Snakeshead Chenille Pencil Pleat Curtains - Sunflower/Stone

These are Snakeshead pencil pleat curtains, woven in a jacquard chenille from 100% polyester and sold as a lined pair. The Snakeshead pattern was designed by William Morris in 1876, a dramatic flame-like motif of foliage and woodland botanics with alternating spiky clusters that appear to hang in suspension on delicate scrolling tendrils. Woven as a jacquard rather than printed, the design sits in the cloth itself, so the greens, sunflower golds and stone grounds shift slightly as the fabric catches the light. Chenille gives the curtains their soft, dense hand and a little weight, which helps them hang in clean folds.

Curtains this size suit a living room or a bedroom where you want the window dressed with something that reads as a proper period pattern rather than a plain panel. The busy, colour-rich design works against calmer walls, and in these photographs sits happily alongside a coordinating willow-leaf wallpaper and warm wooden furniture. Because the pair is fully lined, the curtains block more light and sit with a fuller drape than an unlined panel, which makes them a sensible choice for a room you want to darken and warm in the evenings. There is a matching cushion in the same design if you want to carry the pattern across the room.

The header is a 5 inch pencil pleat, which gathers the fabric into even vertical folds and hooks onto a standard curtain track or a pole with rings. Measure your track or pole width and allow for the gather before choosing a size. The cloth is dry clean and cool iron only, as polyester takes a low iron and the jacquard construction is best kept off high heat. Snakeshead is offered here in the Sunflower and Stone colourway, and across a range of drops and widths.

Do the curtains come as a pair?

Yes, each size is sold as a pair of curtains, both fully lined, so you dress the whole window from one purchase.

What header do they have and will they fit my pole?

They have a 5 inch pencil pleat header, which gathers onto a standard curtain track or a pole with rings once you have the hooks in place.

How do I choose the right size?

Sizes run from 117 by 137cm up to 228 by 228cm per pair. Measure your track or pole width and your drop, and allow extra width for the gather.

How should I clean them?

The cloth is dry clean only, and if you need to press it a cool iron is best because polyester and the woven jacquard do not take high heat.

Is the pattern woven or printed?

It is a woven jacquard chenille, so the design is formed in the cloth itself rather than printed on the surface, which gives it depth and a soft handle.

What does fully lined mean for the room?

A lining sits behind the face fabric, so the curtains hang with a fuller drape and block more light than an unlined panel would.