Open Weave Fabrics

Open weave fabrics are designed to reduce glare and solar heat while maintaining visibility to the outside. These fabrics allow natural light to enter the room while filtering sunlight to create a more comfortable interior environment.

The woven structure creates small openings in the fabric that allow you to see outside during the day while still controlling sunlight and improving comfort inside the space.

Open weave fabrics are commonly used in roller shade systems where maintaining views while reducing glare is important.

How Open Weave Fabrics Work

Open weave fabrics are constructed with tightly woven yarns that leave small openings between fibers. These openings allow light to pass through the fabric while reducing the intensity of direct sunlight.

This design helps to:

Reduce glare from sunlight
Maintain visibility to the outside
Control solar heat gain
Provide comfortable natural lighting throughout the space

Because of this balance between visibility and sun control, open weave fabrics are widely used in both residential and commercial environments.

Openness Factors

Open weave fabrics are categorized by their openness factor, which refers to the percentage of open space within the fabric. This percentage determines how much light enters the room, how much glare is reduced, and how much visibility you maintain to the outside.

Lower openness levels provide greater sun control and privacy, while higher openness levels allow more natural light and clearer outward views.

Common openness levels include:

1% openness
Maximum glare and heat reduction. Provides the most privacy and strongest sun control while still allowing minimal filtered light.
3% openness
Excellent glare control with limited outward visibility. A popular choice for windows with strong sun exposure.
5% openness
A balanced option that reduces glare while still maintaining good outward visibility.
10% openness
Allows more natural light and visibility while still helping control sunlight.
Higher openness levels (such as 17%)
Provide the most natural light and outward views with lighter glare reduction.

Selecting the right openness level depends on the direction your windows face, the amount of sunlight entering the room, and the level of visibility you want to maintain.

Available Open Weave Fabrics

We offer several open weave fabric collections, each with unique textures, visibility levels, and durability characteristics.

Basket Weave

Basket Weave fabrics provide a classic open weave appearance that balances sunlight control with outward visibility. The structured weave pattern helps reduce glare while maintaining a clean, architectural look that works well in both residential and commercial environments.

Naturals

The Naturals collection is inspired by organic textures and natural materials. These fabrics combine the performance of solar screen fabrics with the aesthetic appeal of woven textures.

Made from polyester with vinyl coating, Naturals fabrics offer durability, minimal maintenance, and excellent outward visibility. With openness levels typically ranging from 5% to 10%, these fabrics allow natural light into the room while significantly reducing solar heat and glare.

Sheer Weave

Sheer Weave fabrics feature a loosely woven fiberglass construction that provides a soft, translucent appearance. This fabric gently filters sunlight to softly illuminate interiors while maintaining visibility to the outside.

Constructed from flame-retardant fiberglass and coated with vinyl, Sheer Weave fabrics are durable, washable, and easy to maintain. With approximately 17% openness, they allow generous natural light while still controlling glare.

Evon Weave

Evon Weave is a European-designed open weave shade cloth that offers excellent glare control while maintaining visibility. Made from PVC-coated fiberglass yarn, this fabric is highly durable, flame retardant, and easy to clean.

With an openness factor of approximately 5%, Evon Weave provides effective sun protection while still allowing outward views.

Ideal Applications

Open weave fabrics are commonly used in spaces where controlling sunlight while preserving views is important.

These include:

Living rooms
Offices
Sunrooms
Conference rooms
Commercial buildings with large windows

They are especially effective for windows with strong sun exposure.

Durable and Easy to Maintain

Many open weave fabrics are constructed from fiberglass or polyester yarns coated with PVC. This construction provides strength, durability, and long-term performance.

These materials are designed to:

Resist stretching and sagging
Maintain their shape over time
Withstand prolonged sun exposure
Provide easy cleaning and maintenance

Custom Shade Systems

Our open weave fabrics can be fabricated into a variety of shade systems including roller shades and motorized window treatments. Each shade is custom manufactured to match your window dimensions and hardware requirements.

Our team can help you select the right fabric, openness factor, and shade system for your project.