Hebden Striped Cotton Pencil Pleat Curtains - Forest Green

These Hebden curtains take a woven cotton face and print it with a fine vertical stripe in soft forest green on a warm off-white ground. The stripe is what makes them themselves: not a bold seaside ticking but a closely spaced, slightly irregular line that reads as texture as much as pattern, so it settles into a room rather than dominating it. They are made and sold as a pair, gathered onto a pencil pleat header that draws the fabric into neat, even folds. The face is 100% cotton, so the cloth has a natural handle and a matt finish that catches light without shine.

They suit a living room or a bedroom where you want pattern that stays quiet, and they sit easily with painted walls in cream, stone or a deeper green, with pale wood and with linen-look upholstery. The pencil pleat header works on a track or a pole, so if you already have a curtain pole up these will hang from it without new fittings. Sizes run from a smaller 117 x 137cm pair up to a generous 229 x 229cm, so there is a width and a drop to fit anything from a single window to a wide bay or a set of tall French doors.

The curtains are lined, which gives the folds more weight and body and helps the fabric hang cleanly to the floor. The lining is a polyester and cotton blend behind a pure cotton face. Because the face is cotton, expect the usual behaviour of a natural woven fabric: it takes a crease and relaxes over a day or two once hung. If you are dressing a whole room, remember to measure your track or pole width, not the window, and allow for the gather a pencil pleat needs.

Is a curtain size the measurement for one curtain or the pair?

Each size is quoted for the pair, so 117 x 137cm gives you two curtains that together span that width when gathered. Measure your track or pole rather than the window.

Will these fit my curtain pole?

They have a pencil pleat header, which gathers onto standard curtain hooks and works on both a track and a pole, so most existing fittings will take them.

What is the face fabric made of?

The face is 100% cotton, a woven natural fabric with a soft handle and a matt finish. The lining behind it is a polyester and cotton blend.

Are the curtains lined?

Yes, they are lined, which adds weight so the folds hang cleanly and gives the pair more body against the window.

How do I choose the right drop?

Sizes run from a 137cm drop up to 229cm, so measure from your pole or track down to where you want the hem to sit, allowing a little extra if you like curtains that break at the floor.

Does cotton crease?

Cotton is a natural fibre and does take a crease, but hung curtains tend to relax over a day or two as the weight of the fabric pulls the folds straight.