Alendel Corona Fabric
3 colourways, velvet, 54 in wide. Every swatch and every Alendel specification, from the workroom that sews it in Fort Lauderdale and installs it from Miami to Palm Beach.
A velvet in 100% polyester, 54 in wide, in 3 colourways
Corona is one of the Alendel velvets we make up here, with 3 colourways on the card, in 100% polyester, at 54 in wide. The colours run Diamond, Metallic and Moonshine, across the white and grey families. All 3 flagged in stock by Alendel. It sits in Alendel's C.I. Silvercloud Book.
The 54 in width runs up the roll, so panels are made of joined widths with the seams hidden in the pleats, and a Roman shade under about 50 inches finished is cut from a single width. The repeat is vertical 7.375 in, horizontal 13.75 in, matched across seams and from window to window, so the yardage is figured on the repeat rather than the finished size. 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. It weighs 1.71 lb per yard by Alendel's listing, and a cloth of that weight is hung on a track or rod sized for it. Care is WA-P (washable or dry clean); Alendel's own line reads: washable, dry clean. It 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.
What Corona does at the window, and what it does not
Best use
Corona is a velvet, so it is a drapery for a room that wants weight and quiet: formal living rooms, a dining room, a study, a bedroom with the pile on the room side. It also makes a Roman shade, flat fold, lined, on a headrail sized for the weight.
Light and privacy
An opaque cloth, so privacy is complete when it is closed. The light is decided by the lining: light-filtering keeps a living room glowing, thermal or bump interlining adds body and quiet, blackout turns a bedroom dark. Corona is lined in every case; on west glass we line generously so the face does not fade.
Cloth and care
100% polyester; 1.71 lb per yard; care WA-P (washable or dry clean); 200,000 rubs abrasion. 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. Listed as Oeko-Tex.
Limitations
At 54 in a wide panel is made of joined widths; the seams sit inside the pleats, and the repeat is matched at every seam, which costs yardage. The weight needs a track or rod sized for it; a light decorative rod will bow.
3 colourways of Corona
3 colourways: Diamond, Metallic and Moonshine. 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 Corona colourway, as Alendel lists it
| Swatch | Colour | Code | Item no. | Family | Width | Content | Repeat V x H | Care | Fire listings | Weight | Alendel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond | 115 | FB000711 | White | 54 in | 100% polyester | 7.375 in x 13.75 in | WA-P (washable or dry clean) | CAL 117, NFPA 260, UFAC Class 1, FMVSS 302 | 1.71 lb/yd | Listing | |
| Metallic | 4021 | FB000712 | Grey | 54 in | 100% polyester | 7.375 in x 13.75 in | WA-P (washable or dry clean) | CAL 117, NFPA 260, UFAC Class 1, FMVSS 302 | 1.71 lb/yd | Listing | |
| Moonshine | 4031 | FB000713 | Grey | 54 in | 100% polyester | 7.375 in x 13.75 in | WA-P (washable or dry clean) | CAL 117, NFPA 260, UFAC Class 1, FMVSS 302 | 1.71 lb/yd | 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 Corona works here
Corona is the kind of cloth our drapery clients in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Boca Raton and Palm Beach order for the secondary windows as well as the main ones: panels in the living room, flat or relaxed Roman shades in the kitchen, study and baths, from one bolt so the rooms read together. Humidity and sun decide the lining; over a bathtub we advise a moisture-tolerant weave, and on a west window we line generously.
For the same use, compare Corona with Regency (velvet, 55 in, 3 colourways), Venetian (velvet, 56 in, 3 colourways) and Cast (plain, 57 in, 3 colourways); the table on each page lists the width, content, care code, fire listings and weight side by side.
Corona: frequently asked
How many colours does Alendel Corona 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.
Is Corona Oeko-Tex?
Alendel lists every Corona colourway as Oeko-Tex, the textile-chemistry listing. Where a client or a project wants the paperwork we request it from Alendel before the cloth is ordered.
Can Corona be made into a Roman shade?
Yes. At 54 in it is cut up the roll, so a flat, relaxed or hobbled Roman shade comes from a single width up to roughly 50 inches finished and is seamed on a fold line beyond that. Lined, interlined or blackout-lined, cordless or on a Lutron or Somfy motor, sewn in the same workroom as the panels.
What does Corona cost made up as Roman shades and draperies?
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 Corona follows from a measure. Ask for a price with the button above and we come back with a figure, not a range.
Compare Corona with
Regency
A velvet in 100% polyester, 55 in wide, in 3 colourways
Venetian
A 56 in velvet in 71% viscose and 29% cotton with 3 colourways
Cast
A plain in 67% polyester and 33% cotton, 57 in wide, in 3 colourways
Sconce
3 colourways of a substantial chenille, 56 in wide
Spire
A chenille in 73% cotton and 27% polyester, 55 in wide, in 3 colourways
Candelabra
A 54 in plain in 73% cotton and 23% polyester with 3 colourways
Corona Roman shades and draperies in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Boca Raton & Palm Beach
We order Corona from Alendel by the yard for any project from Miami to Palm Beach, cut and sew it in our own Fort Lauderdale workroom as Roman shades, draperies, 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 Corona 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.