The Ultimate Velvet Polyester Pencil Pleat Curtains - Caramel

The Ultimate Velvet Blackout Pencil Pleat Curtains are a pair of matt velvet panels made from 100% polyester with a polyurethane backing, and they sell as a pair. The face is a soft, dense velvet in a warm caramel gold, the kind of nap that catches the light differently as it falls, so a single flat colour reads with quiet depth down the drop. They come in a wide spread of sizes, from 117 x 137cm up to 229 x 229cm, which covers a small single window through to a broad set of patio doors.

These suit a living room or bedroom where you want the window to hold its own as a block of colour rather than a pattern. The caramel tone sits happily against grey and stone walls, and it plays well with terracotta, rust and muted teal, as the photographs show alongside a rust sofa and a teal cushion. Because the fabric is a blackout, they earn their place in a bedroom or a room with a television, where cutting the light matters. The pencil pleat header gathers into even, upright folds and takes standard curtain hooks, so it hangs from a pole or a track without fuss.

The panels are lined and the velvet has a fluid drape, so the folds fall long and heavy rather than stiff. Velvet is a napped fabric, which is why the colour shifts with the light and why you smooth it in one direction when you dress the folds. When you are choosing a size, measure your track or pole width, not the window, and allow for the gather a pencil pleat needs across it. The drop is the second figure in each pair, so pick the length that clears your sill or reaches the floor as you prefer.

Is this a single curtain or a pair?

This is sold as a pair of curtains, so you receive two panels in the size you choose, one for each side of the window.

Do these curtains block out light?

Yes, the fabric is a 100% blackout with a lined polyurethane backing, so it cuts daylight well and helps keep a bedroom or television room dark and private.

What size should I buy for my window?

Measure the width of your pole or track rather than the window, and allow extra width for the gather a pencil pleat needs. The second figure is the drop.

How does the pencil pleat header hang?

The header gathers into even upright folds and takes standard curtain hooks, so it works on a pole or a track without any special fittings.

Why does the colour look slightly different across the drop?

Velvet is a napped fabric, so the pile catches light differently depending on which way it lies, which gives a plain colour some depth and movement.