Hebden Striped Cotton Pillowcase Pair - Olive

This is a pair of pure cotton pillowcases from the Hebden range, woven in a fine olive-green and white stripe. The record states 100% cotton throughout, so you are getting a natural fibre right against your skin every night, with none of the synthetic blend that some patterned bedding relies on. The stripe here is a mélange one, meaning the coloured yarn carries a slightly heathered, mottled tone rather than a flat block of colour, which is why the green reads as soft and lived-in rather than sharp. Each case measures 50 x 75cm, the standard UK housewife-plus-border size, and the pair is finished with an Oxford border, the flat fabric frame that sits around the edge once the pillow is inside.

These sit naturally in a minimalist or Scandi-leaning bedroom, where the stripe does the work and the palette stays quiet. Olive is an easy green to live with because it borrows from the greys and browns already in most rooms, so it settles against natural wood, oatmeal linens and off-white walls without fighting them. Photographed here they pair with a deeper olive throw and a chenille bolster, but they would sit just as comfortably with plain white bedding if you want the stripe to be the only pattern in the room. The Oxford border gives a tidier, more made-up look than a plain-edged case, useful if your pillows sit on show during the day.

Construction is a 144-thread-count cotton with an envelope closure, so the pillow tucks in behind a fold of fabric rather than needing buttons or a zip. Cotton is breathable and washes well, and because it takes a hot wash you can keep white-ground bedding genuinely clean over time. The stripe and the Oxford edge tie in with the wider Hebden range, so you can build up the matching duvet cover and fitted sheet around this pair.

What size pillow do these fit?

Each case measures 50 x 75cm, the standard UK size, so a regular rectangular pillow slips in with room for the Oxford border to sit flat around the edge.

How does the closure work?

They use an envelope closure, which means the pillow tucks behind an overlapping fold of fabric at the back. There are no buttons or zips to fasten.

What does an Oxford border mean?

It is a flat fabric frame stitched around the edge of the case, so once the pillow is in there is a neat border of fabric sitting proud of the pillow itself.

Are these pure cotton?

Yes, the record states 100% cotton. Cotton is breathable and takes a machine wash well, which keeps a light-ground striped case looking clean over time.

What is a mélange stripe?

Mélange describes a yarn with mixed, slightly mottled tones rather than one flat colour, which gives the olive stripe its soft, heathered look up close.

Do these come as a pair?

Yes, this listing is for two pillowcases, so you can dress both pillows on a bed or keep a spare set to rotate through the wash.