Golden Lily Percale Cotton Fitted Sheet - Natural & Gold

This is a fitted sheet in pure cotton percale, carrying the Golden Lily pattern from the William Morris archive. The version you see here is the small-scale ground print, a fine botanical trellis in soft sage and cream, laid across the sleeping surface. It is a coordinate to the larger Golden Lily hero print shown on the pillow behind it, so the two share a range but read as different scales and colours side by side. The sheet is woven to a 200 thread count and finished as a percale, which gives it a crisp, cool hand rather than a soft, brushed one.

A fitted sheet lives underneath everything else, so its job is to sit flat and stay put through a night's movement. This one has elasticated edges that pull the corners tight around the mattress and hold the sheet without rucking. It suits a bedroom where the top layers do the decorating and the base coordinates quietly with them; the small trellis print reads almost as texture from across the room and lets a bolder duvet or a pillow print take the lead. It comes in Double, King and Super King, so you can match it to the bed you have.

Cotton is the reason this sheet breathes. Being a natural fibre, it lets air and moisture move rather than trapping heat against you, which is what keeps the bed feeling cool through the night. Percale is a plain, tight weave, so it launders well and comes back crisp. The sheet is garment washed before it reaches you, which takes the stiffness out of new cotton and means it feels settled from the first night. Pair it with the wider Golden Lily range to build the pattern up across the bed, or keep it as the calm base under a plainer set.

What is percale and how does it feel?

Percale is a plain, tightly woven cotton with a crisp, cool hand rather than a soft, brushed one. It launders well and comes back smooth.

Will it fit my mattress?

It comes in Double, King and Super King, with elasticated edges that pull the corners tight around the mattress and hold the sheet in place overnight.

Does the sheet match the pillow print shown?

They are from the same Golden Lily range but at different scales. The sheet carries the small trellis ground print, while the pillow shows the larger hero pattern.

Is it cool to sleep on?

Cotton is a natural fibre that lets air and moisture move rather than trapping heat, so it helps keep the bed feeling cool through the night.

Does it need much preparation before use?

No. The sheet is garment washed before it reaches you, so the stiffness of new cotton has already been taken out and it feels settled from the first night.