Muted kelp-olive woven swatch with pale grey flecks and fine nubby texture

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Isle Mill

Moray Sands Kelp

Name: Moray Sands Kelp
Brand: Isle Mill

Moray Sands Kelp has a muted kelp-olive ground enlivened by fine pale flecks, creating a softly mottled woven surface. Its close texture gives the colour gentle depth rather than a flat, uniform finish.

muted kelp olive textured small relaxed upholstery

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About this fabric

The dense-looking weave combines olive, grey and pale cream threads in a small-scale, irregular texture that reads like a refined tweed. Light catches the raised fibres unevenly, allowing the kelp tone to shift between earthy green and softened khaki. This fabric is catalogued as a textile for upholstery, and no performance features are noted in the supplied specification. Its restrained colour variation helps disguise the visual uniformity of a plain while keeping the overall effect calm.

How to use it

Use Moray Sands Kelp on an armchair, bench or sofa where its earthy olive tone can sit comfortably with warm timber, stone, putty and natural linen. Pair it with cream or soft grey accents to draw out the pale flecks in the weave.

Use this muted kelp-olive weave to add quiet, tactile depth to relaxed upholstery and naturally toned rooms.

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