Soft Chenille Plain Polyester Pencil Pleat Curtains - Navy

These are a pair of soft chenille pencil pleat curtains in a deep navy, woven from 100% polyester face and lining. Chenille is a pile weave, and you can see it in the photographs: a close, nubbly surface with a slight tooth to it rather than a flat cloth. That pile is what gives the fabric its weight and its quiet, matt look, with none of the sheen you get from a smoother synthetic. The supplier describes the fabric as blackout, so the curtains are made to block daylight rather than merely filter it.

Navy sits well in a living room or bedroom, and it earns its place best where you want the light held back: a bedroom that faces the morning sun, a room with a television, a nursery at nap time. The photographs show them hung floor length on a pencil pleat header, gathered into soft even folds. They read as a calm, grounding backdrop rather than a feature, which is why a deep blue like this pairs happily with warm neutrals, natural timber and a jewel-toned sofa without competing for attention.

The header is pencil pleat, which means a gathered tape at the top that draws up onto standard curtain hooks and suits most tracks and poles. The fabric is lined, face and lining both polyester, so the curtains hang with body and are straightforward to live with. They come in eight made-up sizes, so measure your track width and your desired drop before choosing, remembering that curtains want to be wider than the window to gather properly. Please follow the care label on your curtains, as the supplier has not specified washing instructions for us to pass on here.

Is this one curtain or a pair?

This is sold as a pair, so you receive two curtain panels to hang either side of your window on a single track or pole.

How do I choose the right size?

Measure the width of your track or pole first, not the window itself, and pick a width comfortably wider so the curtains gather into folds. Then measure the drop you want from the header down.

What does pencil pleat mean for hanging?

Pencil pleat is a gathered tape at the top that pulls up onto standard curtain hooks, giving even folds. It suits most poles and tracks with hooks or rings.

Are these curtains blackout?

The supplier describes the fabric as 100% blackout, meaning it is made to block daylight, which is why they suit bedrooms, nurseries and rooms with a screen.

What does the chenille feel like?

Chenille is a soft pile weave with a matt, nubbly surface, so it feels cosy and looks calm rather than shiny, and it hangs with a little weight to it.