Soft silvery grey herringbone check fabric with fine woven texture

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Herring Gull

Herring Gull shows a fine herringbone check with a softly weathered, silvery grey appearance. The close weave gives the surface a calm, textural haze rather than a bold contrast.

soft silvery grey check small relaxed upholstery

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About this fabric

This Sanderson fabric is specified at 137.5 cm usable width and has a substantial 547 gsm weight, which gives the swatch a reassuringly full hand. The pattern repeat is small at 1.6 cm vertically and 3.3 cm horizontally, so the herringbone effect reads as a tight, refined texture rather than a statement motif. In this colourway, the grey sits on the cooler side with a pale, misted finish that feels restrained and coastal. The 43 threads per cm contribute to the crisp, closely worked look visible across the cloth.

How to use it

Use it on a sofa, armchair, or bench where you want a low-contrast neutral with a tailored finish. Its soft grey tone pairs especially well with chalk white, driftwood, and darker graphite accents.

A quiet neutral that works beautifully on tailored seating and pared-back cushions.

Sanderson Herring Fabrics Fabric

Specification

Usable width: 137.5 cm
Standard length: 30 m
Vertical repeat: 1.6 cm
Horizontal repeat: 3.3 cm
Threads per cm: 43
Weight: 547 gsm

Specification as published by Sanderson. We will confirm the current details with them before you order.

Made up by us

Every metre we order is cut, sewn and fitted in our own Heybridge workshop, with Simon over every stage. Reupholstery, bespoke pieces, curtains, blinds and headboards.

Pairs well with

A pattern needs somewhere for the eye to rest, so these are the plains and textures that sit beside Herring Gull without fighting it. Mixed across the houses we hold, which is the part a single supplier's book cannot do.

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Paint that goes with it

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.

To sit quietly behind it

Half Empire Grey

Zoffany · #b5b4b2

To stand against it

Inky Fingers

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