Close-up of dark charcoal blue-grey woven fabric with fine horizontal striations

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Fryett's Fabrics

Malvern Charcoal

Name: Malvern Charcoal
Brand: Fryett's Fabrics

Malvern Charcoal is a deep, quietly variegated plain with a cool blue-grey cast and a subtle woven texture. The surface reads matte and understated, with just enough depth to stop the colour from looking flat.

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

About this fabric

This colourway shows a dark charcoal ground lifted by fine blue-grey and muted slate threads, giving the cloth a softly striated, horizontal texture. It is catalogued as a Fabric with a 140cm width, 0cm pattern repeat, and an 80% Polyester 20% Cotton composition. The finish feels firm and practical rather than fluid, making it well suited to tailored seating and other hard-working interior uses. The tone is cooler than a warm graphite, which helps it sit neatly with pale oak, concrete, and crisp white schemes.

How to use it

Use Malvern Charcoal on a sofa, dining chair, or ottoman where the blue-grey depth can anchor lighter upholstery and timber. It also works well as a grounding neutral in a scheme with brushed metal, pale stone, or inky accent colours.

A versatile dark neutral for tailoring clean, modern upholstery.

Fryett's Fabrics Plains & Semi Plains Fabric

Specification

Care: AQV1<
Composition: 80% Polyester 20% Cotton
Pattern repeat: 0cm
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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