Hebden Percale Cotton Bedspread - Stone

The Hebden bedspread is made from pure cotton percale that has been garment washed, which is the reason it looks the way it does in the photograph: softly crumpled, a little lived-in, with none of the crisp flatness of an unwashed cotton. Percale is a plainly woven cotton, and washing it before it reaches you relaxes the weave so the cloth falls in soft folds rather than sitting stiff on the bed. The face is quilted in a wide grid of square channels, and the same stone cloth carries through to the reverse, so there is no wrong side to keep hidden. It comes in two sizes: a smaller 150x200cm and a generous 265x265cm.

This is a top layer rather than a substitute for a duvet, and it earns its place folded across the foot of the bed or pulled up over the whole thing on a warmer night. The colour is a soft, warm stone, a pale putty-grey that sits quietly against wood furniture and natural flooring and does not fight a patterned pillowcase or a striped sheet. Pick the 265x265cm if you want it to drape well down both sides of a double or king; the 150x200cm suits a single, or works as a throw over a chair or the end of a larger bed.

Because it is pure cotton throughout, it is breathable and washes and softens further with use rather than wearing hard. The quilting is stitched in straight lines through both layers, which holds everything in place through laundering. Cotton takes a warm wash comfortably and presses out easily if you want it crisp, though the whole point of a garment-washed finish is that a few creases look right. Its plain, quiet colour makes it an easy layer to live with and to restyle as the seasons turn.

What size bed does the larger bedspread suit?

The 265x265cm is generous enough to drape down both sides of a double or king bed, while the 150x200cm suits a single or works as a throw.

Is it a duvet or does it go on top?

It is a top layer, meant to sit over your duvet or bedding rather than replace it, and it is ideal folded across the foot of the bed.

What does garment washed mean for how it looks?

The cloth is washed before sale, which softens the weave and gives that gently crumpled, relaxed look you see in the photographs rather than a stiff, flat finish.

Is the same colour on both sides?

Yes, the stone cotton runs through to the reverse, so there is no lining or wrong side you need to keep turned away.

How does pure cotton wash and wear?

Cotton is breathable and hard-wearing, and it tends to soften with each wash rather than degrade, so this bedspread should feel better the longer you own it.