Alendel Opaque Fabric
4 colourways, sheer, 123 in wide, railroaded. 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 123 in, railroaded to run seamless, in 4 colourways
Opaque is one of the Alendel sheers we make up here, with 4 colourways on the card, in 100% polyacrylic, at 123 in wide, railroaded. The card is Clay, Fog, Pewter and Winter White; Alendel files them under grey and white. All 4 flagged in stock by Alendel. It sits in Alendel's Transparency Book.
The width is the reason to look at it: railroaded, the 123 in becomes the drop, so a wall of glass up to about 10 ft 3 in high runs seamless from end to end, which is how we sew sheers across an ocean wall. Alendel gives the repeat as vertical 0.75 in; we match it across every seam and every window in the room, which adds yardage and is part of the quote. It weighs 0.67 lb per yard by Alendel's listing, which is on the light side. Care is WA-P (washable or dry clean); Alendel's own line reads: wasable, dry clean. Alendel lists no fire test for it, so it is a residential cloth unless a treated lining or a certificate is arranged for the project. 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 Opaque does at the window, and what it does not
Best use
Opaque 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 123 in it runs seamless across a window wall on a ceiling track, ripplefold at 2.5 to 3 times fullness.
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% polyacrylic; 0.67 lb per yard; care WA-P (washable or dry clean). 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 3 in; a taller wall is seamed or turned back up the roll. No fire listing from Alendel, so a commercial or condo common-area job needs a certificate arranged for the project or another cloth.
4 colourways of Opaque
4 colourways: Clay, Fog, Pewter 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 Opaque colourway, as Alendel lists it
| Swatch | Colour | Code | Item no. | Family | Width | Content | Repeat V x H | Care | Weight | Alendel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay | 0424 | FB004661 | Grey | 123 in | 100% polyacrylic | 0.75 in x - | WA-P (washable or dry clean) | 0.67 lb/yd | Listing | |
| Fog | 0440 | FB004662 | Grey | 123 in | 100% polyacrylic | 0.75 in x - | WA-P (washable or dry clean) | 0.67 lb/yd | Listing | |
| Pewter | 4051 | FB004663 | Grey | 123 in | 100% polyacrylic | 0.75 in x - | WA-P (washable or dry clean) | 0.67 lb/yd | Listing | |
| Winter White | 0101 | FB004664 | White | 123 in | 100% polyacrylic | 0.75 in x - | WA-P (washable or dry clean) | 0.67 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 Opaque works here
Nothing suits a wall of South Florida glass like a sheer, and Opaque goes where our sheers go: Brickell and Miami Beach condos, Fort Lauderdale waterfront homes, Boca Raton and Palm Beach island. Railroaded at 123 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 Opaque with Hopkins (sheer, 118 in railroaded, 8 colourways), Cassandra (sheer, 117 in railroaded, 6 colourways) and Diaz (sheer, 110 in railroaded, 6 colourways); the table on each page lists the width, content, care code, fire listings and weight side by side.
Opaque: frequently asked
How many colours does Alendel Opaque 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 Opaque fire rated?
Alendel lists no fire test for it. That is normal for a residential decorative cloth; where a building or a project asks for NFPA 701 on the drapery we pick a listed cloth from the same book or arrange a certificate for the job.
Is Opaque washable?
Alendel gives it care code WA-P (washable or dry clean), so yes: it can be washed, and dry cleaned as well where the code allows it. Alendel's instruction reads: wasable, dry clean. The code is in the specification table below for every colourway.
What does Opaque 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 Opaque follows from a measure. Ask for a price with the button above and we come back with a figure, not a range.
Compare Opaque with
Hopkins
A sheer at 118 in, railroaded to run seamless, in 8 colourways
Cassandra
A sheer at 117 in, railroaded to run seamless, in 6 colourways
Diaz
A sheer in 86% polyester and 14% acrylic at 110 in, railroaded, in 6 colourways
Clement
Wide-width sheer in 5 colourways, 118 in for seamless walls of glass
Contessa
5 colourways of sheer from Linen to White, 118 in wide and railroaded
Shannon
5 colourways of sheer from Marble to Fog, 118 in wide and railroaded
Opaque sheers in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Boca Raton & Palm Beach
We order Opaque 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 Opaque 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.