Dusty thistle mauve-purple plain weave fabric with a soft, even texture

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Harlequin

Empower Plain Thistle

Name: Empower Plain Thistle
Brand: Harlequin
SKU: HAF0422-01

Empower Plain Thistle is a solid, dusty mauve-purple fabric with a softly greyed cast. Its close, even surface has a restrained woven texture that gives the colour gentle depth without introducing a visible motif.

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About this fabric

The muted thistle shade sits between mauve and purple, reading cool and softly powdery rather than bright or saturated. A fine, regular weave is visible across the plain face, with the surface shifting subtly as the light catches it. The fabric has a usable width of 143 cm, a 235 gsm weight and 106 threads per cm, giving it a versatile mid-weight presence for upholstery or drapery. With a 0 cm vertical and horizontal pattern repeat, the colour remains uninterrupted across the cloth.

How to use it

Use this softened mauve-purple on a reading chair, headboard or full-length curtain where its cool, dusty tone can temper warm woods and cream upholstery. It also suits a tonal scheme built from taupe, mushroom, lavender-grey and aged metal.

A quietly sophisticated thistle tone for tailored upholstery, curtains or layered neutral schemes.

Harlequin Empower Plain Fabric

Specification

Horizontal repeat: 0 cm
Standard length: 40 m
Threads per cm: 106
Usable width: 143 cm
Vertical repeat: 0 cm
Weight: 235 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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