Pale silver-ivory sheer with fine horizontal slub texture and softly cloudy variation

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Mark Alexander

Strand Silverbirch

Name: Strand Silverbirch
Brand: Mark Alexander

Strand Silverbirch has a quiet, pale silvered-ivory appearance, with a fine horizontal texture that gives the surface gentle movement. Its light-looking handle and restrained tonal variation make it especially suited to drapery.

pale silvered ivory plain none relaxed drapery

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About this fabric

The colour sits between soft ivory and cool silver, with a subtly cloudy depth rather than a stark white finish. Fine horizontal slubs run across the surface, creating delicate lines that become more visible where the light catches the weave. The open, lightweight appearance reads naturally as a drapery cloth, allowing the texture to remain understated when hung.

How to use it

Use this cool silvered-ivory shade for calm, light-filtering curtains in rooms with white, pale grey or washed timber finishes. Its quiet horizontal texture can also soften a sharper contemporary scheme without introducing a strong pattern.

A cool, pale neutral with a fine horizontal texture, suited to softly filtered drapery and layered window treatments.

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