Holland & Sherry Pioneer Plaid
Wool plaid, 5 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 plaid, 59 in wide, in 5 colourways
Pioneer Plaid is one of the Holland & Sherry cloths we make up as draperies: a wool plaid in their Western Skies collection (100% wool, 59 in wide, made in Chile). It comes in 5 colourways, Cold Smoke, Cinnabar, Forage, Gunslinger and Deer Lodge. Their spec sheet gives its end use as "Upholstery, drapery, wall upholstery, soft goods, and accessories".
The 59 in width runs up the roll, so panels are made of joined widths and the seams fall inside the pleats. Holland & Sherry's sheet gives the direction as up the roll. The repeat is 7.87 in across, 8.98 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.
Wool is naturally flame resistant but not sun resistant: it fades and weakens in direct sun, so it is lined, and on unshaded south or west glass it wants a solar shade in front of it. It can stretch a little over time in humid air, and like silk it is a protein fibre that wants an air-conditioned room rather than a house closed up for the summer (what each fibre does). At 25 oz per linear yard (800 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% wool
- Width
- 59 in
- Repeat
- 7.87 in across, 8.98 in down
- Weight
- 25 oz per linear yard
- Made in
- Chile
- Abrasion
- Martindale 40,000 rubs
What Pioneer Plaid does at the window, and what it does not
Best use
Pioneer Plaid 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
Closed, Pioneer Plaid gives full privacy; how much light comes through is decided by the lining we sew behind it: light-filtering for living rooms, interlining for body and quiet, blackout for bedrooms (the lining guide).
Cloth and care
100% wool; 25 oz per linear yard (800 g per linear metre); Martindale 40,000 rubs. Care, by Holland & Sherry's sheet: professional dry clean only.
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. 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.
5 colourways of Pioneer Plaid
5 colourways: Cold Smoke, Cinnabar, Forage, Gunslinger and Deer Lodge, 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
- Cold SmokeDE14384 · Neutral
- CinnabarDE14385 · Red
- ForageDE14386 · Green
- GunslingerDE14387 · Blue
- Deer LodgeDE14388 · Grey
What Holland & Sherry say about Pioneer Plaid
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: BS 5852 Cigarette & Match Pass; Cal 117-2013 Pass.
Care and handling
Professional dry clean only.
Samples and custom colours
Custom colours from 130 yards (120 m), by their sheet.
Every Pioneer Plaid colourway, as Holland & Sherry list it
| Colour | Code | Colour family | Width | Composition | Repeat | Weight | Made in | Holland & Sherry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Smoke | DE14384 | Neutral | 59 in | 100% wool | 7.87 in across, 8.98 in down | 25 oz/lyd (800 g/lm) | Chile | See it on their site |
| Cinnabar | DE14385 | Red | 59 in | 100% wool | 7.87 in across, 8.98 in down | 25 oz/lyd (800 g/lm) | Chile | See it on their site |
| Forage | DE14386 | Green | 59 in | 100% wool | 7.87 in across, 8.98 in down | 25 oz/lyd (800 g/lm) | Chile | See it on their site |
| Gunslinger | DE14387 | Blue | 59 in | 100% wool | 7.87 in across, 8.98 in down | 25 oz/lyd (800 g/lm) | Chile | See it on their site |
| Deer Lodge | DE14388 | Grey | 59 in | 100% wool | 7.87 in across, 8.98 in down | 25 oz/lyd (800 g/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 Pioneer Plaid 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 Pioneer Plaid 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. Pioneer Plaid 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 Pioneer Plaid with Livingston (brushed alpaca wool, 57 in, 6 colourways), Rockslide (wool linen texture, 55 in, 6 colourways) and Cheyenne (wool jacquard, 53 in, 5 colourways).
Pioneer Plaid: frequently asked
How many colours does Holland & Sherry Pioneer Plaid come in?
5 colourways on Holland & Sherry's site when we read it on October 7, 2026: Cold Smoke, Cinnabar, Forage, Gunslinger and Deer Lodge. 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 Pioneer Plaid 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.
How is Pioneer Plaid cleaned?
By Holland & Sherry's sheet: professional dry clean only. For dust between cleanings, their care note says to brush gently or vacuum with an upholstery attachment. More in cleaning shades and drapery.
Do you match the Pioneer Plaid repeat?
Always. Holland & Sherry give the repeat as 7.87 in across, 8.98 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.
What does Pioneer Plaid 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 Pioneer Plaid with
Pioneer Plaid draperies in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Boca Raton & Palm Beach
Your designer orders Pioneer Plaid 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 Pioneer Plaid 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.