Crushed plain fabric swatch in deep chocolate brown with soft wrinkled texture

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Warwick

Crush Bitter

Name: Crush Bitter
Brand: Warwick

Crush Bitter is a deep chocolate brown colourway with a softly crumpled surface that catches the light in dark, low-sheen folds. The plain finish gives it a quietly tailored look rather than a patterned one.

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Ask Ruth about this fabric See it in your room

See this fabric on Warwick's own site, then order it through us.

About this fabric

Woven in 100% polyester, Crush Bitter is a practical fabric with a 290 cm width and a strong 100,000 Martindale rub test. It is catalogued for bedspread and curtaining use, and the wide width makes it especially useful for larger drops and broad runs with fewer joins. Visually, this colourway sits in a dark bitter-chocolate brown range, with a muted, earthy depth that reads more warm than black. The crushed texture softens the surface and creates subtle tonal shifts where the pile and folds catch the light.

How to use it

Use this deep brown for full-length curtains, where the crumpled surface adds depth without needing pattern. It also suits a pared-back bedspread in rooms with timber, leather, or warm neutral finishes.

A rich, dark brown that works neatly across drapes and upholstery-style bed dressing.

Warwick Crush Fabric

Specification

Composition: 100% Polyester
Pattern repeat: Plain
Rub test (martindale): 100,000 rubs
Suitable for: Bedspread, Curtaining
Width: 290 cm

Specification as published by Warwick. 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.

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Crush Bitter 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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