Deep cacao-brown woven fabric with fine vertical striations and subtle tonal texture

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Kirkby Design

Trace Cacao

Name: Trace Cacao
Brand: Kirkby Design

Trace Cacao is a deep, earthy brown woven fabric with a quiet vertical texture running through the surface. Its dark cacao tone shifts gently between warm brown and charcoal in the image, giving the cloth a grounded, tailored presence.

deep cacao brown textured none smart upholstery

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About this fabric

The surface is formed by fine vertical striations rather than a decorative motif, with closely spaced threads creating understated movement from top to bottom. The brown is richly muted and near-charcoal in its deepest areas, while lighter threads catch across the weave to reveal soft tonal variation. This substantial-looking construction makes it best suited to upholstery based on the visible weave and structure. The supplied record identifies it as a fabric, with no composition, width or performance specification provided.

How to use it

Use Trace Cacao on a structured armchair, sofa or dining seat where its warm, almost charcoal-brown tone can anchor a room. Pair it with pale timber, chalky neutrals or aged brass to bring out the lighter threads in the weave.

A dark cacao-brown woven texture for tailored upholstery with subtle vertical movement.

Kirkby Design Trace Fabric

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