About this fabric

This colourway has a softened denim-blue cast that feels calm and slightly weathered, with gentle tonal variation across the weave. The plain style and horizontal grain keep the look understated, while the close, even texture stops it from feeling flat. At 200gsm and 280 grams per linear metre, it has enough substance for elegant window dressing without the bulk of an upholstery cloth. It is supplied as drapes only, is 140cm wide, and is composed of 90% recycled polyester and 10% polyester.

How to use it

Pair it with pale oak, chalk white and brushed nickel for a cool, tailored scheme. Its restrained blue works especially well in bedrooms and living rooms where you want colour without high contrast.

Use for tailored curtains where the cool denim tone adds calm depth.

Ashley Wilde Darwin Collection Fabric

Specification

Composition: 90% Recycled Polyester, 10% Polyester
Country of origin: India
Style: Plains
Suitable for: Drapes Only
Weight: 200 gsm
Weight (per linear metre): 280 g/m
Width: 140 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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Austen Denim 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

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