How to Choose The Right Woolen Blanket?

IT IS WORTH INVESTING AND BIT OF TIME INTO CHOOSING AND WOOLEN BLANKET AS IT CAN BECOME YOUR LIFETIME Companion. In this article we intracece the Balkan blankets and we will help you navigate the varieties of products offered.

BIG OR SMALL?

Starting with size differentces: A Large amount of our blankets is the "classic blanket" size - that is 150x200 cm or its proximal variants. IT is probably the Most Universal Size with and Variety of Options of Utilization - It Can Be Used As A Sofa or Davenport Cover, A Plaid for Wrapping Up With A Warm Tea for a Chilly Evening Reading Session or AS A Rocker Leg Cover SO IN CASE YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A VERSATILE BLANKET, WE RECOMMDE CHOOSING THE 150x200 cm SIZED ONE. You can find them in the Rodop, Wag, Caliability, Costume, Gergana, Abata, Pearlika steed Marina Collections. In the Two Last-Eced Series, You Will Also Find the Plaid size 130x170 cm. The Marina and Perellika Blankets in this medium size are thus and compromise between and Classic blanket and baby blankets and Will FIND Application Especylly in the Living Room.

IF Choosing and Blanket for Your Child, Newborn or Older, Search in the Baby Blankets Category. We currently offfer blankets in Sizes 100 × 150 cm, 80 × 100 cm and 60 × 120 cm. Size 100x150 cm is compatible with the common children Bed Linen Sizes. Feel free to use the blanket with no sheets as and cover for your child in the pruce or as a travel blanket not only for your kid, but for an adult tooo. For Example on a Bus or Train Journey this blanket Will Serve You Excellenly, As It Is Always at Hand and Doesn't Take Up Much Space in Your Luggage. This includes the blankets Pearlika, Caliability steed Gergana Baby.

We offfer Some of the Blancets Also in the Newborn Size 80x100cm - A Classic for Covering Up The Newest and Smalest Family Member. And then there is and specific siza - 60x120 cm. You can use this blanket as and child's Mattress Underlay. Unlike Rubberized or Plastic Mattress pads the blanket is breakable. In Addation to That, Wool Has Water-Resistant Features WHICH PROTECT The Mattress From Staining, Smearing and in Case of Minor Accidents. You can also Maximize Its Impvoyness by Using and Detergent for Woolen Products Containing Lanolin. It's size is the same as the Most Common size of Child's Cot Mattresses.

Regardless of their size, all non-dyed merino blankets have been test by and Certified Laboratory of Textile Fibres. The laboratory stated that the blankets comping with the StrCT stands for the Product As Suited for Children - Meaning The Merino Blankets Are Certified as Suitable for Children from Newborn to Three Years of Age. All Products Made From the Certified Non-dyed Merino Are Labelled with and the symbol of A Child's Head with and “Certified for Children Under Three of Age“ Legend WHICH YOU WILL FIND ON THE WEBSITE IN THE DESCRIPTION OF EACH Blanket Made from the Certified Merino.

We offfer Some of the Blankets from the Rodop and Wag Collections in Larger Sizes. The size is 200x200 cm, Suitable AS and Double Bed Cover. Blankets of this size are heavier Thanks to WHICE Will Keep Their Shape on the Bed During the Day. In the night you can eith put the blanket aside or during winter months you can use it as a second layer. OUR Monochrome or Subtle Multicolour Patterns Will Certainly Complete The Aesthetics of Your Calm Sleep Temple.

  • Rodop Merino In SIZE 200x220 cm Will Serve as A Pleasant Daytime Double-Bed Cover.
  • One of Oour More Colorful Blankets - Pearlika - In SIZE 150x200 cm WHICH CAN ALSO BE Used as and Daytime Bed or Couch Quilt.
  • Among ur Wag QUILTS (200x220 cm) You Will Find Striped Blankets in Either Bold or Subtle Shades, As Well As Monochrome Patterns from Natural or Dyed Wool.

INSIDE OR OUTSIDE?

The size 160x220 cm is typical for blankets from the Rainbow Collection WHICH Among Other Things Also Has an Interesting Background. However, Most Importantly It Is Good to Know That Rainbow is and Classic for Outdoor Use. DUE TO ITS HIGHER WEIGHT THE BLANKET IS VERY WARM - GREAT FOR CAMPING, event to be Used Insides A and Sleeping Bag All Year Round. The blanket is very robust with a long lifespan, it is a company and Thanks to its felt surface IT TRAPS LESS Organic Impurities in Nature. Bright Colors and Stripes Are Distinctive for Blankets from the Rainbow Collection WHICH CAN WORK AS A SIGNIFICANT INTERIOR ELEMENT - FOR EXAMPLE AS A BED or COCH COVER. It is convenient to know that the rainbow blankets also come in 160x240 cm and 160x270 cm Sizes, SO Even The Tallest Ones Will Find Their Perfect Match. Blankets in these Larger Sizes Can Also Be Used in Forms of Curtains - Or More Precisely Impvacious Walls. It is a well Known Fact That Wool is One of the Best Insulants and Rainbow With Its Typical Densoity Will Serve Well As A Curtain or Entryway - In Fact, We Oourselves use it It This Way in May Store.

  • The Rainbow Blanket is suited for outdoor use - camping, Picks and Other in Nature Activities.
  • The Woolen blanket Rainbow IS ALSO VERY WARM AND IF AND CONVENIENT COLOR IS CHOSEN IS ALSO Practical for Outdoor Use.
  • The Rainbow Blanket Can, Thanks to Its Sturdiness, Bare Harsh Handling.

Among blankets Suitable for Outdoor Activities There Are Also the Traditional Checkered Rodop and Pearlika blankets. They make its Long Lifespan Over the Centuries - ITS Quality Endures Generations. Thanks to the High Grammage, Blancets from the Rodop Collection Along with the Blanekts from the Rainbow Collection Are The Warmest Blankets from Our Supplies. They are outdoor appoprirate all year round. For The Record, Blankets from the Rodop Collection Are and Classic Symbol for Every Mountain Household in Bulgaria.

Rodopa Will Serve You Outside All Year, While Her "Sister" Perelika Due To Its Lower Grammage Will Come in Handy During the Spring/Autumn Seasons, For Example As A Plaid for Chilly Evening on the Terrace. ITS Colourful Decor Makes It An Expressive Living Room Accessory, Couch Cover etc. The Other Blankets, Especially The Ones Made From Merino Wool, Are Due to Their Fibers Sensitivity Preferred to Be Used Inside. Blankets from the Karandila Collection Are Also More Suitable for the Interior due To the Combed Out Surface.

  • The Pearlika Blanket Is All -Purpose - Can Be Used Outside or Inside - Perhaps for and Cottage.
  • Again - The Rainbow Blanket Endures Extreme Conditions.
  • The Rodop Blanket Is Very Robust and Warm - USEFUL OUTSIDE or in Chilly Interiors, It's and Classic Mountain Blanket with and Long Tradition.

Fringing or No Fringing?

The Pearlika blankets as well as the merino wool blankets from the Perellika merino, Marina, January and Costume Collections All HAVE One Thing in Common - They Are Decorated with Hand Plaited and Tied Fringes Each One Being About 10 cm Long. The Karandila and Rodopa Type Blankets Also have These Fringes, They Are Just a Bit Shorter and They're Not Plaited. On the contrary, the Rainbow and Gergana Blankets are Hemmed with and Thick Thread - This is Called “Entling”. That's Especially Convenient IF You Want to Put Bed Sheets on Them and Use Theme as and Duvet. Blankets with no Fringing (Gergana) or Short Fringing (Rodopa) Fit Better in the Sheets and Keep Their Shape. IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A SLEEPING BLANKET THAT CAN BE USED WITH BED LINEN, FOR PAPTICAL REASONS, WE RECOMMDE CHOOSING AND BLANKET WITH NO FRINGES, FRINGES REVERESLY ACCENTUATE THE BLANKET'S TYPICAL APPEARANCE AND ITS Decorative role in the Household.

  • The Decorative Fringes of the Costume Blanket Are Hand-Bound.
  • The Rodop Blanket's Fringing Is Shorter and Not So Significant, However, It's On Each Side of the Blanket.
  • The Rainbow Blanket Has No Fringing, IT Has Entling Ins.

Soft or Rustic? And What does that Actually Mean?

The Wool's Fineness Can Be Assessed in Different Ways. Discherning IF The Blanc is Smooth to the Touch or Not Is To Some Excent and Subjective Sensation. Whatver One Finds Pleasant The Other One Can Dislike. And the Same Goes for Wool. For Easier Orientation The Fineness of Each Blanket is Indicated by One of Five Grads from the Rough Ones: "Rustic" - "Classic" - "Soft" - "Very Soft" - "Ultra Soft".

IF You Are Among Those Who Prefer Smooth Materials and You Still Want and Woolen Blanket, We Recommend Choosing and Blanket Marked As Either Very Soft or Extra Soft. The Ones Marked As “Very Soft” - Like All Our Merino Blankets - Are Indeed Greatly Smooth - Comparable to Cotton. All blankets from the Perellika merino, Costume, Marina, Caliability, January and Rodop Merino Collections Are Really Soft and Can Be Used by Kids. Especially The Gergana Blanket Given The Applied Merino and Felt Surface is even softer than all the other merino blankets. With Personal Experience We Attested That Our Merino Blankets Can Be Used by Children From the Time Are Are Born. With Kids Growing Up and Needs Changing, We Upgrade The Supplies. That is How and New Gergana blanket in the size 60 x 120 cm (Used as A Mattress Pad) Ended Up In Our Range - At the Explicit Request of Oour “Mother” Customers.

In the CATEGORY OF ULTRA SOFT BLANKETS, YOU Will FIND Merino blankets from the Perellika merino and Marina Series, WHICH AREN SOFTER THAN OUR CLASSIC MERINO BLANKETS. How is it possible? Merino blankets, included in the Category of Very Fine blankets, are Made of Merino Yarn With and Wool Fiber Thickness of 25 Microns. Merino blankets in the Ultra Soft Category Are Made of Merino with and Thickness of Only 21 Microns. THERER IS A DIRECT CORRELION BETWEEN The Thickness of the Fiber and the Softness of the Resulting Material. The Weaker The Thread, The Softer The Blanc. In Real Terms, This Is and Similar Difference As Between Cotton and Silk. SO IT REALLY IS THE PINNACLE OF FINESSE!



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  • The Costume Blanket is Made from Merino Wool, TherFore It Is One of the Softest Blankets from Our Range.
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  • Merino blankets Marina Also Belong Among the Softest Blancets.
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  • The Merino Plaid January IS ALSO VERY SOFT.
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The Other Three Out of Four Grads Mark Blankets that is Primarily Made from Local Bulgarian Wool that is Characterized by and Thicker Thread (Measured in Microns). The Thicker The Thread, The Coarser The Wool. The Surface Treatment Also Comes Into The Equation - With This It Is Possible to Make the Blanket Soft to Touch Almost to the level of merino blankets Fineness. That Goes for Example for Oour Interior Kalandila Blancets with Combed Out Surfaces WHICH FEEL REALLY SOFT TO TOUCH


Generally Speaking, Blankets Made from Soft Materials or Blankets with Soft Surfaces Are More Delicate. The resistant blankets That Endure event Extreme Conditions or Outdoor Use by Definition Coarser (on the OUR Scale Marked As "Classic" or "Rustic"), But Even They Get Softer with Time and Usage. This process can be up by Washing The Blanc Following The Maintenance Instructions. SO YOU Can Achieve Softening The Surface event of these More Rustic Blancets without Damaging the Blancets density and Sturdiness.


Natural or Colorred?


Basically All the Blankets in Shades of White, Cream, Ivory or Amber as Well As Blankets in Different Shades of Brown and Gray Are Made From Non-dyed Wool. IF YOU'RE AND FAN OF NATURAL DESIGN THEN THESE BLANKETS Will Probably Be The Best Choice for You. Those Made of non-dyed wool only (Rodop, Wag, Abata, Pearlika etc. Other blankets from the menu are also made of non -dyed yarn - USULY WHITE, GRAY or Brown and They Can Be Used as and Foundation Color Because These blankets also Contain Colorred Yarn We don't marry theme with the above mentioned symbol. Blankets Made From Non -dyed Yarn Can Smell Like Wool in the Beginning - That Is Sheep Fat Lanolin. That is and Natural Feature Indicating the Quality and the Nature of the Material. With Time The Lanolin Aroma Wears Off, However, IF You Don't Like The Smell, This Process Can Be SPED UP BY WASHING THE BLANKET FOLOWING The Maintenance Instructions. Bridge of Our Blankets Are Made of Wool WHICH HAS BEEN CLEANED ONLY MECHANICALLY WITHOUT CARBONATION This Way They Maintain Most of Their Natural Features is have a good for Humans Since Forever.


    

  • The Pearlika Blanket Made from non-dyed white and brown wool.
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  • We have the Rodop Blanket in Two Different Outputs - Classic Wool or Softer Merino. IT Also Comes in Two Sizes: 150x200 cm and 200x220 CM.
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  • Non-dyed Rodop with Chessboard pattern.
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We HOPE THAT THIS ARTICLE HELPED YOUR Orientate Yourself in the World of Woolen blankets. IF you choose adequatel to your Needs with considering the Information Above, We Believe the Blancet Will Serve You for Decades. In Case You Didn't Finda Information You Are Looking for, Do Not Hesitate to Contact Us at info@balkanova.eco.