Alendel Rhea Fabric
4 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.
4 colourways of sheer from Chrome to Champagne, 118 in wide and railroaded
Rhea is a sheer from Alendel, listed in 4 colourways, in 100% polyester, at 118 in wide, railroaded. The colours run Chrome, Linen, Champagne and Blanc, across the grey, beige and white families. All 4 flagged in stock by Alendel. It sits in Alendel's Olympus Book.
The width is the reason to look at it: railroaded, the 118 in becomes the drop, so a wall of glass up to about 9 ft 10 in high runs seamless from end to end, which is how we sew sheers across an ocean wall. Alendel gives the repeat as vertical 12 in; we match it across every seam and every window in the room, which adds yardage and is part of the quote. 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 0.94 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-P (washable or dry clean). 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 Rhea does at the window, and what it does not
Best use
Rhea 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 118 in it runs seamless across a window wall on a ceiling track, ripplefold at 2.5 to 3 times fullness.
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; 0.94 lb per yard; care WA-P (washable or dry clean). 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.
4 colourways of Rhea
4 colourways: Chrome, Linen, Champagne and Blanc. 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 Rhea colourway, as Alendel lists it
| Swatch | Colour | Code | Item no. | Family | Width | Content | Repeat V x H | Care | Fire listings | Weight | Alendel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | 0421 | FB010588 | Grey | 118 in | 100% polyester | 12 in x - | WA-P (washable or dry clean) | NFPA 701, CAN/ULC S109 | 0.94 lb/yd | Listing | |
| Linen | 0292 | FB010587 | Beige | 118 in | 100% polyester | 12 in x - | WA-P (washable or dry clean) | NFPA 701, CAN/ULC S109 | 0.94 lb/yd | Listing | |
| Champagne | 0203 | FB010586 | Beige | 118 in | 100% polyester | 12 in x - | WA-P (washable or dry clean) | NFPA 701, CAN/ULC S109 | 0.94 lb/yd | Listing | |
| Blanc | 0108 | FB010584 | White | 118 in | 100% polyester | 12 in x - | WA-P (washable or dry clean) | NFPA 701, CAN/ULC S109 | 0.94 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 Rhea works here
Nothing suits a wall of South Florida glass like a sheer, and Rhea goes where our sheers go: Brickell and Miami Beach condos, Fort Lauderdale waterfront homes, Boca Raton and Palm Beach island. Railroaded at 118 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 Rhea 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.
Rhea: frequently asked
How many colours does Alendel Rhea 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 Rhea Oeko-Tex?
Alendel lists every Rhea colourway as Oeko-Tex, the textile-chemistry listing. Where a client or a project wants the paperwork we request it from Alendel before the cloth is ordered.
Does Rhea pass NFPA 701?
Yes by Alendel's listing: Rhea 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 Rhea 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 Rhea follows from a measure. Ask for a price with the button above and we come back with a figure, not a range.
Compare Rhea 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
Rhea sheers in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Boca Raton & Palm Beach
We order Rhea 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 Rhea 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.