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Cristina Marrone

1,984 fabrics from Cristina Marrone, photographed into our library across 79 collections. Narrow them in the finder, then feel the shortlist at the Heybridge showroom.

Cristina Marrone
Founded
1977
Where
Hainault, Essex, England
Known for
Essex wholesaler of designer upholstery fabrics
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Blue-grey charcoal chenille with a tightly woven, layered chevron patternPale warm greige chenille showing a fine, softly irregular woven textureClose-up of sage and aqua chenille with cream and taupe flecked weaveDeep charcoal-black faux suede with a soft, subtly brushed matte surfaceMottled blue-grey chenille with teal and charcoal flecks in a close weaveRust terracotta flat-weave fabric showing a fine, even crosshatch textureMuted chartreuse green chenille with a fine, even woven textureCool slate blue-grey fabric with fine vertical ribbed textureMottled taupe-grey chenille with chunky woven texture and charcoal flecksPale aqua chenille plaid with turquoise bands, grey checks and mustard threadsDark slate-blue chenille swatch with a fine, subtly mottled woven textureWarm oatmeal beige faux leather with fine organic pebbled grain texture
1,984
Fabrics in the library
79
Collections held
20
Colour families
138cm
Usual cloth width
The house

About Cristina Marrone

This is one company under two names, which is why it appears twice on our roster and only once here. The Brown family started the business in 1977, trading as Covertex, on the strength of their own experience in upholstery. Companies House records the company as incorporated on 16 August 1977 as Covertex Limited and renamed Cristina Marrone Limited on 3 March 2025.

Covertex became one of the leading wholesalers to the trade, supplying more than two thousand upholstery fabrics in the United Kingdom and across Europe. Cristina Marrone, the founders' daughter, joined in 1999. She studied at the London College of Printing and Distributive Trades and took her textile design degree at Central Saint Martins, and every fabric in the range is now either designed by her or handpicked by her from mills around the world.

It is also the closest fabric house to this workshop. Cristina Marrone works from Hainault Business Park, half an hour down the A12 from Heybridge, which is a practical advantage as well as a nice fact: a cutting can be in our hands the following morning.

Sources, checked in July 2026: cristinamarrone.co.uk/about, Companies House

In the library

The collections we hold.

Every one of these is photographed, tagged and searchable. Open a collection in the finder, or ask us to bring the book.

Warm ivory nubby textile with softly mottled cream surface

Misto

44 fabrics
Pale greige chenille with fine taupe and grey flecks in a nubby weave

Napoli

44 fabrics
Pale warm cream faux-linen weave with fine vertical and horizontal crosshatching

Emporio

43 fabrics
Warm greige chenille with ivory diamond and chevron geometry in close view

Murano

40 fabrics
Dark charcoal blue-grey chenille with a flecked, nubby vertical weave

Ponte Vecchio

40 fabrics
Close-up of pale grey-green chenille with a softly flecked woven surface

Uffizzi

40 fabrics
Pale ivory cream flat-weave textile showing fine horizontal and vertical threads

Porto Cervo

38 fabrics
Blue-grey charcoal chenille with a tightly woven, layered chevron pattern

Accento

36 fabrics
Warm ivory flat weave with rust florals, blue-green leaves and two hovering birds

Giardino

36 fabrics

Browse all 1,984 in the finder

Fabric collections and photography courtesy of the fabric houses we hold.

Colour

The palette, as it actually falls.

Counted across the whole range we hold, not chosen. Each swatch opens the fabric it was taken from.

Pale grey and ivory flecked woven upholstery fabric with a softly pebbled texture grey 351 Pale greige flat-weave textile with fine vertical striations and softly slubbed surface taupe 289 Muted blue-teal chenille with a fine, softly mottled woven texture teal 183 Muted beige chenille with fine horizontal stripes in rust, sage, taupe and blue multi 133 Pale mint-green flat weave with fine crosshatched texture and softly mottled tonal threads green 119 Oatmeal taupe flat weave with fine vertical yarn variation and subtle texture beige 118 Muted blue-grey flat weave with a fine, softly mottled crosshatch texture blue 108 Soft ivory cream chenille with a close, nubby woven texture cream 106 Muted olive faux leather with a fine, softly pebbled grain olive 91 Deep garnet chenille with olive, gold and teal botanical flowers red 82
The cloth

What it is, and what it will take.

Mostly polyester
87% of the compositions we hold lead on polyester, then cotton, acrylic, viscose
138 cm wide
the usual bolt width here, on 100% of the range
Pattern
plain (1,040), textured (582), geometric (106)
Made for
upholstery (1,877), curtains and upholstery (107)

What this house publishes with every fabric, as a share of the ones we hold:

  • What it is made of 100%
  • Width 100%
  • Care 100%
In the workshop

Where we use it.

Reupholstery

Upholstery-weight cloth from a wholesaler an hour away, which shortens a lead time considerably.

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Club chairs

Plains and textures with the body a deep seat needs.

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Bespoke commissions

A designer look on a one-off piece, without a designer-house lead time.

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Houses that sit well beside it.

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