Simon Houlding Upholstery
Slate-blue Strawberry Thief fabric with vellum birds, sage foliage and muted red berries

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Morris & Co.

Strawberry Thief Slate/Vellum

Morris 160th Anniversary Fabric FabricMOF0046-04

Strawberry Thief Slate/Vellum brings a cool, gently faded palette to Morris & Co.’s bird-and-flower pattern. In the swatch, pale vellum birds sit among slate, sage and washed blue foliage, punctuated by muted strawberry-red berries.

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About this fabric

This 286gsm textile shows Strawberry Thief’s repeating birds, foliage and flowers across a cool slate-blue ground, with vellum-toned birds and blooms creating a softly layered contrast. Muted sage leaves, dusty blue petals and small berry-red accents give the colourway a softened, timeworn depth rather than bright contrast. At 139cm usable width, with a 53cm vertical and 46cm horizontal pattern repeat, the design has enough scale for its paired birds and dense foliage to remain legible. The supplied specification records 39.3 threads per cm and a 60m standard length for this fabric.

How to use it

Use this slate-blue colourway for curtains, cushions or occasional upholstery where its cool, quiet ground can balance warm ivory, chalky stone and natural wood. Pick out the muted berry-red details with small accents rather than strong saturated colour, keeping the softly faded palette intact.

A cool, softly faded colourway that suits curtains, cushions and occasional upholstery alongside warm neutrals or muted sage tones.

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To stand against it

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