Slow Roads Upholstery Swatches
Considerations:
✓ Handcrafted
✓ Made to Order
✓ Environmentally Conscious
Our selection of upholstery fabrics and leathers comes from trusted textile partners in the United States and Europe, chosen for quality, durability, and material integrity. The collection includes high-quality Belgian linens, soft bouclés, earth-toned prints, luxurious velvets, premium leathers, and performance fabrics, all curated within a naturally earthy palette. Each material is selected to highlight its inherent texture, color variation, and craftsmanship, providing options that are both versatile and enduring.
Lucas
Lucas, an Italian cotton velvet is a 100% cotton fabric with a dense, soft pile and subtle luster. Inspired by vintage upholstery, it delivers vivid, bold color that may shift slightly depending on the angle of light. Normal use can cause gentle shading or pile crushing. Available in three colors.
Material: 100% Cotton
Rub Count: 50,000
Color: Harbor, Moss
Repeat: None
Direction: Plain
Apollo
Apollo is a 100% polyester performance velvet designed for elevated practicality. Woven from proprietary polyester yarns, it combines the soft hand and subtle luster of cotton with superior durability. The fabric features a water and stain-repellent finish for easy cleaning, while its dense pile delivers vivid, rich color. Velvet is directional, so color may shift slightly depending on the angle and light. Ideal for sectionals and large pieces. Available in three colors.
Material: 100% Polyester
Rub Count: 50,000
Color: Steel, Slate, Moss
Repeat: None
Direction: Plain
Care Instructions: Fabric can be cleaned with water-based cleaning products.
Knobby
Knobby is a 38% cotton, 35% wool, 21% linen, 6% polyester boucle fabric with a heavy, 1970s-inspired texture. Its loop pile weave creates raised loops on the surface, adding depth and visual interest, while variations in loop length give the fabric a distinct, tactile appearance. Woven on a plain-weave base, the loops are formed by wrapping weft yarn around a rod or needle and securing them with subsequent rows. Available in three colors.
Material: 38% Cotton - 35% Wool - 21% Linen - 6% Polyester
Rub Count: 28,000
Color: Mineral, Smoke, Coffee
Repeat: None
Direction: Plain
Alasdair
Wisps of cloud drift, ephemeral and untethered, over a layering of stripes – sometimes dense, sometimes thin as a mist. Alasdair, named for the tallest peak of the Scottish islands, stands craggy and austere, softened by the fog that often embraces it. This rugged yet balanced weave reveals a traditional plaid pattern, veiled by a delicate mist, imparting an ever-changing texture. Alasdair merges the geological with the transient, weaving together the tangible and the dream that lies beyond.
Material: 100% Cotton
Rub Count: 24,000
Color: Tobacco
Paloma
Paloma is a 100% cotton fabric that features a timeless plaid through a contemporary design point of view. The fabric is a warm orange base with white, chartreuse, pink and brown. Available in one color.
Material: 100 % Cotton
Rub Count: 16,000
Color: Chestnut
Floral Garland
What began as a French Rococo floral, reborn through Indian imagination a century later, is here transformed again. Each thread of the warp is printed before weaving, so that the design drifts through the cloth like memory through light—sharp in places, dissolving in others. The meandering vine, once a polite parlor motif, now trembles with motion, its edges softened by breath and time. Woven linen lends a dry warmth, a sense of something long-loved and rediscovered.
Blue Garland carries the hush of a summer room by the sea—European in accent, but its spirit blown far wider, as though the whole world exhaled to color it.
Material: 60% Cotton - 40% Linen
Rub Count: 18,000
Color: Blue
Dunkun
A threshold between worlds.
The warp is printed before it is woven, aligned across its full width using two screens, each pass calibrated by hand. After curing, the threads are drawn onto the beam by a team working in concert — six hands guiding tension that repeats across the length.
The weaving proceeds slowly, no more than two meters per day, the weft cut and reintroduced at intervals to maintain the clarity of the stripe. The surface holds this interruption, a faint record of the process.
A dukun mediates — between body and spirit, illness and remedy, seen and unseen.
Material: 100% Cotton
Rub Count: 17,000
Color: Wild Orchid
Ibrihim
A structure built through alignment.
The warp is printed using three separate screens, each layer positioned by hand to maintain the integrity of the design. After printing, the cloth is left to dry under open air before being cured, fixing the pattern into the fiber.
The weaving moves slowly — no more than a few meters each day — each pass requiring precise alignment between warp and weft to sustain the clarity of the pattern.
Named for Ibrahim Datuk Tan Malaka, the cloth carries a condition of thought shaped through discipline and resistance.
Material: 100% Cotton
Rub Count: 30,000
Color: Rose Water
Pharos
Eager eyes search the vast, dark ocean, suddenly catching sight of a flaming beacon, far-off still – a furnace suspended in the unknown. Sea-weary sailors then behold the Egyptian harbour, emerging in the distance. A safe passage is revealed by a monumental lighthouse, the ancient Pharos of Alexandria: their homecoming, illuminated! A blaze of stripes, beams of colour converging in thrumming light, Pharos shimmers with moments of discovery. A pathway is uncovered, an adventure perceived – a new hope is glimpsed in the heart of the night.
Material: 100% Polyester
Rub Count: 70,000
Color: Umber, Navy, Fennel
River Check
River Check is inspired by a medium-weight checked textile once woven along the Hooghly River in Bengal. Subtle tones of cornflower, indigo, and off-white form a calm, balanced geometry. The weave carries a quiet precision, its texture enlivened by the natural irregularity of hand-dyed yarns.
Material: 60% Linen - 40% Cotton
Rub Count: 18,000
Color: Indigo
Borobudur
Borobudur is a contemporary warp-printed textile made from 100% sustainably grown cotton, produced through a labor-intensive process in which five overlapping screens create a double-sided ikat effect before the weft is removed and replaced by hand — a technique requiring a team of three master weavers nearly a full day to produce a single yard. The resulting fabric is exceptionally durable and carries the quiet, meditative energy of true handcraft. Inspired by an antique Javanese ikat gifted to designer Sean during a pilgrimage to the vast 8th-century stone mandala of Borobudur, the textile honors its origins with every thread.
Material: 100% Cotton
Rub Count: 35,000
Color: Red
Kurniawan
Inspired by a historic ikat textile from Sumba, Kurniawan translates Indonesia's rich weaving heritage into a refined warp-printed cotton fabric — durable, soft, and meticulously crafted through a process in which the weft yarn is hand-removed and reinserted every meter to ensure exceptional precision and detail. The result is an extremely usable textile of timeless elegance, honoring the legacy of traditional ikat with the care and intention of modern master craftsmanship. Note stripes on this one.
Material: 100% Cotton
Rub Count: 18,000
Color: Black
Pattern Repeat:
Kinoko
Kingdom fungi lives its life underground, a varied and complex ecosystem hidden from human perception. The mushrooms that we see are only a small byproduct of a thriving subterranean network of cryptic mycelia conjoining into entire societies. Kinoko is simply the fruit we see, while below rhizomorphic tendrils stretch toward one other, twining into a complex and living whole. Its shapes are alien, uncanny, and yet the soil beneath us pulses with its life. It has as much claim to the world as we do – and perhaps more.
Material: 82% Linen - 18% Cotton
Rub Count: 35,000
Color: Sand, Indigo
Tori
Tori Indigo is a refined cotton-linen blend woven in a deep, inky indigo ground scattered with subtle tonal flecks — a texture that reads as quietly sophisticated in any setting. At 70% cotton and 30% linen, the fabric strikes a balance between structure and softness, making it equally at home on an upholstered chair or a slip-covered sofa. With a 25,000 rub count and a 54" width, it's built to last and tailored for both slip and upholstery applications.
Material: 70% Cotton - 30% Linen
Rub Count: 25,000
Color: Indigo
Dahlia
Dahlia - Nightfall is a lush, painterly floral rendered in a moody palette of deep tobacco, dusty rose, and faded blue-grey blooms sprawling across an antique cream ground. The large-scale dahlia and botanical leaf print feels both romantic and grounded — the kind of pattern that references old-world English chintz while feeling entirely at home in a collected, layered interior. Woven in a 67% linen and 33% cotton blend at 58" wide, it drapes beautifully and brings unmistakable character to any upholstered piece or curtain application.
Material: 67% Linen - 33% Cotton
Color: Nightfall
Repeat:
44.75" V, 28.5" H
Mariko
A classic linen weave, Mariko, is a lightweight, 100% linen fabric with a soft, natural hand. Inspired by indigo-dyed Batik fabrics, it features organic floral and spiral motifs. The color permeates the fibers for durability and colorfastness, while natural linen softens over time to create an earthy, relaxed look. Available in one color.
Material: 100% Linen
Rub Count: 10,000
Color: Indigo
Foret
Foret is an recycled polyester cotton blend that balances everyday practicality. The fabric features a classic floral and stripe pattern inspired by prints from the 1940s. Available in two colors. Crypton makes this a performance quality fabric.
Material: 43% BC Poly - 28% Recycled Cotton - 17% Polyester - 12% Recycled Poly
Rub Count: 56,000
Color: Fir, Rust
Bellamy
Bellamy is a versatile performance linen blend made from 37.3% cotton, 36.6% acrylic, 14.5% polyester, and 11.4% linen, ideal for everyday use. Its textured two-tone weave features subtle tonal variations for depth and dimension, creating an earthy, natural feel. Available in four colors.
Material: Cotton 37.3% - Acrylic 36.6% - Polyester 14.5% - Linen 11.4%
Rub Count: 57,000
Color: Pewter, Oatmeal, Natural
Repeat: None
Direction: Plain
Iris Organic
Iris is a 100% organic linen fabric that softens naturally with use, allowing the fibers to loosen over time and create an earthy, relaxed aesthetic. Made from the finest organic and sustainable sources, Iris is free of pesticides and harmful chemicals. The fabric is sourced exclusively from vendors who follow humane and fair trade practices. Available in two colors.
Material: 100% Organic Belgian Linen
Rub Count: 22,000
Color: Oyster, Flax, Smoke, Atlantic Blue
Repeat: None
Direction: Plain
Rye
Rye is a 100% linen fabric made from sustainable materials that offers a natural, earthy feel. Produced by Libeco, a renowned Belgian company with a legacy dating back to 1858, Rye exemplifies over 160 years of expertise in linen weaving. The Rye collection features colors selected by John Derian and is dyed in Italy. This pre-washed fabric softens with use, allowing the fibers to loosen over time and develop a relaxed, natural feel. Available in five colors.
Material: 100% Linen
Rub Count: 30,000
Color: Warm Grey, Spice, Pewter, Acorn, Midnight Blue
Repeat: None
Direction: Plain
Bracco Nubuck Leather
Bracco Nubuck is crafted from American hides and finished as a super-fine, natural grain aniline leather with an oil treatment. The surface features a soft, velvety nap and a uniform color and luster, reflecting careful selection and finishing of each hide.
Natural characteristics, including stretch marks or minor insect bites, may be visible across the surface. These features are inherent to high-quality, full-grain leather and serve as indicators of the hide’s authenticity and origin. Bracco Nubuck combines tactile refinement with durable performance, exemplifying the quality of premium leathers.
Origin: United States
Material: 100% Nubuck Leather
Thickness: 1.8-2.1 mm
Color: Black
Spur Semi-Aniline Leather
Spur is made from 100% vegetable-tanned leather, treated with natural tannins derived from plants for a rich, organic character. Each hide is aniline dyed to preserve its natural texture and markings, resulting in subtle shifts in color across panels and dye lots. These variations are inherent to the material and add to its authentic, one-of-a-kind appearance.
As a pull-up leather, Spur will lighten in color when stretched or flexed and will develop a unique patina over time. Surface marks, natural creases, and scratches are characteristic of this leather and will become more pronounced with use, enhancing its lived-in look. A light protective topcoat offers added durability while maintaining the leather’s natural aesthetic and everyday usability.
Origin: United States
Material: 100% Semi-Analine Leather
Thickness: 2.5mm-4.5mm
Color: Chocolate, Terracotta
Swatch Dimensions: 4.00" x 4.00"
Care Instructions:
- Professional cleaning only. Do not wash, spot clean, or steam clean at home.
- Direct sunlight may cause fading; minimize exposure.
- Application of stain guards by customers will void any warranties.
- If wrinkled from shipping, gentle steaming (20–30 seconds) may reduce visible marks.
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