Holland & Sherry Spectator
Wool silk sateen, 34 colourways, 56% silk, 44% wool, 53 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.
34 colourways of wool silk sateen, 53 in wide
Holland & Sherry make Spectator as a wool silk sateen (56% silk, 44% wool, 53 in wide, made in India). It comes in 34 colourways, Mother of Pearl, Pumice, Macaroon, Rye, Dune, Pastis, Antoinette, Alfresco and 26 more. Their spec sheet gives its end use as "Drapery and window treatments, decorative upholstery, wall upholstery, soft goods, and accessories".
The 53 in width runs up the roll, so panels are made of joined widths and the seams fall inside the pleats.
Silk gives the lustre; it is also the fibre the sun damages most, so a silk drapery is lined and interlined and hung where a shade or the architecture keeps the direct sun off it. It weighs 195 g per linear metre (about 6 oz per linear yard), light enough for a long run on a ceiling track.
Their drapery note advises hanging the drapery before it is hemmed, so the cloth settles to the room.
- Composition
- 56% silk, 44% wool
- Width
- 53 in
- Weight
- 195 g per linear metre
- Made in
- India
What Spectator does at the window, and what it does not
Best use
Spectator is a silk drapery cloth for the rooms that show it off and keep the sun off it: a dining room, a formal living room, a bedroom with a blackout lining behind the face.
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
56% silk, 44% wool; 195 g per linear metre (about 6 oz per linear yard).
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 53 in a wide panel is made of joined widths; the seams sit inside the pleats. 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.
34 colourways of Spectator
34 colourways: Mother of Pearl, Pumice, Macaroon, Rye, Dune, Pastis, Antoinette, Alfresco, Lakestone, Mineral, Mushroom, Graphite and 22 more, 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
White and off-white (1)
- AlpineDE14261 · White
Beige, tan and neutral (2)
- Sweet HazelDE14263 · Beige
- Wind ChimeDE14264 · Beige
Brown (4)
- LakestoneDE12874 · Brown
- GraphiteDE12877 · Brown
- BurmeseDE12878 · Brown
- TanDE14265 · Brown
Blue (3)
- BaliDE12885 · Blue
- Slate BlueDE12886 · Dark Blue
- MoonlitDE14274 · Blue
Green (7)
- PastisDE12871 · Green
- AlfrescoDE12873 · Green
- SamphireDE12884 · Green
- Frosted SageDE14269 · Green
- Smoke GreenDE14270 · Green
- WatercressDE14271 · Green
- SurfDE14272 · Green
Red, pink and orange (6)
- MushroomDE12876 · Red
- JalapenoDE12882 · Orange
- Dried LavendarDE12888 · Dark Red
- RussetDE14266 · Red
- SiennaDE14267 · Orange
- Pink SaltDE14268 · Pink
Not filed by colour family (11)
- Mother of PearlDE12866
- PumiceDE12867
- MacaroonDE12868
- RyeDE12869
- DuneDE12870
- AntoinetteDE12872
- MineralDE12875
- DuskDE13539
- PebbleDE13551
- Whisper WhiteDE14262
- VistaDE14273
What Holland & Sherry say about Spectator
End use, in their words
"Drapery and window treatments, decorative upholstery, wall upholstery, soft goods, and accessories", from Holland & Sherry's spec sheet.
Their drapery note
The cloth is made from natural fibres; drapery should hang before it is hemmed, so it can adjust to the climate of the room.
Flame tests
NFPA 701, the drapery flame test: not listed; upholstery tests on the sheet: BS 5852 Cigarette Pass, Match Fail; Cal 117-2013 TBD.
Samples and custom colours
Custom colours: on request to Holland & Sherry.
Every Spectator colourway, as Holland & Sherry list it
| Colour | Code | Colour family | Width | Composition | Weight | Made in | Holland & Sherry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mother of Pearl | DE12866 | - | - | 56% silk, 44% wool | - | India | See it on their site |
| Pumice | DE12867 | - | - | 56% silk, 44% wool | - | India | See it on their site |
| Macaroon | DE12868 | - | - | 56% silk, 44% wool | - | India | See it on their site |
| Rye | DE12869 | - | - | 56% silk, 44% wool | - | India | See it on their site |
| Dune | DE12870 | - | - | 56% silk, 44% wool | - | India | See it on their site |
| Pastis | DE12871 | Green | - | 56% silk, 44% wool | - | India | See it on their site |
| Antoinette | DE12872 | - | - | 56% silk, 44% wool | - | India | See it on their site |
| Alfresco | DE12873 | Green | - | 56% silk, 44% wool | - | India | See it on their site |
| Lakestone | DE12874 | Brown | - | 56% silk, 44% wool | - | India | See it on their site |
| Mineral | DE12875 | - | - | 56% silk, 44% wool | - | India | See it on their site |
| Mushroom | DE12876 | Red | - | 56% silk, 44% wool | - | India | See it on their site |
| Graphite | DE12877 | Brown | - | 56% silk, 44% wool | - | India | See it on their site |
| Burmese | DE12878 | Brown | - | 56% silk, 44% wool | - | India | See it on their site |
| Jalapeno | DE12882 | Orange | - | 56% silk, 44% wool | - | India | See it on their site |
| Samphire | DE12884 | Green | - | 56% silk, 44% wool | - | India | See it on their site |
| Bali | DE12885 | Blue | - | 56% silk, 44% wool | - | India | See it on their site |
| Slate Blue | DE12886 | Dark Blue | - | 56% silk, 44% wool | - | India | See it on their site |
| Dried Lavendar | DE12888 | Dark Red | - | 56% silk, 44% wool | - | India | See it on their site |
| Dusk | DE13539 | - | - | 56% silk, 44% wool | - | India | See it on their site |
| Pebble | DE13551 | - | - | 56% silk, 44% wool | - | India | See it on their site |
| Alpine | DE14261 | White | 53 in | 56% silk, 44% wool | 195 g/lm | India | See it on their site |
| Whisper White | DE14262 | - | 53 in | 56% silk, 44% wool | 195 g/lm | India | See it on their site |
| Sweet Hazel | DE14263 | Beige | 53 in | 56% silk, 44% wool | 195 g/lm | India | See it on their site |
| Wind Chime | DE14264 | Beige | 53 in | 56% silk, 44% wool | 195 g/lm | India | See it on their site |
| Tan | DE14265 | Brown | 53 in | 56% silk, 44% wool | 195 g/lm | India | See it on their site |
| Russet | DE14266 | Red | 53 in | 56% silk, 44% wool | 195 g/lm | India | See it on their site |
| Sienna | DE14267 | Orange | 53 in | 56% silk, 44% wool | 195 g/lm | India | See it on their site |
| Pink Salt | DE14268 | Pink | 53 in | 56% silk, 44% wool | 195 g/lm | India | See it on their site |
| Frosted Sage | DE14269 | Green | 53 in | 56% silk, 44% wool | 195 g/lm | India | See it on their site |
| Smoke Green | DE14270 | Green | 53 in | 56% silk, 44% wool | 195 g/lm | India | See it on their site |
| Watercress | DE14271 | Green | 53 in | 56% silk, 44% wool | 195 g/lm | India | See it on their site |
| Surf | DE14272 | Green | 53 in | 56% silk, 44% wool | 195 g/lm | India | See it on their site |
| Vista | DE14273 | - | 53 in | 56% silk, 44% wool | 195 g/lm | India | See it on their site |
| Moonlit | DE14274 | Blue | 53 in | 56% silk, 44% wool | 195 g/lm | India | 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 Spectator 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 Spectator works here
A silk like Spectator goes where the sun does not reach it: a dining room, an inner hall, a bedroom on the shaded side, interlined for body and lined for the light. It is cut and sewn in our Fort Lauderdale workroom and installed by our own team from Miami to Palm Beach.
For the same use, compare Spectator with Musette (silk wool velvet, 55 in, 10 colourways), Patagonia (mélange wool flannel, 59 in, 72 colourways) and Andes (mélange wool sateen, 59 in, 66 colourways).
Spectator: frequently asked
How many colours does Holland & Sherry Spectator come in?
34 colourways on Holland & Sherry's site when we read it on October 7, 2026: Mother of Pearl, Pumice, Macaroon, Rye, Dune, Pastis, Antoinette, Alfresco, Lakestone, Mineral and 24 more. 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 Spectator 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.
Is Spectator fire rated for drapery?
Holland & Sherry's data gives no NFPA 701 result for it, only upholstery tests (BS 5852 Cigarette; Cal 117-2013). For a residence that is not an issue; where a building asks for NFPA 701 on the drapery, ask your designer whether Holland & Sherry can supply it flame treated with a certificate, or choose another cloth.
Does Spectator need a lining?
Yes. 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 Spectator 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 Spectator with
Spectator draperies in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Boca Raton & Palm Beach
Your designer orders Spectator 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 Spectator 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.