Charcoal-grey Vara Fossil fabric with fine mottled horizontal woven texture

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Linwood

Vara Fossil

Name: Vara Fossil
Brand: Linwood

Vara Fabric

Vara Fossil is a deep charcoal-grey plain weave with a subtly mottled surface and fine horizontal texture visible across the swatch. Its restrained tonal variation gives the dark shade depth without introducing a distinct pattern.

charcoal grey weave plain none smart upholstery

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About this fabric

This Linwood Vara colourway combines charcoal, grey and softly warm flecks in a compact woven surface that reads darker in the denser areas. The fine crosswise texture catches the light gently, creating a quiet, textile-led finish rather than a flat solid appearance. At approximately 137cm wide, it is specified for fixed upholstery in Contract and General Domestic settings. Its composition is 17% viscose, 23% recycled polyester, 44% acrylic, 7% linen and 9% polyester, with dry-clean care.

How to use it

Use Fossil on a tailored sofa, dining chair or occasional seat where its deep charcoal tone can anchor pale timber, chalky walls and brushed metal. Pair it with warm grey or muted olive accents to draw out the subtle warmth in the weave.

A deep charcoal woven texture that brings quiet contrast to contemporary upholstery and tailored seating.

Linwood Vara Fabric

Specification

Aftercare: Dry Clean
Composition: 17% Viscose, 23% Recycled Polyester, 44% Acrylic, 7% Linen, 9% Polyester
Suitable for: Fixed Upholstery
Upholstery grade: Contract, General Domestic
Width (approx): 137cm

Specification as published by Linwood. 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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Vara Fossil 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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To sit quietly behind it

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To stand against it

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