Simon Houlding Upholstery
Ivory woven fabric with small repeating fossil-grey botanical sprigs

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Poacea Fossil

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Poacea Fossil pairs a pale ivory ground with closely spaced fossil-grey botanical sprigs. The restrained contrast lets the repeated leaf motif read as texture as much as pattern, while the woven surface gives the swatch visible depth.

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About this fabric

This substantial fabric weighs 499 gsm and has a 130 cm usable width, making it well suited to upholstery. Small stylised sprigs repeat at 16.5 cm vertically and 17.5 cm horizontally, forming an even all-over arrangement rather than a dominant statement motif. The fossil-grey marks are softly muted against ivory, with the tonal weave adding gentle variation instead of a flat printed appearance. It is supplied in a standard 35 m length and has 51 threads per cm.

How to use it

Use Poacea Fossil on a chair, sofa or bench where its cool, pale grey-beige tone can sit comfortably with ivory, chalk, stone and washed timber. Its small repeat works especially well across shaped upholstery without overwhelming the form.

A quietly patterned, substantial weave for upholstered seating, bringing soft fossil-grey definition to pale neutral schemes.

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