Golden Lily Percale Cotton Fitted Sheet - Herball Green

This is a fitted sheet made from 100% cotton percale, part of the Golden Lily range. Percale is a plain, tightly balanced weave, and the supplier gives it at a 200 thread count, which is where a cotton sheet tends to settle into that clean, cool-to-the-touch handle without feeling heavy. It is a printed sheet: rather than the well-known Golden Lily floral seen on the pillowcase behind it in the photograph, the fitted sheet itself carries a small repeating leaf-and-stem pattern in soft green on a pale ground, sized to coordinate with the wider bedding set rather than to compete with the hero print. It comes in double, king and super king.

A fitted sheet is the layer you sleep directly on, so its job is to stay put and feel right against the skin. This one suits a bedroom built around the Morris look, where the bold Golden Lily print is doing the talking on the duvet and pillowcases and you want the sheet to read as a quiet, patterned neutral underneath. The small-scale green print works with warm, earthy accents and with plain painted walls, and it earns its place by not shouting. Cotton is naturally breathable, which is what keeps a bed from feeling stuffy through the night.

The sheet is finished with elasticated edges all the way round, so it pulls down over the mattress and grips at the corners for a neat, secure fit. It is garment washed, a treatment that relaxes the cotton before it reaches you, so it feels soft from the first night rather than needing several washes to break in. Being pure cotton, it takes a warm wash and a hot iron happily, and it wears in gently over time. If you already own the Golden Lily duvet cover set, this is the sheet made to sit under it.

Is this the big Golden Lily floral print or something smaller?

The fitted sheet carries a small repeating leaf-and-stem pattern in soft green, designed to coordinate with the larger Golden Lily floral used on the duvet cover and pillowcases.

What does percale feel like compared to an ordinary cotton sheet?

Percale is a plain, tightly balanced weave that gives a crisp, smooth, cool handle, and at 200 thread count it stays light and breathable rather than dense.

Will it fit my mattress snugly?

It has elasticated edges all the way round, so it pulls over the mattress and grips at the corners for a neat, secure fit. Choose your size to match the bed.

Does it need washing before first use?

No. The sheet is garment washed during production, so the cotton is already relaxed and soft and ready to put straight on the bed.

How should I care for it?

Being 100% cotton, it takes a warm machine wash and a hot iron well, and like most pure cotton it will crease if left, so smoothing it onto the bed slightly damp helps.