Sunbrella Outdoor Drapes

Kelley

I almost feel guilty saying this with  most of the country buried in snow, but it’s 78 degrees and sunny with clear blue skies today in Los Angeles.  As soon as my daughter wakes up from her nap we’re headed to the Getty.  Perched up on its mountain top, on a day like today,  you can see hundreds of miles beyond the city to snow capped mountains.  With a turn of your head,  you’re in full view of the Pacific Ocean dotted with little white sails and gorgeous Catalina Island.  There’s nothing like the middle of February in LA, clean, clear and blooming.

But….since the rest of you are stuck in the muck- it’s a perfect time to start thinking about what you will be doing with your outdoor spaces come spring.  I’ve just discovered Geobella, a company that carries an eco-friendly outdoor line.   In addition to the stain resistance, moisture wicking and high durability qualities we’ve come to expect from outdoor fabrics,  Geobella is composed entirely of olefin yarn that is recycled from post industrial waste.   The product is recyclable and can be re-extruded up to 10 times.

I’m a sucker for stripes and the line has two that I love.

Sagmore Seagrass (above) and Swizzle Bright (below) remind me of something Victoria Hagan would do, East Coast and fine .

For the”gentlemen’s lounge” inspired by menswear look that is so0000 hot right now, I love  Houndstooth and Bally Castle Tobacco (below).

If you’re dreaming of the tropics, hot with jungle fever, you’ll find the cure with Jungle Beat Lagoon (below).

With French and Spanish inspired patterns like Dhurrie Tan (below) and Quickstep Spice (last photo), the Tradtionalists won’t be left in the cold.

The line also has a wide range of richly hued solids and can be purchased through Plumridge.com. Break out the rum and Coke, turn on the Bob Marley and start thinking about going outside!

Original blog by Lori Dennis

http://www.loridennis.com/greenblog/2011/02/getting-ready-to-go-outside/

Faux Silk Dupioni Drapes are available in 107 colors and Faux Silk Taffeta Drapes are fire retardant and available in 48 colors. Custom made in the USA in about 2 weeks. Fabulous designer quality.

Perfect for windows where the sun and related UV light is a problem or for kid’s rooms. The perfect solution for Commercial Applications as the Faux Sill Taffeta is fire retardant and meets California fire code.

Faux Silk Drapes

Click here to explore the fabulous and vibrant colors….

http://www.plumridge.com/CategoryProductList.jsp?cat=SILK+FABRIC:FAUX+SILK

These fabrics are perfect for COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS as well a situation where a less expensive fabric is required or where a more fade resistant fabric is required.

Faux Silk TAFFETA passes NFPA 701 Fire retardant tests. We have 48 colors in stock ready to ship.
Faux Silk DUPIONI can be treated for commercial applications We have more than 100 colors on our shelves.
Taffeta can be used as a drapery lining as it is more resistant ti sun damage.
We have large volume of each color in stock and we are offering CUT YARDAGE, BOLT PRICING and VOLUME PRICING. Please request prices for bulk orders.
Fabric is 54″ wide
Sunfast dyes are used in the manufacture. Woven on state-of-the-art Rapier looms that give superior quality.
Fabrics look very similar to pure silk and have a nice hand.

made in California out of dupioni and taffeta silk fabrics.  These drapes are custom made

in a variety of styles.  We also supply quality hardware.  The drapes are lined and interlined.

This not only gives a luxurious look, but helps to to save on energy bills, and who isn’t thinking green these days?

SILK DUPIONI SOLID FABRIC

Our SOLID SILK DUPIONI is made on HAND LOOMS at a rate of 4 yards per day! We use ORGANIC NEEM as a fertilizer and manufacture SUSTAINABLE Silk Dupioni. Hand reared silkworms, hand spun and woven in the traditional method for millenniums.

It was discovered that the NEEM TREE was the only living plant not devastated by the Sudanese Locust Plague, in 1957.
We use the seeds and organic compost made from the Neem Tree to fertilize the Mulberry trees that are used to hand rear the Bombyx Morii silk worms. Also by using mostly natural dyes, we create a SUSTAINABLE silk product. Our fabrics are woven in cottage industry and we directly support the families that weave our cloth.

It is hard to beat  the QUALITY and we think we have one of the biggest selections of COLOR on line.

The SOLID DUPIONI page takes a while to open as there are 145 COLORS shown, ready for easy ordering swatches or yardage on the same page.

Our Silk Dupioni is made ONLY from double nested cocoon.

We are now manufacturing SUSTAINABLE SILK FABRIC with USA grown ORGANIC COTTON LININGS.

145 handwoven SUSTAINABLE SILK colors combined with certified ORGANIC cotton sateen lining and Flannel interlining.

SUSTAINABLE SILK FABRIC
Our fabric is hand woven in India using individual family weavers that we are directly supporting.
Mulberry leaves that are fed to the silkworms, are organically fertilized with compost from Neem trees that are grown among the Mulberry trees.
Fabrics are made on hand made wooden looms – some of which are at least 100 years old.
No electrical energy is used in the spinning, weaving or dyeing process, leaving a zero carbon foot print.
Painstaking weaving by hand – only 4 yards of silk is produced per day per loom.

CERTIFIED ORGANIC COTTON
We use only ORGANIC COTTON that is purchased directly from the mill. Our suppliers are Certified Organic Cotton Fabric Producers and a Members of the Organic Trade Association.
“Certified Organic” means the item has been grown according to strict uniform standards that are verified by independent state or private organizations.
Certification includes inspections of farm fields and processing facilities, detailed record keeping, and periodic testing of soil and water to ensure that growers and handlers are meeting the standards which have been set.

DRAPERY INFO
2 week turn around.
5 styles, French, Euro, Inverted Box Pleats. Rod Pocket and Grommet Styles.
Lined and Interlined.
Custom made to your size specification.
Beautifully stitched and finished

Navigate to the following link and see the colors and styles available.
DRAPERY COLORS & STYLES

More info about our fabrics at this link
FABRIC SPECIFICATIONS

These are some of the inspirations behind a new line of abstract designs printed on Scaff Silk Linen called Abarbanel Plumridge, designed by California artist Joshua Abarbanel for Plumridge Silks. Abarbanel traverses his home state studying, drawing, and photographing the subtle details of the California landscape. Now he is teaming with Plumridge Silks to interpret the beauty and diversity of California’s many geographies—from sandy beaches and rocky points to surprisingly lively deserts and majestic mountain regions—in a new print line on Scaff Silk Linen.

With fabulous luster and body—and treated with fire retardant in the yarn state— Scaff Silk Linen will rival silk dupione for its variety of commercial applications.

The first three series in the Plumridge Abarbanel line are Big Sur, Joshua Tree, and Tahoe. Plumridge Abarbanel will initially offer nine prints per season, three per series. Each print will have four to six color ways that coordinate perfectly with Plumridge’s solid silk linen, and will be printed to order on Scaff Silk Linen with no minimums, making it easy to bring the inspiration of California’s diverse landscape into homes and commercial properties across the country.For more information: 888-660-SILK or www.plumridge.com