Holland & Sherry Alma Mater
Wool jacquard, 4 colourways, 100% wool, 59 in wide. Holland & Sherry's own figures, and how we make it up as draperies in our Fort Lauderdale workroom, from the cloth your designer orders.
Wool jacquard, 59 in wide, in 4 colourways
Alma Mater is a wool jacquard from Holland & Sherry, in their Sporting Collection (100% wool, 59 in wide, made in Chile). The range runs to 4 colourways: Limestone, Pathway, Merion Green and Carolina Blue. Their spec sheet gives its end use as "Upholstery, drapery, wall upholstery, soft goods, and accessories".
At 59 in it is cut up the roll like a conventional drapery cloth: a wide panel is made of joined widths, with each seam hidden inside a pleat or a ripplefold wave. Holland & Sherry give the repeat as 5.98 in across, 11.22 in down; we match it across every seam and from window to window, which adds yardage and is figured into the order.
Wool brings weight, a soft hand and quiet, and it resists flame on its own; what it does not resist is the sun, which fades and weakens it, so it wants a lining and, on bright south and west glass, a shade in front of it. In a lived-in, air-conditioned house it is at home; in a house shut up for the summer, humidity is its risk (curtain fabric types). It weighs 23 oz per linear yard (720 g per linear metre) by Holland & Sherry's figures.
Their drapery note advises hanging the drapery before it is hemmed, so the cloth settles to the room, and lining every drapery, to block the light and protect the face.
- Composition
- 100% wool
- Width
- 59 in
- Repeat
- 5.98 in across, 11.22 in down
- Weight
- 23 oz per linear yard
- Made in
- Chile
- Abrasion
- Martindale 12,000 rubs
What Alma Mater does at the window, and what it does not
Best use
We would make Alma Mater up as tailored panels, pinch pleat or ripplefold, lined, for a bedroom, a study or a living room that wants the warmth of a suiting cloth.
Light and privacy
An opaque cloth, so privacy is complete when it is closed. The lining sets the light: a light-filtering sateen keeps a room glowing, an interlining adds body and quiet, a blackout lining turns a bedroom dark (lining guide).
Cloth and care
100% wool; 23 oz per linear yard (720 g per linear metre); Martindale 12,000 rubs.
Limitations
Not for unshaded south or west glass on its own: the sun fades natural fibres, so a shade goes in front of it there. At 59 in a wide panel is made of joined widths, and the repeat is matched at every seam, which costs yardage. No NFPA 701 result in Holland & Sherry's data, so a condo common area or a commercial job that asks for it needs the cloth flame treated with a certificate, if Holland & Sherry can supply it that way, or another cloth.
4 colourways of Alma Mater
4 colourways: Limestone, Pathway, Merion Green and Carolina Blue, as Holland & Sherry listed them when we read their site on October 7, 2026. The codes are what your designer orders by; the photographs are Holland & Sherry's own and stay on their site, linked from every row of the table below.
Colourways
- LimestoneDE14357
- PathwayDE14358 · Beige
- Merion GreenDE14359 · Green
- Carolina BlueDE14362 · Blue
What Holland & Sherry say about Alma Mater
End use, in their words
"Upholstery, drapery, wall upholstery, soft goods, and accessories", from Holland & Sherry's spec sheet.
Their drapery note
Drapery should hang before it is hemmed, so it can adjust to the climate of the room; every drapery should be lined, to block light and protect the face.
Flame tests
NFPA 701, the drapery flame test: not listed; upholstery tests on the sheet: BS 5852 Cigarette & Match Pass; Cal 117-2013 Pass.
Samples and custom colours
Waterfall sample DEWF118, ordered from Holland & Sherry by your designer. Custom colours from 130 yards (120 m), by their sheet.
Every Alma Mater colourway, as Holland & Sherry list it
| Colour | Code | Colour family | Width | Composition | Repeat | Weight | Made in | Holland & Sherry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone | DE14357 | - | 59 in | 100% wool | 5.98 in across, 11.22 in down | 23 oz/lyd (720g/lm) | Chile | See it on their site |
| Pathway | DE14358 | Beige | 59 in | 100% wool | 5.98 in across, 11.22 in down | 23 oz/lyd (720g/lm) | Chile | See it on their site |
| Merion Green | DE14359 | Green | 59 in | 100% wool | 5.98 in across, 11.22 in down | 23 oz/lyd (720g/lm) | Chile | See it on their site |
| Carolina Blue | DE14362 | Blue | 59 in | 100% wool | 5.98 in across, 11.22 in down | 23 oz/lyd (720g/lm) | Chile | See it on their site |
Colour names, codes, colour families, widths, compositions, repeats, weights and origin are Holland & Sherry's own, from their product page for each colourway, read on October 7, 2026. The photographs are theirs and stay on their site: each row links to it. Your designer confirms the colour and the dye lot with Holland & Sherry when the cloth is ordered.
How Alma Mater becomes draperies in your home
Your designer specifies
Holland & Sherry sell to the trade, so the cloth is chosen and ordered by your designer, with the colour code and the sample in hand. Not working with a designer? Tell us; we can suggest a cloth we order ourselves.
We measure and give the yardage
We measure the windows, settle the style, the fullness and the lining, and work out the yardage on the width and the repeat, so the order to Holland & Sherry is right the first time.
We make and install
The cloth comes to our Fort Lauderdale workroom, where our five in-house seamstresses cut and sew the draperies, and our own installers hang them on the rod, track or motorized system the window calls for.
Where Alma Mater works here
We have made Holland & Sherry wool up before: at the Ritz-Carlton Residences Miami Beach the designer's schedule called for two Holland & Sherry wool jacquards, made up as blackout drapery on Lutron Sivoia QS tracks, the reversible flannel hung with its lighter face outward as specified. Alma Mater would be made the same way: lined, for an air-conditioned room, with a shade in front of it on bright glass.
For the same use, compare Alma Mater with Ace (wool flannel, 59 in, 15 colourways), Varsity Flannel (heavy wool flannel, 52 in, 8 colourways) and Blazer Stripe (wool flannel, 59 in, 5 colourways).
Alma Mater: frequently asked
How many colours does Holland & Sherry Alma Mater come in?
4 colourways on Holland & Sherry's site when we read it on October 7, 2026: Limestone, Pathway, Merion Green and Carolina Blue. Every one is listed on this page with its code; Holland & Sherry's photographs of each are on their own site, linked from the table.
Can I buy Alma Mater from you?
No. Holland & Sherry sell to the trade, so your designer orders the cloth from them. We make it up and install it: we measure and work out the yardage, the cloth is sent to our Fort Lauderdale workroom, and our seamstresses cut and sew the draperies.
Do you match the Alma Mater repeat?
Always. Holland & Sherry give the repeat as 5.98 in across, 11.22 in down; we match it at every seam and from window to window, so the yardage your designer orders is worked out on the repeat.
Does Alma Mater need a lining?
Holland & Sherry say every drapery should be lined, to block the light and protect the face, and we agree. The lining is chosen for the room: a light-filtering sateen for a living room, an interlining for body and quiet, a blackout lining for a bedroom (lining guide).
What does Alma Mater cost made up as draperies?
The cloth is bought through your designer at Holland & Sherry's price, so our quote covers what we make and install: the fabrication, the lining, the track or rod and the installation, worked out from the measure. Ask for a workroom price with the button above and we come back with a figure, not a range.
Compare Alma Mater with
Alma Mater draperies in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Boca Raton & Palm Beach
Your designer orders Alma Mater from Holland & Sherry; we measure, work out the yardage, cut and sew it in our own Fort Lauderdale workroom as draperies, and hang it with our own installers on the rod, track or motorized system the window calls for, anywhere from Miami to Palm Beach.
Have Alma Mater made up properly
Book a complimentary in-home consultation, with your designer or on your own. We measure, talk through the lining, the fullness and the hardware, and give the yardage for the Holland & Sherry order.