The Ultimate Velvet Plain Polyester Pencil Pleat Curtains - Green

The Ultimate Velvet is a plain velvet curtain in a soft green, made from polyester with a polyurethane backing that blocks all incoming light. The face has the short, dense pile of velvet and a matt finish rather than a high sheen, so the fabric reads as a warm, even wash of colour that shifts a little as it catches the light along each fold. These are sold as a pair, headed with a pencil pleat tape that gathers the top into neat vertical folds and hangs from curtain hooks on a pole or track. They come in nine made-up sizes, from 117 by 137cm up to 229 by 229cm, each figure given as the width of one curtain by the drop.

Because the lining is a true blackout, these suit a bedroom where you want the room dark for sleep, or a living room where you watch television and want to cut glare and keep the space private after dark. The pile also gives the fabric a bit of weight, which helps at a draughty window and softens the sound in a room. The green sits comfortably against warm neutral walls and natural wood, and works with the dusky pinks and ambers you might already have on a sofa or a scatter cushion.

The pencil pleat header lets you draw the tape up to the width you need and choose which row of pockets to hook, so the same curtain works on a slim pole or a deeper track. Measure your pole or track width, not the window, and allow for the curtains to gather to roughly half that when open. The lined construction gives the curtains body and a full, fluid drape to the floor. As a velvet the pile will hold its look best if you keep to gentle handling; the record gives no washing instruction, so check the sewn-in label before cleaning.

Do these curtains block out the light?

Yes. The polyurethane backing is a full blackout, so they stop incoming light and are a good choice for a bedroom or a room where you watch television.

Is this price for one curtain or a pair?

The listing is for a pair, so you receive two curtains ready to hang either side of your window from the pencil pleat header.

How do I work out which size to order?

Measure the width of your pole or track rather than the window, then choose your drop. Each size is given as the width of one curtain by the length.

What is a pencil pleat header?

It is a tape sewn across the top that you draw up into slim vertical folds. You hook it onto a pole or track and it suits both.

What does the matt velvet finish look like in a room?

The pile is soft and low sheen, so the green reads as a warm even colour that catches the light gently along the folds rather than shining.

How should I clean them?

Velvet holds its look best with gentle handling. We are not given a washing instruction here, so please follow the care label sewn into the curtain.