Mottled taupe-grey Kintail Shale fabric with a fine woven herringbone texture

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Kintail - Shale

Name: Kintail - Shale
Brand: Moons

Misc Fabric

Kintail - Shale is a densely woven textile with a fine, repeating herringbone texture. Its layered taupe-grey colouring shifts subtly between warm stone, grey and brown as the light moves across the surface.

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About this fabric

The small chevron-like weave creates a compact, tactile surface rather than a flat plain, giving this colourway gentle visual depth. Its muted Shale tone sits between taupe, mushroom and soft grey, with darker threads defining the close herringbone pattern. The dense-looking weave makes it best suited to upholstery, particularly on seating where texture can carry the design without introducing a strong colour statement. No performance features are noted in the supplied specification, so none are claimed here.

How to use it

Pair Kintail - Shale with warm timber, aged metal and chalky neutrals for a calm, tailored room. Its cool taupe-grey depth also works well alongside charcoal, oatmeal and softly weathered brown.

Use this softly mottled taupe-grey upholstery to bring quiet texture and understated depth to seating.

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