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Hundreds of fabrics. One right choice.

Solution-dyed awning and screen fabrics in every stripe, solid, and texture worth having, chosen in person from real swatches, built to order for your home.

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15-Year Warranty
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The fabric is the most visible decision on any awning, it is the part you see from the street, the part the neighbors comment on, and the part that either flatters the house or fights it. That is why the library runs deep: hundreds of solution-dyed options across classic stripes, contemporary solids, and textured weaves, in a color range that covers crisp coastal whites, deep charcoals, bold terracottas, and everything the architecture of American homes actually asks for.

Depth matters because houses are specific. A Mediterranean stucco wants a different stripe than a modern farmhouse; a brick colonial wants a different solid than a coastal shingle cottage. A thin catalog forces compromises, the “close enough” that you notice every time you pull into the driveway. A deep catalog, paired with a dealer who knows how to guide the choice, lands the fabric that looks like it was designed with the house. Because the system is built to order, there is no surcharge logic for choosing well: your fabric is your fabric.

And the choice is always made the same way: in person, holding real swatches against your siding, your trim, and your patio furniture, in your actual light. Fabric on a screen lies, color shifts with the display, texture vanishes, scale misleads. The ten minutes of holding swatches prevents the single most common regret in the industry, and it is the part of the consultation customers remember fondly. This is the premium buying experience, and it starts with the fabric book.

The library

Stripes, solids, textures, performance

Classic stripes: the timeless awning look

The stripe is the original awning language, Parisian café, coastal cottage, Main Street storefront, and the library carries it in every width and contrast worth having, from bold traditional bar stripes to subtle tone-on-tone ticking. Stripes do visual work beyond beauty: they break up large projections, they hide the honest realities of outdoor life better than flat solids, and they telegraph “awning” from half a block away. For traditional architecture, the right stripe is not a choice; it is the answer.

Contemporary solids: quiet and architectural

Modern and transitional homes usually want the awning to read as architecture, not accessory, and that means solids. Deep charcoals, warm greiges, crisp whites, and saturated single colors that match the trim or the front door. Solids show the cassette’s clean lines to best advantage and age gracefully, and on full-cassette models they give the retracted system the look of a deliberate design element rather than an add-on.

Screen fabrics: performance you can see through

Screen fabrics are a different engineering problem: openness-rated meshes that trade visibility, airflow, heat rejection, and privacy against each other. Denser weaves for west-facing heat and street-facing privacy; more open weaves where the view is the point. Your dealer guides this as a performance decision, orientation, exposure, and goals first, aesthetics second, and the demonstration, looking through the fabric at noon, is what converts skeptics.

Why solution-dyed

Color that goes all the way through

The technical term worth knowing is solution-dyed: the color is locked into the fiber during manufacturing, all the way through, rather than printed or coated on the surface. It is the highest standard for fade resistance in outdoor textiles, and it is the reason our fabrics hold their color through years of direct sun that would bleach surface-dyed alternatives. When you compare awning quotes, the fabric spec is one of the quiet places where quality hides, two awnings can look identical on day one and look like different products on day one thousand.

Solution-dyed acrylics also bring the practical properties the warranty is written around: water-shedding weaves, resistance to mildew and staining, and the dimensional stability that keeps the fabric tensioned correctly across seasons. Maintenance stays simple, brush off loose dirt, mild soap and water, rinse, air dry, and on full-cassette models the fabric spends its idle life sealed inside the housing, protected from dust, pollen, and UV when you are not using it.

For dealers, the fabric library is a selling tool, not just a catalog. The swatch consultation is the highest-trust fifteen minutes of the sale: you are in the customer’s space, solving a design problem together, and the customer is choosing rather than being sold. Dealers who run the fabric conversation well close at higher rates and get fewer callbacks, because the customer who chose the fabric loves the fabric.

Nationwide program

Swatches in hand, wherever you are

Fabric selection works the same everywhere: during the consultation, from the physical swatch library, held against your home in your light. AJ Shades’ own installation crews serve Southern California, San Diego, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties, and everywhere else, a trusted local contractor in your area handles the consultation, the measurements, and the installation to our specification. Your system is then built to order in the fabric you chose.

Fabric systems are explicitly included in our 15-year warranty on retractable awnings and motorized power screens, frames, hardware, motors, and fabrics, as one engineered system. Text (909) 325-3110 or contact us with your project details and your city, and we will start the conversation: swatches in hand, guidance on color and performance, and a system built for your home.

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Fabric questions, answered

How many fabric choices are there really?
Hundreds, classic stripes, contemporary solids, and textured weaves across the full color range, from crisp whites and coastal blues to bold terracottas and deep charcoals. The library is deep enough that the constraint is never availability; it is deciding. That is what the swatches and your dealer’s guidance are for.
Will the fabric fade in strong sun?
The fabrics are solution-dyed, the color goes all the way through the fiber, not just on the surface, which is the highest standard for fade resistance in outdoor textiles. Years of direct sun will soften any color eventually, but solution-dyed acrylics hold their color dramatically longer than surface-printed alternatives. This is the fabric class the warranty is written around.
Do I choose from a screen, or in person?
In person, from real swatches, always. Fabric on a screen lies: the color shifts with your display, the texture disappears, and the scale is wrong. Your dealer brings the swatch library to the consultation so you can hold candidates against your siding, your trim, and your patio furniture in your actual light. The ten minutes this takes prevents the most common regret in the industry.
Are screen fabrics different from awning fabrics?
Yes, different jobs, different textiles. Awning fabrics are woven acrylics engineered to shed water and block sun; screen fabrics are openness-rated meshes that balance visibility, airflow, heat rejection, and privacy. Your dealer will walk both libraries: the awning fabric is a design decision, the screen fabric is a performance decision, and both get chosen from physical samples.
Can I get a custom color or pattern?
Within the library’s range, effectively yes, with hundreds of options, most customers find their exact match without going custom. For truly unique projects, talk to your dealer about what the mill can do; custom runs exist but carry longer lead times. The honest guidance: the standard library already covers more ground than most people expect.
How do I clean and maintain the fabric?
Simply: brush off loose dirt, wash with mild soap and water, rinse, and let it air dry while extended. The full-cassette models make this nearly a non-issue, retracted, the fabric seals inside the housing away from dust, pollen, and UV. Never use bleach or pressure washers; the care guide your installer leaves covers the rest.
How is fabric chosen in the nationwide program?
During the consultation, from the physical swatch library, whether you are in Southern California or ordering through the nationwide dealer network. Text (909) 325-3110 or contact us with your project details and your city, and we will connect you with the process: swatches in hand, guidance on color and performance, and a system built to order in your chosen fabric.
Is the fabric covered by the 15-year warranty?
Yes, fabric systems are explicitly included in our 15-year warranty on retractable awnings and motorized power screens, alongside frames, hardware, and motors. The warranty covers the system as engineered: solution-dyed fabrics, proper tensioning, and correct installation. Normal soiling and the gradual softening of any color under years of sun are maintenance matters, not defects.

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