Care
Wash cold, skip softener,
mind the fringe.
Woven cotton is hard to ruin. There are only three habits that shorten its life, and all three are easy to avoid once you know them.
Care
Woven cotton is hard to ruin. There are only three habits that shorten its life, and all three are easy to avoid once you know them.
Cold water matters more here than with a synthetic blanket. Warm water can shrink cotton slightly and is harder on the dyes in a woven pattern.
Skip fabric softener. It coats the cotton fibres and gradually flattens the texture that makes a woven blanket feel like one.
Zips and buttons on other items in the load are what actually damage these. A stray hoodie zip catches a thread and pulls it, or worse, tangles the fringe. Wash the blanket alone and neither happens.
The fringe is part of the weave, not something sewn on, so treat it as part of the blanket.
Cotton takes longer to dry than fleece. Give it time rather than turning the heat up, since high heat is the main cause of shrinkage.
Don’t iron the woven surface. If a crease bothers you, hang it in the bathroom while you shower and it will drop out.
Every few weeks with regular use, more often if a pet sleeps on it.
Between washes, a shake outdoors clears most of the dust and hair.
Deal with them straight away:
Hot water sets most stains permanently in cotton, so keep it cold.
If a loop gets pulled on the blanket itself, don’t cut it. Ease it back through to the reverse side with a blunt needle or a crochet hook.
Fold it and keep it somewhere dry. Cotton holds moisture, so a damp cupboard will eventually smell.
Avoid vacuum bags for long periods — compressing the weave for months leaves creases that take a while to fall out, and it flattens the fringe.
The pattern is woven from dyed yarn rather than printed on top, so there is no surface layer to crack or peel. Cold washing and drying out of direct sun keeps the colours where they should be.
Expect a small amount of loose fibre in the first wash. That’s normal for woven cotton and settles after one or two cycles.
Email ⟨EMAIL — SET BEFORE GO-LIVE⟩ and we’ll answer, Monday to Friday, 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM Eastern Time. One thing worth saying twice — if a blanket arrives with a fault, don’t wash it first. A washed blanket can’t be assessed or replaced. Photograph it and write to us within 7 days of delivery, and we’ll put it right at no cost to you.
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