Alendel Eros Fabric
5 colourways, sheer, 125 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 in 58% recycled polyester and 42% polyester at 125 in, railroaded, in 5 colourways
Eros is one of the Alendel sheers we make up here, with 5 colourways on the card, in 58% recycled polyester and 42% polyester, at 125 in wide, railroaded. The card is Straw, Fountain, Bisque, Vintage Rose and Swan; Alendel files them under beige, grey, pink and white. All 5 flagged in stock by Alendel. It sits in Alendel's Olympus Book.
At 125 in the cloth is turned sideways and the width becomes the height, so a window wall up to about 10 ft 5 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. It weighs 1.40 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 (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; and FMVSS 302, the automotive interior test. Every colourway is listed as Oeko-Tex. Country of origin, as Alendel lists it: Turkey.
What Eros does at the window, and what it does not
Best use
Sheers are our most requested drapery and Eros 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 wide width means a whole wall in one piece.
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
58% recycled polyester and 42% polyester; 1.40 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 5 in; a taller wall is seamed or turned back up the roll.
5 colourways of Eros
5 colourways: Straw, Fountain, Bisque, Vintage Rose and Swan. All 5 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 Eros colourway, as Alendel lists it
| Swatch | Colour | Code | Item no. | Family | Width | Content | Care | Fire listings | Weight | Alendel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Straw | 2046 | FB010794 | Beige | 125 in | 58% recycled polyester, 42% polyester | WA (washable) | NFPA 701, CAN/ULC S109, FMVSS 302 | 1.4 lb/yd | Listing | |
| Fountain | 0442 | FB010793 | Grey | 125 in | 58% recycled polyester, 42% polyester | WA (washable) | NFPA 701, CAN/ULC S109, FMVSS 302 | 1.4 lb/yd | Listing | |
| Bisque | 0220 | FB010791 | Beige | 125 in | 58% recycled polyester, 42% polyester | WA (washable) | NFPA 701, CAN/ULC S109, FMVSS 302 | 1.4 lb/yd | Listing | |
| Vintage Rose | 6531 | FB010796 | Pink | 125 in | 58% recycled polyester, 42% polyester | WA (washable) | NFPA 701, CAN/ULC S109, FMVSS 302 | 1.4 lb/yd | Listing | |
| Swan | 0148 | FB010795 | White | 125 in | 58% recycled polyester, 42% polyester | WA (washable) | NFPA 701, CAN/ULC S109, FMVSS 302 | 1.4 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 Eros works here
Eros 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. The 125 in width means the whole wall in one piece. 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 Eros with Odyssey (sheer, 123 in railroaded, 14 colourways), Erebus (sheer, 130 in railroaded, 7 colourways) and Hermes (sheer, 130 in railroaded, 7 colourways); the table on each page lists the width, content, care code, fire listings and weight side by side.
Eros: frequently asked
How many colours does Alendel Eros come in?
5 colourways by Alendel's listing, all 5 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 Eros washable?
Alendel gives it care code WA (washable), so yes: it can be washed, and dry cleaned as well where the code allows it. The code is in the specification table below for every colourway.
Does Eros pass NFPA 701?
Yes by Alendel's listing: Eros passes NFPA 701, CAN/ULC S109 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.
What does Eros 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 Eros follows from a measure. Ask for a price with the button above and we come back with a figure, not a range.
Compare Eros with
Odyssey
A sheer in 92% recycled polyester and 8% polyester at 123 in, railroaded, in 14 colourways
Erebus
A sheer in 100% polyester at 130 in, railroaded, in 7 colourways
Hermes
A sheer in 100% polyester at 130 in, railroaded, in 7 colourways
Hercules
A sheer at 128 in, railroaded to run seamless, in 6 colourways
Atlantis
A sheer in 50% recycled polyester and 50% polyester at 128 in, railroaded, in 5 colourways
Crete
Wide-width sheer in 5 colourways, 125 in for seamless walls of glass
Eros sheers in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Boca Raton & Palm Beach
We order Eros 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 Eros 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.