Pale sesame cream plain fabric with fine horizontal strié texture

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Ashley Wilde

Austen Sesame

Austen Sesame is a softly luminous plain with a gentle sesame-cream tone and a fine horizontal texture visible across the surface. The overall effect is quiet and warm, with just enough grain to keep the cloth from reading flat.

soft sesame cream plain none relaxed drapery

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About this fabric

This colourway shows a pale, creamy beige with a subtle warm cast, so it feels lighter and less yellow than a classic biscuit tone. The surface has a delicate ribbed or strié effect that catches the light softly, giving the plain weave a little movement without introducing pattern. Supplied as a drapes-only fabric, it has a practical 140cm width and a substantial 200gsm weight, with 280 grams per linear metre. The composition is 90% Recycled Polyester and 10% Polyester, and the fabric is made in India. With zero horizontal pattern repeat, it presents as a clean, uninterrupted expanse of colour.

How to use it

Use Austen Sesame for relaxed curtains or full-length drapes where you want a pale neutral that still feels warmer than white. It pairs especially well with oak, linen, and muted stone finishes, letting the subtle texture add depth beside smoother surfaces.

A calm, light-reflective neutral that works beautifully in airy, layered interiors.

Ashley Wilde Darwin Collection Fabric

Specification

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

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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Paint that goes with it

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