Chalk cream bouclé swatch showing irregular nubby rows and softly folded highlights

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Zinc Textile

Buster Chalk

Name: Buster Chalk
Brand: Zinc Textile

Buster Chalk is a pale chalk-cream bouclé with a softly flecked, nubby surface. In the swatch, irregular horizontal textural rows shift between warm ivory and gentle beige shadow, giving the light colour quiet depth.

pale chalk cream textured medium relaxed upholstery

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About this fabric

From Zinc Textile’s Tres Boucle collection, Buster Chalk has a visibly looped, tactile surface rather than a smooth or polished finish. Its creamy chalk ground is broken by fine beige-grey flecks and softly uneven horizontal rows, creating subtle movement across the cloth. Broad lighter bands appear where the swatch folds, while the raised texture catches slightly deeper shadow in the recesses. No performance features are noted in the supplied specification, so the character of this fabric is defined here by its visible colour and bouclé texture.

How to use it

Use this calm chalk-cream colourway to upholster an occasional chair, headboard or softly tailored bench where its nubby texture can add depth without introducing strong colour. Pair it with warm ivory, pale timber and muted beige accents to bring out the gentle tonal variation in the weave.

A pale, nubby bouclé for softly textured upholstery on chairs, headboards and occasional pieces.

Zinc Textile Tres Boucle Fabric

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