Close-up of deep sapphire-blue fabric with a fine, subtly mottled woven texture

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Kirkby Design

Sahara Iii Sapphire

Sahara Iii Sapphire is a rich, cool blue textile with an understated woven texture. Its even surface reads as a confident block of colour, while faint tonal variation keeps the sapphire shade from appearing flat.

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About this fabric

The swatch shows a deep sapphire blue with a subtly mottled, close-woven surface and no visible printed or geometric motif. Fine vertical and horizontal threads create a quiet textile grain, giving the colour gentle depth as the light moves across it. The saturated blue has a cool, polished character that feels more vivid than navy while remaining visually even. No composition, width, rub test or other performance specification has been supplied for this colourway.

How to use it

Use this cool sapphire blue to give a chair, sofa or pair of curtains a strong colour presence without introducing a separate pattern. It works particularly well against pale neutrals, warm timber and brushed metal, which bring out the fabric’s subtle surface depth.

A deep, cool sapphire blue with a subtle woven surface that brings colour and texture without a visible pattern.

Kirkby Design Sahara Iii Fabric

Specification

Composition: 100% Cotton
Width: 141 cms (55.5 ")
Rub test (Martindale): 65,000 Severe Domestic
Suitable for: Curtains And Drapes, Upholstery
Style: Plain / Solid
Aftercare: Do Not Bleach, Consult Specialist Dry Cleaner, Do Not Tumble Dry, Warm Iron, Mch8 30degC Cold Rinse/Short Spin
Environmental: Oeko-Tex 100 Certified, REACH Compliant, PFAS Free
Oeko-Tex certification number: 971521.O CENTROCOT
Performance: Washable
Product type: Plain / Textured Weave
Sample size: 17cm x 13cm
Wyzenbeek: 65,000

Specification as published by Kirkby Design. 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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Sahara Iii Sapphire 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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