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.

Wash
Cold, gentle cycleon its own
Dry
Hang drytumble low if you’re in a hurry
Fabric softener
Neverit flattens the weave
Pulled fringe
Ease it backcutting turns it into a gap

Washing

  • Machine wash cold, gentle cycle
  • Wash it on its own, or with soft items only
  • Mild detergent
  • No bleach

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

The fringe is part of the weave, not something sewn on, so treat it as part of the blanket.

  • Don’t wring it out. Press the water out instead.
  • After washing, run your fingers through the fringe to separate the strands before it dries. Two minutes now saves a tangled edge later.
  • If a fringe strand pulls long, leave it. Don’t cut it — cutting is what turns one loose strand into a gap.

Drying

  • Hang drying is gentler on the weave, and it’s what we’d suggest
  • Tumble dry low if you’re in a hurry

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.

How often?

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.

Spills

Deal with them straight away:

  1. Blot with a dry cloth, working from the outside of the spill inward
  2. Don’t rub — rubbing pushes the stain into the weave
  3. Cold water on the spot, blot again
  4. Then wash normally

Hot water sets most stains permanently in cotton, so keep it cold.

Pulled threads in the body

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.

Storing it

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.

Will the colour fade?

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.

First wash

Expect a small amount of loose fibre in the first wash. That’s normal for woven cotton and settles after one or two cycles.

Something here you can’t find an answer for?

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.