Warm chestnut and ivory chevron weave with tightly textured, directional zigzag lines

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Galdana Chestnut

Name: Galdana Chestnut
Brand: Swaffer

Weave Fabric

Galdana Chestnut has a warm, rust-tinged brown ground threaded with pale ivory, creating a richly textured chevron surface. The close-set zigzags give this colourway a lively sense of movement while retaining a grounded, earthy character.

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About this fabric

Fine alternating chestnut-brown and ivory yarns form a tightly worked chevron across the face. The small V-shaped lines create a clear directional rhythm, with the pale threads catching against the deeper brown to emphasise the weave. Chestnut reads as warm and slightly terracotta-leaning here, giving the fabric more depth than a flat mid-brown. Catalogued as a Fabric in Swaffer’s Weave collection, Galdana Chestnut is a substantial-looking textile suited to structured upholstery.

How to use it

Use Galdana Chestnut on an armchair, bench or occasional sofa where its warm brown tone can anchor a room. Balance the ivory flecks with natural timber, aged brass and softly contrasting cream textiles.

The warm chestnut base and ivory chevron texture bring rhythmic pattern and depth to upholstered pieces.

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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.

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