Deep smoky taupe-grey fabric with fine horizontal slubbing and a restrained sheen

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Emma Shipley

Sylph Metal

Name: Sylph Metal
Brand: Emma Shipley
SKU: CCF0536-10

Sylph Metal is a deep smoky taupe-grey textile with a quiet, finely striated surface. The close-up image shows restrained horizontal slubbing and a muted sheen that gives the dark colour gentle depth.

deep smoky taupe-grey plain none smart drapery

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See this fabric on Emma Shipley's own site, then order it through us.

About this fabric

This lightweight 93gsm fabric has a fine woven texture rather than a printed motif, with delicate horizontal lines visible across the surface. Its cool charcoal-taupe ground appears softened by brown-grey undertones, while the sparse sheen catches the light in narrow, subtle traces. Supplied at a usable width of 137cm and a standard length of 40m, it is particularly well suited to fluid drapery. With a 0cm vertical and horizontal pattern repeat, it can be cut and joined without matching a design.

How to use it

Use Sylph Metal for full-length curtains in a room with pale stone, smoked wood or brushed metal, allowing its deep smoky tone to anchor the scheme without introducing a strong pattern. The fine horizontal texture will add quiet movement to otherwise plain window treatments.

Its deep smoky taupe-grey tone and subtle horizontal texture suit refined curtains and understated layered schemes.

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Specification

Horizontal repeat: 0 cm
Standard length: 40 m
Usable width: 137 cm
Vertical repeat: 0 cm
Weight: 93 gsm

Specification as published by Emma Shipley. 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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