Alendel Samantha Fabric
4 colourways, sheer, 133 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.
Wide-width sheer in 4 colourways, 133 in for seamless walls of glass
Samantha is a sheer from Alendel, listed in 4 colourways, in 90% polyester and 10% linen, at 133 in wide, railroaded. The card is Aluminum, Cream, Ivory and Snow; Alendel files them under grey, beige and white. All 4 flagged in stock by Alendel. It sits in Alendel's One-Thirty Book.
At 133 in the cloth is turned sideways and the width becomes the height, so a window wall up to about 11 ft 1 in tall carries no seam at all; that is the wide-width advantage on floor-to-ceiling glass. Linen brings the slub and the matte hand, and it moves a little with the humidity, which is part of its character; it wants a lining that carries the UV load, and on a west window we line generously so the face does not fade. Alendel lists the weight at 0.53 lb per yard, medium-weight for a sheer. Care is WA-P (washable or 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. Country of origin, as Alendel lists it: Italy.
What Samantha does at the window, and what it does not
Best use
Sheers are our most requested drapery and Samantha 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
90% polyester and 10% linen; 0.53 lb per yard; care WA-P (washable or dry clean). Cotton and linen are lined here for the sun, and they move a little with the humidity, which is part of the look.
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 11 ft 1 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 Samantha
4 colourways: Aluminum, Cream, Ivory and Snow. 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 Samantha colourway, as Alendel lists it
| Swatch | Colour | Code | Item no. | Family | Width | Content | Care | Weight | Alendel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aluminum | 401 | FB002993 | Grey | 133 in | 90% polyester, 10% linen | WA-P (washable or dry clean) | 0.53 lb/yd | Listing | |
| Cream | 252 | FB002994 | Beige | 133 in | 90% polyester, 10% linen | WA-P (washable or dry clean) | 0.53 lb/yd | Listing | |
| Ivory | 103 | FB002995 | White | 133 in | 90% polyester, 10% linen | WA-P (washable or dry clean) | 0.53 lb/yd | Listing | |
| Snow | 143 | FB002996 | White | 133 in | 90% polyester, 10% linen | WA-P (washable or dry clean) | 0.53 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 Samantha works here
Samantha 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 133 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 Samantha with Berlin (sheer, 130 in railroaded, 18 colourways), Dallas 130" (sheer, 130 in railroaded, 10 colourways) and Grenoble (sheer, 130 in railroaded, 9 colourways); the table on each page lists the width, content, care code, fire listings and weight side by side.
Samantha: frequently asked
How many colours does Alendel Samantha 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.
Can Samantha run seamless across a whole wall of glass?
Yes. At 133 in it is railroaded: the cloth is turned sideways, the width becomes the drop, and a window wall up to about 11 ft 1 in high carries no seam. Taller than that it is seamed, or run up the roll with a seam at each width.
Is Samantha 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. The code is in the specification table below for every colourway.
What does Samantha 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 Samantha follows from a measure. Ask for a price with the button above and we come back with a figure, not a range.
Compare Samantha with
Berlin
18 colourways of sheer from Classic to Mushroom, 130 in wide and railroaded
Dallas 130"
A sheer in 100% polyester at 130 in, railroaded, in 10 colourways
Grenoble
Wide-width sheer in 9 colourways, 130 in for seamless walls of glass
Odessa
Wide-width sheer in 8 colourways, 130 in for seamless walls of glass
Rona
A sheer in 100% polyester at 130 in, railroaded, in 8 colourways
Kidman
A sheer at 126 in, railroaded to run seamless, in 7 colourways
Samantha sheers in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Boca Raton & Palm Beach
We order Samantha 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 Samantha 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.