Alendel Josh Fabric
3 colourways, sheer, 118 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.
Wide-width sheer in 3 colourways, 118 in for seamless walls of glass
Josh is a sheer from Alendel, listed in 3 colourways, in 100% polyester, at 118 in wide, railroaded. The card is Linen, Oyster and Marble; Alendel files them under beige, grey and white. All 3 flagged in stock by Alendel. It sits in Alendel's Tuscany Book.
At 118 in the cloth is turned sideways and the width becomes the height, so a window wall up to about 9 ft 10 in tall carries no seam at all; that is the wide-width advantage on floor-to-ceiling glass. The repeat is vertical 2.25 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 0.85 lb per yard by Alendel's listing, which is on the light side. Care is WA (washable). It passes NFPA 701, the flame test a condo association, hotel or office asks for on drapery. Every colourway is listed as Oeko-Tex.
What Josh does at the window, and what it does not
Best use
Sheers are our most requested drapery and Josh 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% polyester; 0.85 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 9 ft 10 in; a taller wall is seamed or turned back up the roll.
3 colourways of Josh
3 colourways: Linen, Oyster and Marble. 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 Josh colourway, as Alendel lists it
| Swatch | Colour | Code | Item no. | Family | Width | Content | Repeat V x H | Care | Fire listings | Weight | Alendel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linen | 292 | FB001851 | Beige | 118 in | 100% polyester | 2.25 in x - | WA (washable) | NFPA 701 | 0.85 lb/yd | Listing | |
| Oyster | 4044 | FB001853 | Grey | 118 in | 100% polyester | 2.25 in x - | WA (washable) | NFPA 701 | 0.85 lb/yd | Listing | |
| Marble | 102 | FB001852 | White | 118 in | 100% polyester | 2.25 in x - | WA (washable) | NFPA 701 | 0.85 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 Josh works here
Josh 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 118 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 Josh with Brent (sheer, 116 in railroaded, 19 colourways), Avery (sheer, 118 in railroaded, 5 colourways) and Arezzo (sheer, 121 in railroaded, 4 colourways); the table on each page lists the width, content, care code, fire listings and weight side by side.
Josh: frequently asked
How many colours does Alendel Josh 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.
Can Josh run seamless across a whole wall of glass?
Yes. At 118 in it is railroaded: the cloth is turned sideways, the width becomes the drop, and a window wall up to about 9 ft 10 in high carries no seam. Taller than that it is seamed, or run up the roll with a seam at each width.
Does Josh pass NFPA 701?
Yes by Alendel's listing: Josh passes NFPA 701. 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 Josh 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 Josh follows from a measure. Ask for a price with the button above and we come back with a figure, not a range.
Compare Josh with
Brent
19 colourways of sheer from Mushroom to Castle, 116 in wide and railroaded
Avery
A sheer in 100% polyester at 118 in, railroaded, in 5 colourways
Arezzo
A sheer at 121 in, railroaded to run seamless, in 4 colourways
Campo
A sheer in 36% polyester, 32% cotton and 32% linen at 122 in, railroaded, in 4 colourways
Marcello
4 colourways of sheer from Eggshell to Thunder, 122 in wide and railroaded
Palazzo
A sheer in 76% polyester and 24% cotton at 119 in, railroaded, in 4 colourways
Josh sheers in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Boca Raton & Palm Beach
We order Josh 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 Josh 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.