Soft calico cream plain woven cotton fabric swatch with subtle texture

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Fryett's Fabrics

Heritage Panama Calico

Name: Heritage Panama Calico
Brand: Fryett's Fabrics

Heritage Panama Calico is a pale, softly warmed neutral with a calm calico finish and a fine woven surface. The colour reads light and airy, with just enough texture to keep the plain ground from feeling flat.

soft calico cream plain none relaxed both

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See this fabric on Fryett's Fabrics's own site, then order it through us.

About this fabric

Woven in 100% cotton and measuring 140cm wide, this Helix collection fabric has a straightforward, natural handle suited to everyday interiors. The swatch shows a soft calico cream tone, sitting between white and beige with a gentle warmth rather than a stark chalky cast. Its very subtle Panama-style texture catches the light delicately, giving the surface a clean but tactile look. With no pattern repeat to work around, it is easy to cut and use across simple, pared-back schemes.

How to use it

Use this calm cream with oak, linen and pale painted woods for a soft, unfussy room. It also works well as a balancing neutral beside deeper greens, ink blues or warm terracottas.

A quiet neutral that works cleanly with timber, stone and darker accent colours.

Fryett's Fabrics Helix Fabric

Specification

Care: AQV1<
Composition: 100% Cotton
Width: 140cm

Specification as published by Fryett's Fabrics. 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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