Holland & Sherry Varsity Flannel
Heavy wool flannel, 8 colourways, 100% wool, 52 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.
Heavy wool flannel, 52 in wide, in 8 colourways
Varsity Flannel is a heavy wool flannel from Holland & Sherry, in their Sporting Collection (100% wool, 52 in wide, made in Chile). It comes in 8 colourways, Tennis White, Concrete, Tan, Bowling Green, Blue Jay, Center ice, Silver Grey and Mariner Grey. Their spec sheet gives its end use as "Upholstery, drapery, wall upholstery, soft goods, and accessories".
The 52 in width runs up the roll, so panels are made of joined widths and the seams fall inside the pleats.
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 31 oz per linear yard (970 g per linear metre) it is a heavy cloth, so the track or rod is sized for the weight.
- Composition
- 100% wool
- Width
- 52 in
- Weight
- 31 oz per linear yard
- Made in
- Chile
What Varsity Flannel does at the window, and what it does not
Best use
Varsity Flannel 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, Varsity Flannel 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; 31 oz per linear yard (970 g per linear metre).
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 52 in a wide panel is made of joined widths; the seams sit inside the pleats. 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.
8 colourways of Varsity Flannel
8 colourways: Tennis White, Concrete, Tan, Bowling Green, Blue Jay, Center ice, Silver Grey and Mariner Grey, 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
- Tennis WhiteDE14367 · White
- ConcreteDE14368 · Grey
- TanDE14369 · Tan
- Bowling GreenDE14370 · Green
- Blue JayDE14371 · Blue
- Center iceDE14372 · White
- Silver GreyDE14373 · Grey
- Mariner GreyDE14374 · Grey
What Holland & Sherry say about Varsity Flannel
End use, in their words
"Upholstery, drapery, wall upholstery, soft goods, and accessories", from Holland & Sherry's spec sheet.
Flame tests
NFPA 701, the drapery flame test: not listed; upholstery tests on the sheet: BS 5258 Cigarette & Match Pass; Cal 117-2013 Pass.
Samples and custom colours
Custom colours from 130 yards (120 m), by their sheet.
Every Varsity Flannel colourway, as Holland & Sherry list it
| Colour | Code | Colour family | Width | Composition | Made in | Holland & Sherry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis White | DE14367 | White | 52 in | 100% wool | Chile | See it on their site |
| Concrete | DE14368 | Grey | 52 in | 100% wool | Chile | See it on their site |
| Tan | DE14369 | Tan | 52 in | 100% wool | Chile | See it on their site |
| Bowling Green | DE14370 | Green | 52 in | 100% wool | Chile | See it on their site |
| Blue Jay | DE14371 | Blue | 52 in | 100% wool | Chile | See it on their site |
| Center ice | DE14372 | White | 52 in | 100% wool | Chile | See it on their site |
| Silver Grey | DE14373 | Grey | 52 in | 100% wool | Chile | See it on their site |
| Mariner Grey | DE14374 | Grey | 52 in | 100% wool | 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 Varsity Flannel 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 Varsity Flannel 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. Varsity Flannel 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 Varsity Flannel with Ace (wool flannel, 59 in, 15 colourways), Blazer Stripe (wool flannel, 59 in, 5 colourways) and Alma Mater (wool jacquard, 59 in, 4 colourways).
Varsity Flannel: frequently asked
How many colours does Holland & Sherry Varsity Flannel come in?
8 colourways on Holland & Sherry's site when we read it on October 7, 2026: Tennis White, Concrete, Tan, Bowling Green, Blue Jay, Center ice, Silver Grey and Mariner Grey. 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 Varsity Flannel 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 Varsity Flannel fire rated for drapery?
Holland & Sherry's data gives no NFPA 701 result for it, only upholstery tests (BS 5258 Cigarette & Match; 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 Varsity Flannel 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 Varsity Flannel 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 Varsity Flannel with
Varsity Flannel draperies in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Boca Raton & Palm Beach
Your designer orders Varsity Flannel 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 Varsity Flannel 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.