Close-up of dark slate-grey plain weave with fine mottled charcoal threads

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Linwood

Vara Slate

Name: Vara Slate
Brand: Linwood

Vara Fabric

Vara Slate is a dark, cool-toned grey upholstery fabric with a closely woven surface and softly irregular thread definition. The charcoal-slate shade shifts gently across the swatch, giving the plain design understated depth.

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About this fabric

This plain weave has a dense, textile-rich appearance, with fine horizontal and vertical threads creating a subtly mottled surface rather than a flat solid colour. Vara Slate reads as a cool charcoal grey, softened by lighter grey flecks that catch across the weave. 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 Vara Slate on a tailored sofa, dining chair or banquette where its deep grey tone can anchor a room without the starkness of black. Pair it with pale stone, chalky neutrals or brushed metal to bring out the cooler flecks in the weave.

A deep slate-grey plain weave for tailored fixed upholstery and darker neutral schemes.

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 Slate 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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