Hebden Striped Cotton Pencil Pleat Curtains - Mole

Our Hebden curtains bring together a soft ticking stripe and a full blackout backing, so the same panel that dresses a window also darkens the room behind it. The face is 100% cotton, printed with a fine mole-brown stripe against a pale ground, and the header is a pencil pleat, which means a gathered tape at the top that draws up into neat, even folds and hangs on either hooks and a track or a pole. They are sold as a pair, in eight width and drop combinations, so you can match the panel to the window rather than the other way round.

The stripe is quiet enough to sit in almost any room. In a bedroom the blackout backing earns its place, holding daylight and streetlight out until you are ready to be up; in a living room or a study the same lining cuts glare on a screen and keeps warmth in through colder months. The mole-and-cream palette reads as a warm neutral, so it works alongside wood, linen upholstery and painted walls without competing with them. Cotton also gives the panels weight, which is what lets them fall in the deep, straight folds a pencil pleat is made for.

The face is pure cotton and the lining is polyester with an acrylic backing, the layer that does the light blocking. Because cotton can shrink and crease, treat these as you would any lined cotton curtain and follow the care guidance on the sewn-in label; the acrylic backing in particular is why a gentle approach matters. Measure your track or pole width and your desired drop before choosing a size, remembering that a pencil pleat wants roughly twice the track width across the pair for a proper gather. Hung well, these are a plain, useful pair of curtains that quietly do their job.

Are these curtains fully blackout?

Yes, they are lined with a blackout backing that blocks daylight, which makes them a practical choice for bedrooms or any room you want to keep dark.

What is a pencil pleat header and how do I hang it?

Pencil pleat is a gathered tape sewn along the top that draws up into slim, upright folds. It takes standard curtain hooks and works on a track or a pole.

What size should I order?

Sizes run from 117 by 137cm up to 229 by 229cm per pair. Measure your track or pole width and your drop first, allowing extra width so the pleats gather fully.

Is the face really cotton?

Yes, the front is 100% cotton, which gives the panels a natural weight and helps them hang in deep, even folds. The lining behind it is polyester with an acrylic backing.

How many curtains come in a pack?

Each order is a pair, so you receive two matching panels ready to dress one window across both sides.