Hebden Melange Cotton Pillowcase Pair - Grey

This is the Hebden pillowcase pair, made from pure cotton and printed with a melange stripe. The stripes run in a soft grey against a cream ground, the melange effect giving each band a slightly heathered, broken-in look rather than a hard printed line. You get two pillowcases in the pack, each sized at 50 x 75cm, which is the standard UK housewife pillow size. Cotton is the whole story here: a natural fibre that breathes, takes a print cleanly and washes without fuss, so this is a pillowcase that feels cool against the face and holds up to regular laundering.

A striped pillowcase is one of the easiest ways to bring pattern into a bedroom without committing the whole bed to it. This pair sits happily with plain white or cream bedding, or alongside a matching Hebden fitted sheet and duvet if you want the stripe to carry across the whole set. The grey-on-cream palette is quiet enough for a calm, pared-back bedroom and works as well in a guest room as in a main bedroom. Because the print is a fine vertical stripe, it reads as texture from across the room and as pattern up close, which is a useful trick in a small space.

Each case is finished with an envelope closure, so the pillow tucks in behind an inner flap and stays put through the night with no buttons or ties to fasten. There is an oxford border too, the flat stitched frame around the edge that gives the case a tidy, tailored line when it sits on the bed. Care is straightforward with cotton: a warm machine wash and a cool iron will keep the stripe crisp. If you like the look, the wider Hebden range carries the stripe through matching bed linen so you can build the bed up piece by piece.

What size are these pillowcases?

Each case measures 50 x 75cm, the standard UK housewife size, so it fits a regular rectangular pillow with no gaping or bunching.

How many pillowcases are in the pack?

The pack contains a pair, so two matching pillowcases, which covers both pillows on a bed or gives you a spare to rotate through the wash.

What is a melange stripe?

Melange describes a heathered, mottled colour effect, so the grey stripes look softly broken and textured rather than a single flat block of colour.

How does the envelope closure work?

The open end has an inner flap that the pillow tucks behind, holding it neatly inside with no buttons or zips to fasten each morning.

What is the oxford border?

It is the flat stitched frame running around the edge of the case, giving a tidy tailored outline once the pillowcase is on the bed.

Is cotton easy to look after?

Cotton is a hard-wearing natural fibre that machine washes well and takes a press cleanly, so keeping the stripe crisp is simple.