Muted slate blue woven fabric with a fine small-scale texture

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Ashley Wilde

Alie Danube

Alie Danube is a cool, muted slate blue with a fine woven surface that gives the cloth quiet depth rather than strong contrast. The close texture reads smooth from a distance and softly grainy up close.

muted slate blue plain small smart drapery

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About this fabric

This Ashley Wilde fabric from Essential Weaves Vol 2 is composed of 78% polyester and 22% cotton, and is supplied as drapes only. At 140cm wide and 360gsm, it has enough body to hang neatly while still feeling refined and manageable. The visible weave is small and regular, giving the Danube colourway a restrained, denim-meets-slate appearance with a slightly softened finish. Its 2cm vertical repeat and 1cm horizontal repeat indicate a very tight pattern, so the overall effect stays calm and understated rather than decorative.

How to use it

Use this slate blue on lined curtains or understated Roman blinds where you want colour without brightness. It pairs well with pale oak, brushed metal, and chalky neutrals for a composed, contemporary room.

A cool slate blue with a subtle woven texture, ideal for tailored curtains and calm layered interiors.

Ashley Wilde Essential Weaves Vol 2 Fabric

Specification

Composition: 78% Polyester 22% Cotton
Width: 140 cm
Vertical repeat: 2 cm
Horizontal repeat: 1 cm
Suitable for: Drapes Only
Style: Small Scale
Weight: 257 gsm
Weight (per linear metre): 360 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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Alie Danube 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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