Cream woven swatch with broken charcoal horizontal marks and softly irregular texture

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Zinc Textile

Melrose Slate

Name: Melrose Slate
Brand: Zinc Textile

Melrose Slate pairs a chalky cream ground with broken, slate-dark horizontal marks that drift across the surface in uneven bands. Its softly irregular texture gives the colourway a weathered, graphic depth.

cream and slate abstract medium relaxed both

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About this fabric

The close view shows a fine, even woven structure beneath scattered charcoal and slate-black linear flecks, with denser marks appearing in loose horizontal runs. Against the pale cream background, the dark accents read as cool and muted rather than starkly glossy, creating a quietly expressive surface. The supplied record notes no performance features for this fabric, so project-specific suitability should be checked before use.

How to use it

Use Melrose Slate to bring a cool, softened contrast to an otherwise light scheme: it would suit a relaxed upholstered chair, occasional cushion or gently gathered curtain where its broken horizontal rhythm can remain visible.

A softly textured cream-and-slate weave for relaxed upholstery, cushions or full-length drapery.

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