subject: History Associated With Shade Sails [print this page] History Associated With Shade Sails History Associated With Shade Sails
Well are you interested to know about the concept shade sails? It's a very interesting concept, just glance through these few words and everything will be clear enough for you. This is a type of shade, like outdoor shading which is like that of a ship. A flexible membrane is used in this type of shade which is anchored across different posts or points, whichever way you want to call it. The membrane that is usually used is made of a knitted material.
Well you will really be amazed to know about its history, how it has travelled through centuries across the world. The first concept of using a cloth as a shade had originated in the western civilization, rather to be more specific in ancient Egypt, and later it was inculcated by the Greeks and the Romans. The Colosseum in Rome you will be surprised to know was shaded using large pieces of cloth acting as "sails", by the roman sailors. Later modern day shade cloth was made using inexpensive and more durable materials.
Different types of shade cloths appeared in countries like Australia, South Africa during the 1990's. During this time there was a much anticipated debate as to what these would be called, and thus they were provided with the name of shade sails. And today there has been a rapid growth in this industry, various websites have launched and are further being launched to equip you with the intricate details of everything connected with such a concept. This type of shading is an easy one to get installed, you just need a flexible membrane and just need to decide on the different points to anchor it to and the shade is ready. This is seen in countries where the radiation of sun's rays is strong enough to need to get these shade sails installed, thus eliminating the harmful ultraviolet rays from reaching the people and in turn reducing the chances of skin cancer.
