Alendel Dutch Fabric
3 colourways, sheer, 57 in wide, 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.
A sheer at 57 in in 3 colourways
Dutch is a sheer from Alendel, listed in 3 colourways, in 100% polyester, at 57 in wide. The colours run Feather, Gravel and Prairie, across the grey and beige families. All 3 flagged in stock by Alendel. It sits in Alendel's C.I. Silvercloud Book.
The 57 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 horizontal 0.25 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 1.00 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 + dryclean - iron on reverse side. It passes NFPA 701, the flame test a condo association, hotel or office asks for on drapery; and FMVSS 302, the automotive interior test. Every colourway is listed as Oeko-Tex. Country of origin, as Alendel lists it: Turkey.
What Dutch does at the window, and what it does not
Best use
Sheers are our most requested drapery and Dutch is used as one: floor to ceiling on a ceiling-mounted track, ripplefold or pinch pleat, set at 2.5 to 3 times fullness so the wave is even from end to end. The width runs up the roll, so it is seamed at each width.
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; 1.00 lb per yard; care WA-P (washable or dry clean). 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
No privacy at night with the lights on, and no blackout; it is layered where either is needed. At 57 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.
3 colourways of Dutch
3 colourways: Feather, Gravel and Prairie. 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 Dutch colourway, as Alendel lists it
| Swatch | Colour | Code | Item no. | Family | Width | Content | Repeat V x H | Care | Fire listings | Weight | Alendel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feather | 438 | FB001036 | Grey | 57 in | 100% polyester | - x 0.25 in | WA-P (washable or dry clean) | NFPA 701, FMVSS 302 | 1 lb/yd | Listing | |
| Gravel | 446 | FB001037 | Grey | 57 in | 100% polyester | - x 0.25 in | WA-P (washable or dry clean) | NFPA 701, FMVSS 302 | 1 lb/yd | Listing | |
| Prairie | 2012 | FB001038 | Beige | 57 in | 100% polyester | - x 0.25 in | WA-P (washable or dry clean) | NFPA 701, FMVSS 302 | 1 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 Dutch works here
Dutch is a sheer we would put on the ocean side of a Sunny Isles or Fort Lauderdale living room, floor to ceiling on a ceiling-mounted track, with the fullness set for the cloth so the wave is even from end to end. It is seamed at each width, so it is best on windows rather than a long seamless wall. Layered over a solar roller the room keeps its view by day; behind it a blackout panel on a second track takes care of the night.
For the same use, compare Dutch with Cage (sheer, 57 in, 3 colourways), Empire Voile 118 (sheer, 118 in railroaded, 69 colourways) and Base (sheer, 118 in railroaded, 27 colourways); the table on each page lists the width, content, care code, fire listings and weight side by side.
Dutch: frequently asked
How many colours does Alendel Dutch 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.
Does Dutch pass NFPA 701?
Yes by Alendel's listing: Dutch passes NFPA 701 and FMVSS 302. 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.
Is Dutch washable?
Alendel gives it care code WA-P (washable or dry clean), so yes: it can be washed, and dry cleaned as well where the code allows it. Alendel's instruction reads: washable + dryclean - iron on reverse side. The code is in the specification table below for every colourway.
What does Dutch 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 Dutch follows from a measure. Ask for a price with the button above and we come back with a figure, not a range.
Compare Dutch with
Cage
3 colourways of sheer, 57 in wide
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
Dutch sheers in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Boca Raton & Palm Beach
We order Dutch 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 Dutch 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.