Tap the swatch to see it full screen. Hover it to magnify the weave. Colours on a screen are a guide, not a match, so come and feel the real cloth.
Scroll up or down to zoom in and out.
Forte FR Black
Forte FR Fabric
Forte FR Black is a deep, even black swatch with a soft charcoal cast rather than a harsh jet finish. The surface reads smooth and understated, with just enough tonal variation to keep the colour from looking flat.
You have used your previews for today. Send one to Simon and you can carry on.
Your board
0 fabrics
See this fabric on Fryett's Fabrics's own site, then order it through us.
See Forte FR Black in your own room
A photograph of the piece you want re-covered. Straight on is best, and daylight helps. It is used to make your picture and nothing else.
Looking at your room
We found things here Forte FR Black could go on. Tap one on the photograph, or choose below.
We could not see anything to re-cover
, s
Forte FR Black, on your
Drag to compare. AI impression, colours indicative: ask us for a cutting before you decide.
About this fabric
This colourway from the Forte FR collection by Fryett's Fabrics presents as a rich, near-black plain with a cool charcoal depth. In the image, the cloth looks tightly woven and neatly finished, giving it a restrained, matte appearance that suits clean-lined schemes. No further specification data was supplied for this exact fabric, so the visible texture and colour are the key cues here. Its dark tone feels formal and grounded, working especially well where a strong neutral is needed without introducing pattern.
How to use it
Use Forte FR Black to anchor pale walls, lighter woods or metallic accents, where its smoky black tone will add contrast without looking stark. It is an effective choice for tailored upholstery, statement cushions or blackout-style drapery in a contemporary scheme.
A clean dark neutral for sleek seating, panels or heavy curtains with a tailored finish.
More from Forte FR
The same book, other colourways.
Forte FR Aqua
Forte FR
Forte FR Cream
Forte FR
Forte FR INFO
Forte FR
Forte FR Jade
Forte FR
Forte FR Mocha
Forte FR
Forte FR Mulberry
Forte FR
Forte FR Navy
Forte FR
Forte FR Red
Forte FR
Forte FR Steel
Forte FR
Forte FR White
Forte FR
Pairs well with
Forte FR Black 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.
L Eden Carbone
Paradis Barbares Wallpaper
Monserrat Ebony
Colony Wallpaper
Imperiale Ebony
Imperiale
Ashdown Wallpaper Black
Ashdown Wallpaper
Baptista Linen Charcoal
Braganza
Morand Ocean
Darly Fabrics
Irise Noir
Florimund WALLPAPER
Lucent Sheer Ebony
Sheers 1
Holcombe Noir
Other Fabrics & Weaves
Summerseat Noir
Other Fabrics & Weaves
Finsbury Damask Gesso
Neutral Book Fabrics
Seddon Graphite
Cabochon Fabrics
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
Lamp Black
Little Greene · #2e2d2e
To stand against it
Crag Grey
Sanderson · #8c8575
Other black fabrics
Across the houses we hold. See all 792.
Alderley Noir
Eco -Friendly Ranges
Capri Recycled Noir
Eco -Friendly Ranges
Wendover Noir
Eco -Friendly Ranges
Zena Charcoal
Florentina
Trellis Charcoal
Geo
Glamour Noir
Glamour
Zinc Noir
Glamour
Belvoir Recycled Noir
Grosvenor
Heritage Panama Noir
Helix
Bliss FR Charcoal
Kala FR
Lux Boucle FR Noir
LUX BOUCLE FR
Carnaby Charcoal
Magma