Sheer Fabric
Sheer fabric filters daylight rather than blocking it. It softens a window, gives privacy from the street and lets a room stay bright, which makes it lovely on its own in a bedroom or bathroom, or layered behind heavier curtains. This page covers voiles, muslins and fine open weaves, many of them in wide widths that make full curtains easier to make up.
Sanderson offers a dedicated range in Sanderson Sheers. Harlequin has a wide choice across Sheers 1, Momentum Sheers and Piazza Voiles. Villa Nova, Romo and Black Edition add textured and patterned sheers with a more decorative character.
Sheers usually look best with generous fullness, so allow more fabric than you would for a lined curtain. Because light passes through, the weave and any pattern show most clearly against a window, so a sample held up to the glass is the best way to judge it, ideally at different times of day. Check the width, composition and care notes in the product details, as these vary a good deal between designs.
Browse curtain fabric and blind fabric, see linen fabric for a heavier natural option, or read Texture vs Pattern on layering.
