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Close-up of Duo 286 in soft taupe-grey with a finely pebbled woven texture Swaffer

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Duo 286

Weave Fabric

Duo 286 is a softly balanced taupe-grey textile with a close, finely textured weave. Its subtle tonal variation gives the surface quiet depth without a pronounced pattern.

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About this fabric

The swatch shows a tightly packed, small-scale weave in a muted blend of warm taupe, grey and pale stone tones. Tiny variations between the threads create a softly pebbled appearance, while the even construction keeps the overall look calm and refined. This mid-weight-looking textile is suited to both upholstery and drapery applications based on its visible balance of structure and softness. No performance features are noted for this fabric.

How to use it

Use Duo 286 to soften a neutral room where its taupe-grey tone can sit comfortably beside limestone, chalky white, mushroom and natural timber. It would bring understated texture to a sofa, occasional chair, cushion or relaxed curtain.

Use this softly mottled taupe-grey weave to bring quiet texture to upholstery, curtains or cushions.

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Duo 286 is a quiet cloth, so it carries a pattern beside it: one of these on the curtains and this on the chair. Mixed across the houses we hold, which is the part a single supplier's book cannot do.

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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.

To sit quietly behind it

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To stand against it

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