Hebden Melange Cotton Pillowcase Pair - Mineral Blue

This is the Hebden pillowcase pair, made from pure cotton with a printed melange stripe. The stripe is the whole idea here: fine soft-blue bars running against a white ground, a little broken up by the melange effect so the colour reads as a gentle, lived-in wash rather than a hard printed line. Because it is 100% cotton, the fabric breathes and takes a wash well, and the print sits on a cloth that feels soft to the hand while still holding a crisp edge. You get two pillowcases in the pair, both in the same stripe.

Pillowcases like these sit best in a relaxed, uncluttered bedroom, the kind of setting where you want the bed to feel calm rather than busy. The narrow stripe works with plain white sheets, with natural linen-look throws, and with muted blues and greys, so you can build a bed around them without much fuss. They pair naturally with the wider Hebden range if you are dressing the whole bed, and the soft-blue stripe is easy to live with day to day, in a main bedroom or a guest room you want to feel welcoming.

Each pillowcase closes with an envelope opening at the back, so the pillow tucks in and stays put with no buttons or ties to fasten. The border is an Oxford edge, a flat framing border around the pillowcase that gives it a slightly more finished, tailored look on the bed. Being all cotton, the pair washes and irons like any good cotton bedding, and a warm iron while very slightly damp will bring the border back flat. Set them against the rest of the Hebden pieces for a coordinated look, or let them carry the stripe on their own over plain bedding.

What is the pillowcase made from?

It is made from 100% cotton, so it breathes well, feels soft against the skin and washes and irons the way you would expect good cotton bedding to.

How do the pillowcases close?

Each one has an envelope closure, meaning the pillow slides in through an overlapping flap at the back and stays tucked away with no buttons or ties.

What is the Oxford border?

The Oxford border is a flat framing edge that runs around the outside of the pillowcase, giving it a neat, tailored look once it is on the bed.

How many pillowcases do I get?

This is sold as a pair, so you receive two matching pillowcases in the same melange stripe, enough to dress both sides of a double bed.

What does the melange stripe look like?

It is a fine soft-blue stripe on a white ground, with a slightly mottled melange effect that softens the colour so it reads as a gentle, relaxed line rather than a hard one.

What will these pillowcases suit?

The narrow stripe works with plain white sheets and muted blue and grey tones, so they slot easily into a calm, uncluttered bedroom without dominating it.