Close-up of a cool taupe woven fabric with a subtle fine linear texture

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Fryett's Fabrics

Carnaby Zinc

Name: Carnaby Zinc
Brand: Fryett's Fabrics

Carnaby Zinc from the Magma collection is a quietly pared-back fabric with a cool taupe cast and a softly textured surface.

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

About this fabric

Shown here in a muted zinc taupe, this colourway reads cool and restrained rather than warm or earthy, with a fine woven texture that gives the surface a subtle, linear look. The 59% cotton and 41% polyester composition helps balance a natural handle with practical durability. At 140cm wide and with no pattern repeat, it is an easy option for tailored upholstery or understated curtains where the cloth itself should do the talking. The tonal, low-contrast finish keeps the design feeling smart and contemporary.

How to use it

Use Carnaby Zinc with pale oak, charcoal, or off-white finishes to keep the scheme crisp and modern. Its subdued grey-brown tone is especially effective in rooms that need a calm backdrop rather than a strong accent.

A calm, versatile taupe that works neatly across soft furnishings and seating.

Fryett's Fabrics Magma Fabric

Specification

Care: NQT1<
Composition: 59% Cotton, 41% Polyester
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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Pairs well with

A pattern needs somewhere for the eye to rest, so these are the plains and textures that sit beside Carnaby Zinc without fighting it. 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

London Clay

Farrow & Ball · #736660

To stand against it

Eddy

Farrow & Ball · #c9cab8

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