Cool pale grey fabric with dense white broken dashes and fine textured weave

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Harlequin

Sow First Light/Exhale

Name: Sow First Light/Exhale
Brand: Harlequin
SKU: HAF0498-03

Sow First Light/Exhale has a cool, almost white-grey ground covered with a dense field of tiny broken marks. Its finely textured appearance gives the swatch a soft, lightly mottled depth rather than a flat plain finish.

cool pale grey textured small smart upholstery

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About this fabric

The pale grey colourway reads clean and cool, with fine white-grey dash shapes creating a delicate, leaf-like surface rhythm across the cloth. The closely spaced motif remains understated at this scale, making the fabric feel considered and quietly tailored. At 475 gsm and 75 threads per cm, it has the substantial visual presence expected of a heavier upholstery textile. The pattern measures 12 cm vertically by 11.5 cm horizontally, while the 134.5 cm usable width and 35 m standard length support practical upholstery planning.

How to use it

Pair this cool pale grey with chalky whites, soft silver-grey and pale timber for a calm, light-filled scheme. It also works as a restrained textured counterpoint to darker charcoal or blue-grey upholstery.

Use this cool pale grey in tailored upholstery schemes where its fine broken motif adds quiet texture without strong contrast.

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Specification

Horizontal repeat: 11.5 cm
Standard length: 35 m
Threads per cm: 75
Usable width: 134.5 cm
Vertical repeat: 12 cm
Weight: 475 gsm

Specification as published by Harlequin. 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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Sow First Light/Exhale 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.

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