Softly mottled taupe-grey plain textile with a powdery, low-contrast surface

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Clarke & Clarke

Alvar Cobble

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Alvar Cobble is a quiet taupe-grey plain with a softly cloudy surface that gives the swatch gentle depth without introducing a visible motif. Its muted tone reads warm and powdery rather than stark or silver.

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Part of the range we hold from Clarke & Clarke.

About this fabric

The surface is softly mottled, with delicate tonal shifts across the taupe-grey ground that become more noticeable as the light moves over it. With a weight of 300 gsm, Alvar Cobble has the substance of a versatile mid-weight textile suitable for both upholstery and drapery. The 144 cm usable width and 35 m standard length make it practical for furnishing projects, while the zero-centimetre vertical and horizontal pattern repeats confirm its plain, non-directional character. Its restrained colour and low-contrast texture create depth without competing with surrounding furnishings.

How to use it

Pair this warm, powdery taupe-grey with chalky whites, putty neutrals and pale oak for a softly tonal room. It also works as a calm upholstered base against darker walnut or charcoal accents.

Use this softly mottled taupe-grey neutral to bring quiet depth to upholstery, cushions or full-length curtains.

Clarke & Clarke Alvar 2 Fabric

Specification

Usable width: 144 cm
Standard length: 35 m
Vertical repeat: 0 cm
Horizontal repeat: 0 cm
Weight: 300 gsm

Specification as published by Clarke & Clarke. 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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Pairs well with

Alvar Cobble 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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