Simon Houlding Upholstery
Pale warm-grey fabric with fine vertical slub texture and softly woven surface

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Kirkby Design

Wave Fossil

Wave Fabric

Wave Fossil is a very pale warm-grey textile with a quiet, vertically striated surface. The fine tonal variation gives the near-white ground a softly tactile, natural appearance.

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About this fabric

The image shows a delicate woven texture formed by narrow vertical slubs and faint tonal lines, rather than a printed motif. Its pale fossil-grey colouring stays close to off-white, with subtle warmth that prevents the surface from appearing stark. No composition, width, rub-test or performance-feature data has been supplied for this colourway.

How to use it

Use Wave Fossil for full-length curtains or relaxed Roman blinds where its pale warm-grey tone can soften daylight without introducing a strong pattern. It would sit comfortably alongside chalky whites, light timber and gentle stone shades.

A pale warm-grey ground with delicate vertical slubbing, well suited to softly filtered curtains and understated interiors.

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