Close-up of pale taupe-grey textile with dense charcoal crosshatch and slubbed texture

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Mark Alexander

M571 Tarnish

Name: M571 Tarnish
Brand: Mark Alexander

M571 Tarnish has a softly weathered taupe-grey ground, threaded with lighter and darker flecks that give the surface a quietly aged appearance. Its close, irregular weave reads as a fine crosshatch rather than a flat plain.

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About this fabric

The cloth is visually dominated by a pale, weathered taupe-grey ground, with scattered charcoal-grey and warm off-white threads breaking through it. Fine vertical and horizontal irregularities create a dense, small-scale crosshatch, while the uneven thread density gives the surface a lightly slubbed, tactile character. Rather than a flat solid, the colour shifts subtly between chalky light areas and darker tarnished flecks as the weave catches the light. No performance features or further specification data are noted for this fabric.

How to use it

Use Tarnish to soften a contemporary room with its chalky taupe-grey tone, pairing it with warm timber, stone and charcoal accents. The restrained crosshatch texture also works well alongside smoother plains and brushed metal.

The weathered taupe-grey tone and fine crosshatch texture bring quiet depth to upholstery, curtains and layered neutral schemes.

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