The Italian Wine-Red
Glide 70195 Chianti is the specific deep, earthy wine-red of Chianti — an Italian red with the depth and complexity of good wine. Deeper than Sultry and more earthy than Ruby, Chianti serves the specific deep wine-red that bridges the reds and the dark red-browns for Italian-inspired and formal quilt designs.
Top 10 Uses
- Deep wine-red fabric backgrounds
- Italian and Mediterranean-palette quilts
- Formal and sophisticated dark red designs
- Tone-on-tone on deep wine-red fabric
- Mixed jewel palette with deep earthy red
- Paired with Cabernet and Merlot for complete wine red family
- Victorian and period formal red quilts
- Art quilts using earthy deep red as colour element
- Studio deep wine-red production thread
- Completing the Italian wine red family
Frequently Asked Questions
Chianti or Wine?
Wine (45115) carries purple; Chianti stays red-earthy. If the fabric photographs toward plum, Wine; toward brick-wine, Chianti.
Chianti or Maroon?
Maroon is darker and browner; Chianti livelier. Match the value.
What pairs with Chianti on Tuscan quilts?
Olive and Sienna -- the Tuscan hillside palette.
Shop Fil-Tec Glide 70195 Chianti Thread
Deep Italian wine-red for sophisticated quilts.
