Alendel Spirit Fabric
4 colourways, sheer, 117 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, 117 in for seamless walls of glass
Spirit is one of the Alendel sheers we make up here, with 4 colourways on the card, in 50% lyocell, 29% polyester and 21% wool, at 117 in wide, railroaded. The colours run Linen, Heather, Pewter and Silver, across the beige, purple and grey families. All 4 flagged in stock by Alendel. It sits in Alendel's Transparency Book.
At 117 in the cloth is turned sideways and the width becomes the height, so a window wall up to about 9 ft 9 in tall carries no seam at all; that is the wide-width advantage on floor-to-ceiling glass. 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 0.73 lb per yard, medium-weight for a sheer. Care is WA-P (washable or dry clean); Alendel's own line reads: washable, 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 Spirit does at the window, and what it does not
Best use
Sheers are our most requested drapery and Spirit 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
50% lyocell, 29% polyester and 21% wool; 0.73 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 9 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 Spirit
4 colourways: Linen, Heather, Pewter and Silver. 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 Spirit colourway, as Alendel lists it
| Swatch | Colour | Code | Item no. | Family | Width | Content | Care | Weight | Alendel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linen | 0292 | FB004670 | Beige | 117 in | 50% lyocell, 29% polyester, 21% wool | WA-P (washable or dry clean) | 0.73 lb/yd | Listing | |
| Heather | 0714 | FB004669 | Purple | 117 in | 50% lyocell, 29% polyester, 21% wool | WA-P (washable or dry clean) | 0.73 lb/yd | Listing | |
| Pewter | 4051 | FB004671 | Grey | 117 in | 50% lyocell, 29% polyester, 21% wool | WA-P (washable or dry clean) | 0.73 lb/yd | Listing | |
| Silver | 4067 | FB004672 | Grey | 117 in | 50% lyocell, 29% polyester, 21% wool | WA-P (washable or dry clean) | 0.73 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 Spirit works here
Spirit 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 117 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 Spirit 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.
Spirit: frequently asked
How many colours does Alendel Spirit 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.
Does Spirit give privacy at night?
No sheer does once the lights are on inside. By day it filters the light and keeps the view; at night we layer a lined or blackout panel on a second track behind it, or pair it with a solar or blackout roller.
Can Spirit run seamless across a whole wall of glass?
Yes. At 117 in it is railroaded: the cloth is turned sideways, the width becomes the drop, and a window wall up to about 9 ft 9 in high carries no seam. Taller than that it is seamed, or run up the roll with a seam at each width.
What does Spirit 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 Spirit follows from a measure. Ask for a price with the button above and we come back with a figure, not a range.
Compare Spirit 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
Spirit sheers in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Boca Raton & Palm Beach
We order Spirit 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 Spirit 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.