The Dark Blue-Grey Neutral
Glide 30644 Graphite is the dark blue-grey of graphite pencil — a cool, dark neutral that reads as sophisticated and modern. Darker than the standard cool greys, with a blue influence that gives it more character than a plain dark grey, Graphite serves as the designer's dark neutral for sophisticated contemporary quilts.
Top 10 Uses
- Dark blue-grey fabric backgrounds
- Modern industrial and architectural palette quilts
- Sophisticated neutral contemporary designs
- Tone-on-tone on graphite and dark blue-grey fabric
- Masculine dark modern quilts
- Mixed dark cool-neutral palettes
- Dense custom work on dark cool-grey fabric
- Art quilts in the graphite neutral range
- Paired with Anchor and Slate for complete blue-grey family
- Studio dark blue-grey design neutral
Frequently Asked Questions
Graphite or Anchor?
Near neighbours: Anchor reads more nautically blue; Graphite more pencil-neutral. Maritime fabrics take Anchor, industrial fabrics take Graphite.
Graphite or Battleship?
Battleship is a plain dark grey; Graphite carries blue. Any blue cast in the fabric means Graphite.
What bobbin sits under Graphite?
A dark grey Delights pre-wound; on light backings a mid-grey keeps pokies hidden both faces.
Shop Fil-Tec Glide 30644 Graphite Thread
Dark blue-grey neutral for modern and industrial-palette quilts.