Alendel Alpha Batiste Fabric
3 colourways, sheer, 118 in wide, railroaded, NFPA 701. Every swatch and every Alendel specification, from the workroom that sews it in Fort Lauderdale and installs it from Miami to Palm Beach.
3 colourways of sheer from White to Ivory, 118 in wide and railroaded
Alendel lists Alpha Batiste as a sheer in 3 colourways, in 100% polyester, at 118 in wide, railroaded. The colours run White, Marble and Ivory. All 3 flagged in stock by Alendel. It sits in Alendel's Alpha Batst Crd.
The width is the reason to look at it: railroaded, the 118 in becomes the drop, so a wall of glass up to about 9 ft 10 in high runs seamless from end to end, which is how we sew sheers across an ocean wall. Being polyester it holds a pleat, keeps its size through humidity and a wash or a dry clean, and takes the sun better than a natural fibre, which matters on unshaded glass here. Care is WS (spot clean with water or a solvent). It passes NFPA 701, the flame test a condo association, hotel or office asks for on drapery.
What Alpha Batiste does at the window, and what it does not
Best use
Alpha Batiste is a sheer, so it goes where the point is daylight and the view: living rooms and dining rooms on the water, a wall of sliders, a bedroom by day with a blackout layer behind it for night. Railroaded at 118 in it runs seamless across a window wall on a ceiling track, ripplefold at 2.5 to 3 times fullness.
Light and privacy
A sheer filters hard sunlight into an even glow and keeps the view; it takes the glare off a white sofa without hiding the water. It gives no privacy at night with the lights on, so a bedroom takes a lined or blackout panel on a second track behind it, and it is not a blackout.
Cloth and care
100% polyester; care WS (spot clean with water or a solvent). Polyester keeps its size and its pleat in humid air and after cleaning, and holds its colour in the sun better than a natural fibre.
Limitations
No privacy at night with the lights on, and no blackout; it is layered where either is needed. Railroaded wide-width goods are not cut into Roman shades; for a matching Roman we pick a 54 inch cloth from the same book. The seamless drop tops out at about 9 ft 10 in; a taller wall is seamed or turned back up the roll.
3 colourways of Alpha Batiste
3 colourways: White, Marble and Ivory. All 3 flagged in stock by Alendel. The colour code and the FB item number are what we order by; click a swatch to enlarge it.
Colourways
Every Alpha Batiste colourway, as Alendel lists it
| Swatch | Colour | Code | Item no. | Family | Width | Content | Care | Fire listings | Alendel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 100 | FB000033 | White | 118 in | 100% polyester | WS (spot clean, water-based or solvent cleaner) | NFPA 701 | Listing | |
| Marble | 102 | FB000032 | White | 118 in | 100% polyester | WS (spot clean, water-based or solvent cleaner) | NFPA 701 | Listing | |
| Ivory | 103 | FB000031 | White | 118 in | 100% polyester | WS (spot clean, water-based or solvent cleaner) | NFPA 701 | Listing |
Width, content, repeat, care code, fire listings and weight per yard are Alendel's own listing for each colourway, captured from its trade catalogue; the stock flag is Alendel's public availability filter on the day we read it and is confirmed against the order before anything is cut. We bring the Alendel books to the consultation.
Where Alpha Batiste works here
Nothing suits a wall of South Florida glass like a sheer, and Alpha Batiste goes where our sheers go: Brickell and Miami Beach condos, Fort Lauderdale waterfront homes, Boca Raton and Palm Beach island. Railroaded at 118 in it runs seamless on a recessed Somfy or Lutron track across an ocean wall, the fullness trimmed so the stack clears the glass, over a solar roller for the glare by day. Every panel is cut and sewn by our five in-house seamstresses in Fort Lauderdale.
For the same use, compare Alpha Batiste with Empire Voile 118 (sheer, 118 in railroaded, 69 colourways), Base (sheer, 118 in railroaded, 27 colourways) and Pillar (sheer, 121 in railroaded, 22 colourways); the table on each page lists the width, content, care code, fire listings and weight side by side.
Alpha Batiste: frequently asked
How many colours does Alendel Alpha Batiste come in?
3 colourways by Alendel's listing, all 3 flagged in stock by Alendel. Every one is on this page with its swatch, colour code and FB item number, and we bring the shortlist to the consultation so the colour is judged in your own light.
Can Alpha Batiste run seamless across a whole wall of glass?
Yes. At 118 in it is railroaded: the cloth is turned sideways, the width becomes the drop, and a window wall up to about 9 ft 10 in high carries no seam. Taller than that it is seamed, or run up the roll with a seam at each width.
Does Alpha Batiste pass NFPA 701?
Yes by Alendel's listing: Alpha Batiste passes NFPA 701. NFPA 701 is the flame test a condo association, a hotel or an office asks for on drapery; where a project needs the certificate we request it from Alendel before the cloth is ordered.
What does Alpha Batiste cost made up as sheers?
It is quoted from the yardage: the width and height of the window, the fullness, the repeat if there is one, the lining and the track or rod. The pricing page has real numbers for sheers, motorized tracks and blackout draperies, and a quote for Alpha Batiste follows from a measure. Ask for a price with the button above and we come back with a figure, not a range.
Compare Alpha Batiste with
Empire Voile 118
A sheer at 118 in, railroaded to run seamless, in 69 colourways
Base
A sheer at 118 in, railroaded to run seamless, in 27 colourways
Pillar
22 colourways of sheer from Bamboo to Dolphin, 121 in wide and railroaded
Aroma
Wide-width sheer in 20 colourways, 120 in for seamless walls of glass
Bliss
A sheer at 55 in in 20 colourways
Brent
19 colourways of sheer from Mushroom to Castle, 116 in wide and railroaded
Alpha Batiste sheers in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Boca Raton & Palm Beach
We order Alpha Batiste from Alendel by the yard for any project from Miami to Palm Beach, cut and sew it in our own Fort Lauderdale workroom as sheers, and hang it with our own installers on the track, rod or headrail the window calls for. The Alendel books are at 4539 Powerline Rd in Fort Lauderdale (by appointment) and 500 South Pointe Dr #150 in Miami Beach, and we bring the colours you shortlist to the consultation.
See Alpha Batiste in your own light
Book a complimentary in-home consultation. Shortlist the colours you like and we bring the Alendel samples, the linings and honest answers about light, privacy and what your windows actually need.