Merino Wool Blankets

Home textiles made from natural wool are especially pleasant to use. In autumn and winter, when it is gloomy outside, you cannot do without a cozy bedspread. Blankets made of merino wool will not only warm you, but will also emphasize your status.

Merino wool is popular and loved around the world. They make outerwear, accessories, home textiles and even thermal underwear for the youngest babies.

Merino is a special breed of sheep. It used to be considered to be the Australian sheep (although these animals were once smuggled out of Europe to the Green Continent). Now these animals are bred around the world. Merino is a fine-fleeced sheep, i.e. its wool consists of only down. This is what allows you to get such a soft and soft yarn at the exit.

The yarn from this raw material has a huge number of advantages:

• Thermal insulation body. That is why merino make thermal underwear for kids. It maintains a constant body temperature without overheating it.
• Moisture insulation. Merino wool items absorb moisture and bring it out, allowing it to evaporate. That is why a person who has sweated in a jacket made of such wool will never catch a cold. Given the ability to maintain heat, it turns out that merino products support the optimal microclimate of the body.

• Micro massage skin. Wool, even the most gentle slightly massages the skin, improving blood circulation and well-being.
• Hypoallergenicity. The fur of animals of this breed contains a large amount of lanolin. Thanks to this cloth has antibacterial properties and does not cause allergies. The fabric does not irritate the skin.
• Dirt-resistant properties. Products from this wool are less likely to get dirty and do not absorb dirt too much.

Of course, this material has drawbacks. It requires careful handling and care - delicate washing with the use of special tools, careful drying and ironing. Any merino product will require increased attention from the owner.

Products from merino wool are quite expensive. However, the most expensive coat is alpaca (a hoofed animal that lives in South America). And merino often use well-known clothing brands to create premium winter collections.

Merino wool blanket is a fashionable, stylish and expensive item. It will decorate the interior, add a touch of luxury to it, and most importantly, it will never lie idle. For the softness and warmth of his love absolutely all family members. You can use a blanket as a blanket during sleep, wrap yourself in it when watching movies in the evening, spread the children as a warm play mat (if you don’t feel sorry), wrap up, relaxing on the veranda or on the outdoor terrace of the restaurant. This is an indispensable thing to give or a country house.

The trend of recent years is a large-knit blanket. The trend came to us from the USA, where several companies were engaged in the manual production of covers from natural sheep wool. Unlike alpaca, which is never dyed, merino wool is produced in a variety of bright colors.To knit blankets, the thickest wool is taken, which is the case - the thickness of the thread is 2-3 cm.

The cloth on an exit turns out very volume and thick. A large-knit product plays in contrast, emphasizing girlish fragility and defenselessness: this is why such blankets are often used for photo shoots or video shooting.

The “ancestor” of thick rugs is considered a company. Modern wool. The company makes its products from sheep wool Rambouillet (French merino). Finished things give a slightly disheveled look - so things look vintage.

In Russia, too, there are several manufacturers of fashionable thick rugs. In particular, the company Woolie. You can choose from 13 colors of threads and 4 sizes of rug, from a baby one (by the size of a baby cot) to a huge one. It is possible to order a plaid on the right size of the client. According to the manufacturer's website, the weight of the rug is from 2 to 5 kg, and the thickness is 7 cm.

In addition to blankets, Woolie offers its customers scarves and snoods (scarves, rings) of the same thick yarn.

Mark Pleddream offers a choice of 30 shades of yarn - from standard to very unusual shades. In addition to blankets, you can find scarves, snoods, hats, very pretentious large-knit cardigans, as well as pillows and round baskets-benches for pets. These things can "support" the blanket in the interior, successfully complementing it.

There are also many private design workshops, where they will make a rug to your taste and favorite color. In addition, you can purchase and thick threads and knitting needles to knit such a blanket yourself. In fact, even for a beginner knitter, there is nothing difficult about this - usually these covers are knitted with a simple “garter” knit and tied around the edge with a scythe. Almost all manufacturers such blankets look the same.

Such a price is due to the high cost of raw materials and, of course, the fact that things are made by hand.Such a plaid will be an excellent gift for yourself and for a dear person.

However, not only huge and thick rugs are knitted from merino wool. Covers can be quite thin, but elegant and no less expensive. For example, home textiles Magic wool (Russia-Italy joint production). Blankets are made from wool of Italian merino breed. Here you can choose not only the coloring, but also the pattern - made by machine, these bedspreads have different decorations and look very neat and expensive.

Connoisseurs of the classics can pay attention to the blankets and bedspreads brand Inalpaca - these are rather thin, but very warm blankets from alpaca and merino wool or from a mixture of these two fibers. They have natural shades - beige, brown, gray, and the classic patterns are cage, deer, floral pattern, “hem”, etc. They are decorated with decorative small tassels along the edge.

Like any woolen thing, a merino blanket is very whimsical in caring. If it is thin, machine knitted, it can be washed in a machine on the "wool" mode without pressing at a temperature of 30 ° C. Choose a liquid detergent that can be used to wash such things.It is necessary to dry in the straightened form, to iron - through a piece of cotton fabric with a barely warm iron.

If you have become the owner of a large-knit wool plaid, you will have to carry it in a dry-cleaner. Especially if the thing is big, it simply does not fit into the drum of the washing machine. At home, it is recommended to cut the scissors with scissors if they appear on the surface.

Store in the closet any blanket made of natural wool in a paper bag or box with holes for the material to breathe. Make sure that no mole appears in the closet.

Merino blanket looks great in the room. Depending on the style in the interior, you can use it in different ways. The main thing that all designers agree on is that you should not keep such a thing folded in the closet. Its purpose is to lie in the most visible place:

• Most often, a large knitted blanket is used as a bedspread in the bedroom. It is ideal for delicate interiors, for example, classic. In a bright, spacious room with a beautiful bed, a blanket of white or milky color will look extraordinarily attractive. It can be supplemented with decorative pillows connected in the same technique.

• You can safely use such a blanket in the interior of Country or Scandi (man-made thing will fit into these areas in all respects). In rooms designed in high-tech or modern style, it will also look great - a classic thin blanket will add luxury and solidity, and a soft and fluffy knit will add naivety and touching. If you want to beat the contrast between the cold monochrome design of the room and the warmth of wool, pick up a bright color plaid - orange, brick, fuchsia, turquoise, etc. It is permissible to lay a sofa blanket. True, according to reviews, it is not too careful with respect to expensive wool items. So the blanket quickly loses its appearance.

• Small size blankets can be used as seat covers. For example, if in the living room there are 2-3 similar pieces of furniture, you can purchase two small rugs and cover them with seats and backs.To complement the ensemble, you can throw a couple of the same pillows on the sofa.
• Large-knit plaid will fit well in the nursery. They can make a crib or put it on the floor so that the baby can play warm or crawl. On this "carpet" you can make great photos!

How to tie a blanket with your own hands, see the next video.