Alendel Evolve Fabric
4 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.
4 colourways of sheer from Wheat to Taupe, 125 in wide and railroaded
Evolve is a sheer from Alendel, listed in 4 colourways, in 100% recycled polyester, at 125 in wide, railroaded. The card is Wheat, Silver, Taupe and Winter White; Alendel files them under beige, grey and white. All 4 flagged in stock by Alendel. It sits in Alendel's Ecosystem Book.
The width is the reason to look at it: railroaded, the 125 in becomes the drop, so a wall of glass up to about 10 ft 5 in high runs seamless from end to end, which is how we sew sheers across an ocean wall. The repeat is vertical 1 in, horizontal 1 in, matched across seams and from window to window, so the yardage is figured on the repeat rather than the finished size. 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 0.89 lb per yard, medium-weight 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. It comes with a weighted hem in the selvedge, which is why the wide sheers hang plumb without a chain weight from us.
What Evolve does at the window, and what it does not
Best use
Sheers are our most requested drapery and Evolve 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
By day it softens the light and frames the view. After dark, with the room lit, the room is visible from outside: sheers are layered with a blackout or lined panel where privacy matters, or with a solar roller behind for glare by day.
Cloth and care
100% recycled polyester; 0.89 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.
4 colourways of Evolve
4 colourways: Wheat, Silver, Taupe and Winter White. All 4 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 Evolve colourway, as Alendel lists it
| Swatch | Colour | Code | Item no. | Family | Width | Content | Repeat V x H | Care | Fire listings | Weight | Alendel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheat | 2061 | FB008449 | Beige | 125 in | 100% recycled polyester | 1 in x 1 in | WA (washable) | NFPA 701, CAN/ULC S109 | 0.89 lb/yd | Listing | |
| Silver | 4067 | FB008447 | Grey | 125 in | 100% recycled polyester | 1 in x 1 in | WA (washable) | NFPA 701, CAN/ULC S109 | 0.89 lb/yd | Listing | |
| Taupe | 2049 | FB008448 | Beige | 125 in | 100% recycled polyester | 1 in x 1 in | WA (washable) | NFPA 701, CAN/ULC S109 | 0.89 lb/yd | Listing | |
| Winter White | 101 | FB008450 | White | 125 in | 100% recycled polyester | 1 in x 1 in | WA (washable) | NFPA 701, CAN/ULC S109 | 0.89 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 Evolve works here
Evolve 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 Evolve with Gravity (sheer, 125 in railroaded, 7 colourways), Ignite (sheer, 120 in railroaded, 7 colourways) and Ecotone (sheer, 125 in railroaded, 6 colourways); the table on each page lists the width, content, care code, fire listings and weight side by side.
Evolve: frequently asked
How many colours does Alendel Evolve come in?
4 colourways by Alendel's listing, all 4 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 Evolve 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 Evolve pass NFPA 701?
Yes by Alendel's listing: Evolve 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.
What does Evolve 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 Evolve follows from a measure. Ask for a price with the button above and we come back with a figure, not a range.
Compare Evolve with
Gravity
Wide-width sheer in 7 colourways, 125 in for seamless walls of glass
Ignite
7 colourways of sheer from Cement to Natural, 120 in wide and railroaded
Ecotone
Wide-width sheer in 6 colourways, 125 in for seamless walls of glass
Biome
A sheer in 100% recycled polyester at 125 in, railroaded, in 5 colourways
Host
5 colourways of sheer from Champagne to Ivory, 125 in wide and railroaded
Rainfall
A sheer at 121 in, railroaded to run seamless, in 5 colourways
Evolve sheers in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Boca Raton & Palm Beach
We order Evolve 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 Evolve 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.