Holland & Sherry Gretta
Linen dobby, 8 colourways, 100% linen, 55 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.
A linen dobby at 55 in, in 8 colourways
Gretta is one of the Holland & Sherry cloths we make up as draperies: a linen dobby (100% linen, 55 in wide, made in Chile). The range runs to 8 colourways: Zinc, Marina, Sweet Pea, Misty, Brick, Leather, Blackbird and Freshwater. Their spec sheet gives its end use as "Upholstery, drapery, wall upholstery, soft goods and accessories".
At 55 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's sheet gives the direction as up the roll. The repeat is 0.6 in across, 0.8 in down, matched at every seam and across the windows of a room, so the yardage is worked out on the repeat rather than the finished size.
Linen reads matte and relaxed, and it moves with the humidity; like every natural fibre it wants a lining that takes the sun instead of the face cloth. At 27.02 oz per linear yard (842 g per linear metre) it is a heavy cloth, so the track or rod is sized for the weight.
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% linen
- Width
- 55 in
- Repeat
- 0.6 in across, 0.8 in down
- Weight
- 27.02 oz per linear yard
- Made in
- Chile
- Abrasion
- Martindale 16,000 rubs
What Gretta does at the window, and what it does not
Best use
Gretta is a heavy cloth, the kind that makes a drapery read as tailored: a study, a library, a dining room or a bedroom, pinch pleat or ripplefold on a track or rod sized for the weight, lined, often blackout-lined.
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% linen; 27.02 oz per linear yard (842 g per linear metre); Martindale 16,000 rubs.
Limitations
At 55 in a wide panel is made of joined widths, and the repeat is matched at every seam, which costs yardage. The weight needs a track or rod sized for it; a light decorative rod will bow. 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. Holland & Sherry flag 2 of the colourways as limited stock.
8 colourways of Gretta
8 colourways: Zinc, Marina, Sweet Pea, Misty, Brick, Leather, Blackbird and Freshwater, 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
- ZincDE12644 · Light Grey
- MarinaDE12645
- Sweet PeaDE12647 · Dark Green
- MistyDE12648
- BrickDE12649 · Dark Red
- LeatherDE12650 · Brown
- BlackbirdDE12652 · Brown
- FreshwaterDE12653 · Dark Blue
What Holland & Sherry say about Gretta
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.
Fabric direction
Holland & Sherry's sheet gives the direction as up the roll.
Flame tests
NFPA 701, the drapery flame test: not listed; upholstery tests on the sheet: Cal 117-2013 Pass; NFPA 260 Pass, Class I.
Samples and custom colours
Waterfall sample DEWF123, ordered from Holland & Sherry by your designer. Custom colours from 130 yards (120 m), by their sheet.
Every Gretta colourway, as Holland & Sherry list it
| Colour | Code | Colour family | Composition | Repeat | Made in | Holland & Sherry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zinc | DE12644 | Light Grey | 100% linen | 0.6 in across, 0.8 in down | Chile | See it on their site |
| Marina | DE12645 | - | 100% linen | 0.6 in across, 0.8 in down | Chile | See it on their site |
| Sweet Pea | DE12647 | Dark Green | 100% linen | 0.6 in across, 0.8 in down | Chile | See it on their site |
| Misty | DE12648 | - | 100% linen | 0.6 in across, 0.8 in down | Chile | See it on their site |
| Brick | DE12649 | Dark Red | 100% linen | 0.6 in across, 0.8 in down | Chile | See it on their site |
| Leather | DE12650 | Brown | 100% linen | 0.6 in across, 0.8 in down | Chile | See it on their site |
| Blackbird | DE12652 | Brown | 100% linen | 0.6 in across, 0.8 in down | Chile | See it on their site |
| Freshwater | DE12653 | Dark Blue | 100% linen | 0.6 in across, 0.8 in down | 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 Gretta 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 Gretta works here
Gretta would be made up the way our draperies are: pinch pleat, Euro pleat or ripplefold, lined to the room, on a decorative rod, a hand-drawn track or a Lutron or Somfy motorized track, cut and sewn in our Fort Lauderdale workroom and installed by our own team from Miami to Palm Beach.
For the same use, compare Gretta with Fraser (wool straie, 55 in, 11 colourways), Kennett (linen horse hair weave, 61 in, 8 colourways) and Gretta (Fall 2026) (linen dobby, 55 in, 6 colourways).
Gretta: frequently asked
How many colours does Holland & Sherry Gretta come in?
8 colourways on Holland & Sherry's site when we read it on October 7, 2026: Zinc, Marina, Sweet Pea, Misty, Brick, Leather, Blackbird and Freshwater. 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 Gretta 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.
Does Gretta 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).
Will Gretta need seams?
Yes on most windows: at 55 in it runs up the roll, so a panel wider than one width is made of joined widths, with the seams hidden inside the pleats and the repeat matched at each seam.
What does Gretta 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 Gretta with
Gretta draperies in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Boca Raton & Palm Beach
Your designer orders Gretta 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 Gretta 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.