Alendel Empire Voile 130 Fabric
3 colourways, sheer, 130 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.
A sheer at 130 in, railroaded to run seamless, in 3 colourways
Empire Voile 130 is one of the Alendel sheers we make up here, with 3 colourways on the card, in 100% polyester, at 130 in wide, railroaded. The colours run White, Winter White and Champagne, across the white and beige families. All 3 flagged in stock by Alendel. It sits in Alendel's One-Thirty Book.
At 130 in the cloth is turned sideways and the width becomes the height, so a window wall up to about 10 ft 10 in tall carries no seam at all; that is the wide-width advantage on floor-to-ceiling glass. Polyester holds its pleat and its size in humid air and after cleaning, and stands up to Florida sun better than cotton or linen does. Alendel lists the weight at 0.40 lb per yard, light for a sheer. Care is WA (washable). It passes NFPA 701 and CAN/ULC S109, the drapery flame tests asked for on commercial and condo common-area work in the US and Canada. Every colourway is listed as Oeko-Tex. Country of origin, as Alendel lists it: Turkey.
What Empire Voile 130 does at the window, and what it does not
Best use
Empire Voile 130 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 130 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; 0.40 lb per yard; care WA (washable). 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. 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 10 ft 10 in; a taller wall is seamed or turned back up the roll.
3 colourways of Empire Voile 130
3 colourways: White, Winter White and Champagne. 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 Empire Voile 130 colourway, as Alendel lists it
| Swatch | Colour | Code | Item no. | Family | Width | Content | Care | Fire listings | Weight | Alendel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 100 | FB001212 | White | 130 in | 100% polyester | WA (washable) | NFPA 701, CAN/ULC S109 | 0.4 lb/yd | Listing | |
| Winter White | 101 | FB001213 | White | 130 in | 100% polyester | WA (washable) | NFPA 701, CAN/ULC S109 | 0.4 lb/yd | Listing | |
| Champagne | 203 | FB001211 | Beige | 130 in | 100% polyester | WA (washable) | NFPA 701, CAN/ULC S109 | 0.4 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 Empire Voile 130 works here
Nothing suits a wall of South Florida glass like a sheer, and Empire Voile 130 goes where our sheers go: Brickell and Miami Beach condos, Fort Lauderdale waterfront homes, Boca Raton and Palm Beach island. Railroaded at 130 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 Empire Voile 130 with Berlin (sheer, 130 in railroaded, 18 colourways), Dallas 130" (sheer, 130 in railroaded, 10 colourways) and Grenoble (sheer, 130 in railroaded, 9 colourways); the table on each page lists the width, content, care code, fire listings and weight side by side.
Empire Voile 130: frequently asked
How many colours does Alendel Empire Voile 130 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 Empire Voile 130 pass NFPA 701?
Yes by Alendel's listing: Empire Voile 130 passes NFPA 701 and CAN/ULC S109. 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.
Can Empire Voile 130 be made into a Roman shade?
We do not cut railroaded wide-width goods into Roman shades; the weave runs the wrong way for the folds. For a matching Roman we pick a 54 inch cloth from the same Alendel book, and the panels stay in Empire Voile 130.
What does Empire Voile 130 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 Empire Voile 130 follows from a measure. Ask for a price with the button above and we come back with a figure, not a range.
Compare Empire Voile 130 with
Berlin
18 colourways of sheer from Classic to Mushroom, 130 in wide and railroaded
Dallas 130"
A sheer in 100% polyester at 130 in, railroaded, in 10 colourways
Grenoble
Wide-width sheer in 9 colourways, 130 in for seamless walls of glass
Odessa
Wide-width sheer in 8 colourways, 130 in for seamless walls of glass
Rona
A sheer in 100% polyester at 130 in, railroaded, in 8 colourways
Kidman
A sheer at 126 in, railroaded to run seamless, in 7 colourways
Empire Voile 130 sheers in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Boca Raton & Palm Beach
We order Empire Voile 130 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 Empire Voile 130 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.