Simon Houlding Upholstery
Deep plum plain weave with subtle crosshatched texture and soft tonal variation

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Ruskin Plum

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Ruskin Plum is a deep, muted purple woven in a quietly textured plain construction. Its dusky plum tone shifts gently across the surface, revealing the fine grain of the cloth rather than a printed motif.

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About this fabric

At 410 gsm, this is a substantial textile with the presence expected of an upholstery fabric. The close, even weave is visible as a fine crosswise and lengthwise texture, while slight tonal variation keeps the plum colour from appearing flat. With 22 threads per centimetre and a 140 cm usable width, it offers a dense, composed surface for covering chairs, footstools and other upholstered pieces. The 0 cm vertical and horizontal pattern repeats confirm that this colourway is plain and can be matched without motif alignment.

How to use it

Use Ruskin Plum to bring a dusky, cocooning depth to an armchair, sofa or dining seat, particularly alongside warm timber, aged brass and softly contrasting neutrals. Its restrained texture also works well where a room needs colour without a pronounced pattern.

A weighty plum woven cloth with subtle texture, well suited to upholstered seating and occasional furniture.

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Two ways to take the room. Both colours are from houses we hold, so a pot can come off the same order as the cloth. Screens shift colour, so treat these as a direction and bring the cloth to the shelf before you buy the paint.

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