Alendel Hermes Fabric
7 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 in 100% polyester at 130 in, railroaded, in 7 colourways
Hermes is one of the Alendel sheers we make up here, with 7 colourways on the card, in 100% polyester, at 130 in wide, railroaded. The colours run Vanilla, Sugar, Icicle, Fog, Cashew, Candle and Angel, across the white, grey and beige families. All 7 flagged in stock by Alendel. It sits in Alendel's Olympus Book.
The width is the reason to look at it: railroaded, the 130 in becomes the drop, so a wall of glass up to about 10 ft 10 in high runs seamless from end to end, which is how we sew sheers across an ocean wall. 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 1.53 lb per yard, heavy for a sheer, so the track or rod is sized to carry it. Care is W (spot clean with water). 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. Country of origin, as Alendel lists it: Turkey.
What Hermes does at the window, and what it does not
Best use
Sheers are our most requested drapery and Hermes 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
100% polyester; 1.53 lb per yard; care W (spot clean with water). 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.
7 colourways of Hermes
7 colourways: Vanilla, Sugar, Icicle, Fog, Cashew, Candle and Angel. All 7 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 Hermes colourway, as Alendel lists it
| Swatch | Colour | Code | Item no. | Family | Width | Content | Care | Fire listings | Weight | Alendel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanilla | 0149 | FB010604 | White | 130 in | 100% polyester | W (spot clean or wipe clean with water) | NFPA 701, CAN/ULC S109 | 1.53 lb/yd | Listing | |
| Sugar | 0147 | FB010603 | White | 130 in | 100% polyester | W (spot clean or wipe clean with water) | NFPA 701, CAN/ULC S109 | 1.53 lb/yd | Listing | |
| Icicle | 0125 | FB010602 | White | 130 in | 100% polyester | W (spot clean or wipe clean with water) | NFPA 701, CAN/ULC S109 | 1.53 lb/yd | Listing | |
| Fog | 0440 | FB010601 | Grey | 130 in | 100% polyester | W (spot clean or wipe clean with water) | NFPA 701, CAN/ULC S109 | 1.53 lb/yd | Listing | |
| Cashew | 0236 | FB010600 | Beige | 130 in | 100% polyester | W (spot clean or wipe clean with water) | NFPA 701, CAN/ULC S109 | 1.53 lb/yd | Listing | |
| Candle | 0231 | FB010599 | Beige | 130 in | 100% polyester | W (spot clean or wipe clean with water) | NFPA 701, CAN/ULC S109 | 1.53 lb/yd | Listing | |
| Angel | 0104 | FB010597 | White | 130 in | 100% polyester | W (spot clean or wipe clean with water) | NFPA 701, CAN/ULC S109 | 1.53 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 Hermes works here
Hermes 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 130 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 Hermes with Odyssey (sheer, 123 in railroaded, 14 colourways), Erebus (sheer, 130 in railroaded, 7 colourways) and Hercules (sheer, 128 in railroaded, 6 colourways); the table on each page lists the width, content, care code, fire listings and weight side by side.
Hermes: frequently asked
How many colours does Alendel Hermes come in?
7 colourways by Alendel's listing, all 7 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 Hermes washable?
Alendel gives it care code W (spot clean with water), so it is not a washing-machine cloth. The code is in the specification table below for every colourway.
Does Hermes pass NFPA 701?
Yes by Alendel's listing: Hermes 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 Hermes 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 Hermes follows from a measure. Ask for a price with the button above and we come back with a figure, not a range.
Compare Hermes 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
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
A sheer in 58% recycled polyester and 42% polyester at 125 in, railroaded, in 5 colourways
Hermes sheers in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Boca Raton & Palm Beach
We order Hermes 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 Hermes 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.