Close-up of pale ivory plain fabric with a fine woven texture and soft sheen

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J Brown

Carrera Natural

Name: Carrera Natural
Brand: J Brown
SKU: 13588

Carrera Fabric13588

Carrera Natural is a pale, quietly luminous plain with a soft ivory cast and a gentle woven shimmer. The surface reads clean and light, with just enough texture to stop the colourway feeling flat.

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See this fabric on J Brown's own site, then order it through us.

About this fabric

This colourway has an understated natural tone: more ivory than white, with a faint warm haze that softens the overall effect. The close weave shows a fine, even texture and a restrained sheen that catches the light in a smooth, modern way. Supplied in 100% polyester, with a contract usage rating and an impressive 80,000 Martindale, it is designed for demanding interiors as well as everyday schemes. The back-coated finish is supplied to Cigarette & Match to BS5852, and after care allows either professional clean in situ or washing at 40℃, subject to the pattern book guidance.

How to use it

Use Carrera Natural to lift darker upholstery shapes, or pair it with pale timber and stone for a calm, tonal scheme. Its warm-leaning ivory reads especially well in bright rooms where you want softness rather than stark white.

A pale, easy neutral that keeps rooms light without feeling stark.

J Brown Carrera Fabric

Specification

Aftercare: Professional Clean in situ or Washable at 40℃, please refer to the pattern book for further care instructions
Composition: 100% Polyester
Designs in the collection: 39
Fire rating: Supplied Back coated to Cigarette & Match to BS5852, other treatments are available upon request.
Rub test (martindale): 80,000 rubs
Style: Plains
Suitable for: Contract

Specification as published by J Brown. 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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Carrera Natural 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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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

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To stand against it

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