About
Our knitted shade cloth is a high-quality, flexible, and versatile fabric perfect for residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, and greenhouse applications.
Knitted shade cloth is made by looping threads together or knitting them, which delivers a stretchy, flexible cloth that has more give than woven shade cloth. In comparison to woven shade cloth, knitted shade cloth typically can be put up and taken down more easily, such as in seasonal greenhouse applications. It is also more suitable for covering odd shaped or rounded structures where less rigidity and conformity to special shapes is required. Knitted shade cloth is designed to be run, tear, and fray resistant if cut or damaged.
Knitted shade cloth is made from pvc-uv protection fibers for exceptional durability in outdoor applications. It is water permeable but will reduce wind. With that said, it has greater air and water permeability than woven shade cloth also making it ideal for applications that require a good level of ventilation. In terms of shade, it knitted shade cloth provides a diffused shading effect which woven provides a uniform and denser shade. The diffused shading provides subtle light filtering ideal for plant nurseries that require sun penetration but at a filtered level.
Knitted shade cloth is available in 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, & 90% black fabric.
Contact us so we can quote you a tarp to your size and specifications.
Customizations
- Custom sewing takes typically 7-10 days.
- Contact us for pricing. Pricing is based on:
- shade % of material
- finished dimensions
- grommet spacing
- Taping
- Seaming
- Slitting
- Widths available up to 32'. Continuous lengths up to approximately 200'.
- Grommets and typical finishing: All 4 edges of the piece are folded and sewn around a 2 ¾” reinforcing tape. Heavy brass grommets with ½” diameter center are then applied through the reinforced material.The standard spacing for grommets is 1 in each corner and every 2’ along the outer edges
- Shipping costs isn't determined until the customer piece is finished and boxed.
- Custom sewn orders are not cancelable or returnable.
Additional Specs
Percent Shade | 30 | 40 | 50 | 50 | 60 | 60 | 70 | 72 | 80 | 87 | 87 | 90 |
Color | Black | Black | Black | White | Black | Green | Black | Merlot | Black | Green | Grey | Black |
Weight (oz/sqyd): ASTM D-3776 | 1.34 | 1.49 | 1.87 | 3.42 | 2.53 | 3.42 | 2.68 | 4.56 | 3.48 | 4.56 | 4.56 | 3.57 |
BREAKING STRENGTH GRAD METHOD (LBS) ASTM-D5034 | Warp: 32 / Fill: 16 | Warp: 24 / Fill: 21 | Warp: 36 / Fill: 42 | Warp: 83 / Fill: 91 | Warp: 54 / Fill: 38 | Warp: 58 / Fill: 110 | Warp: 53 / Fill: 65 | Warp: 84 / Fill: 98 | Warp: 75 / Fill: 65 | Warp: 84 / Fill: 98 | Warp: 84 / Fill: 98 | Warp: 84 / Fill: 98 |
BREAKING ELONGATION GRAB METHOD (%) ASTMD5034 | Warp: 24 / Fill: 113 | Warp: 18 / Fill: 67 | Warp: 30 / Fill: 71 | Warp: 44 / Fill: 94 | Warp: 30 / Fill: 126 | Warp: 43 / Fill: 59 | Warp: 23 / Fill: 84 | Warp: 38 / Fill: 83 | Warp: 38 / Fill: 115 | Warp: 38 / Fill: 83 | Warp: 38 / Fill: 83 | Warp: 35 / Fill: 104 |
TEAR STRENGTH TRAPEZOID (LBS) ASTM-D5587 | Warp: 22 / Fill: 6 | Warp: 16 / Fill: 9 | Warp: 23 / Fill: 22 | Warp: 83 / Fill: 91 | Warp: 32 / Fill: 22 | Warp: 43 / Fill: 59 | Warp: 23 / Fill: 21 | Warp: 40 / Fill: 41 | Warp: 38 / Fill: 116 | Warp: 40 / Fill: 41 | Warp: 40 / Fill: 41 | Warp: 35 / Fill: 104 |
BURSTING STRENGTH (PSI) ASTM-D3786 | 35 | 40 | 74 | 149 | 73 | 146 | 89 | 158 | 127 | 158 | 158 | 137 |
Options for Knitted Shade Tarps - Custom Sizes
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| ID | Product | Price | Shipping |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22230 | Knitted shade cloth sewn to spec - starting at $217.50 | $217.50 | Get quote above |