Alendel Boulevard Fabric

47 colourways of heavy velvet, 56 in wide

Alendel lists Boulevard as a velvet in 47 colourways, in 100% polyester, at 56 in wide. The colours run Crocodile, Liberty, Juniper, Khaki, Shell, Ash, Autumn, Blackberry and 39 more, across the green, blue, beige, grey, yellow and purple families. 44 of the 47 flagged in stock by Alendel. It sits in Alendel's Boulevard Book.

At 56 in it is cut up the roll like a conventional drapery cloth: a panel joins widths at the seam, which sits inside a pleat, and a Roman shade takes one width up to roughly 50 inches finished before it needs a joined width. 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. Alendel lists the weight at 1.76 lb per yard, heavy for a velvet, so the track or rod is sized to carry it. Care is WA-P (washable or dry clean). It passes NFPA 701, the flame test a condo association, hotel or office asks for on drapery; it also carries CAL 117, NFPA 260 and UFAC Class 1, the upholstery flammability listings; and FMVSS 302, the automotive interior test. Every colourway is listed as Oeko-Tex. Country of origin, as Alendel lists it: India.