Pale greige woven fabric with a dense, softly mottled micro-texture

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Mark Alexander

Steppe Vellum

Name: Steppe Vellum
Brand: Mark Alexander

Steppe Vellum has a pale greige tone that sits between soft stone and warm off-white. Its close, irregular weave gives the swatch a gently mottled appearance, with subtle darker flecks across the surface.

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About this fabric

The colour reads as muted and mineral rather than bright cream, allowing the fine woven marks to remain visible without becoming dominant. Tiny uneven warp-and-weft details create a dense, broken texture with delicate horizontal movement. The surface appears tactile and softly matt, with no smooth or glossy sheen evident in the image. This is catalogued as a Fabric, and no performance features are noted in the supplied information.

How to use it

Use this pale greige colourway to soften upholstery, headboards or curtains in rooms built around chalky whites, warm stone and natural timber. Its lightly mottled weave can add quiet depth where a plain cream would feel too flat.

A pale, finely textured neutral with enough visual depth to suit both upholstered pieces and softly tailored window treatments.

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