Simon Houlding Upholstery
Cool ash-grey woven fabric with subtle crosshatched texture and softly mottled shading

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Martello Ash

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Martello Ash is a cool mid-grey woven fabric with a softly mottled, crosshatched surface. Its quiet variation gives the plain design depth without introducing a visible motif.

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About this fabric

The ash-grey ground shifts subtly between charcoal and softer silver-grey threads, creating a gently textured appearance across the cloth. Fine vertical and horizontal yarn variations form a restrained woven grid rather than a printed pattern. At 300 gsm and 144 cm usable width, Martello Ash has a versatile mid-weight suited to both upholstery and drapery. With a 0 cm vertical and horizontal pattern repeat, the surface can be handled without pattern matching.

How to use it

Use Martello Ash to bring a cool, grounded tone to an armchair, sofa or full-length curtain, pairing its textured grey surface with pale timber, blackened metal or warmer natural neutrals.

The cool ash-grey tone and subtle woven texture suit relaxed upholstery, curtains and understated layered schemes.

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