How to choose a wool blanket?

It is advisable to devote a little time to choosing a wool blanket, as it can do society throughout your life. In this article we introduce the Balkanova blankets and help you orientate yourself in their wide range.

Big or small?

If we start by dividing by size, a large part of our blankets is in the classic "deco" size, which we consider 150x200 cm or its close variants. It is probably the most versatile size with a wide range of use - it can be used as a bedspread, couch or sofa, plaid for wrapping at the evening reading with tea or as a plaid over your legs on a rocking chair, a blanket with bed linen. So if you need the most versatile blanket, we recommend choosing the size of 150x200 cm. You can find 150x200 cm blankets in rows Rodop, Wag, Costume, Gergana, Abata, Caliability, Marina or Pearlika. In the latter series you will also find the size of the plaid 130x170 cm. Blanket Marina and Pearlika In this medium dimension, they are a compromise between classic blankets and children's blankets and find use especially in the living room.

If you choose a blanket for your kids, whether newborn or grown -up, look for children's blankets. Currently we offer dimensions 100x150 cm, 80x100 cm and 60x120 cm. The size of 100x150 is compatible with the common size of the baby bedding. You can safely use a blank blanket to cover a baby in a stroller or use as a travel blanket not only for your child but also for an adult. E.g. On the way by bus, train, etc. such a blanket will perform an excellent service, as it is always at hand and does not take up much space in the luggage. These are the blankets Pearlika, Caliability whose Gergana Children's.

We also have some blankets in the size of the neonatal 80x100 cm, which is a classic blanket in the stroller or to cover the latest and smallest family member. And then there is a specific dimension 60x120 cm. It is a blanket that you can use as a mattress mat in a cot. Compared to rubberized or plastic mattress protectors, the blanket is breathable. In addition, the wave has natural water -repellent properties, usually managed to protect the mattress in the case of minor accidents and pollution. In addition, you can increase impermeability by using a suitable product for treatment of wool products containing lanolin. Its size is the same as the most commonly used size mattress baby cot.

All uninterrupted merino blankets, regardless of the size, have been laboratory checked by a certified textile fiber laboratory, and it stated that they meet strict requirements for the designation of a child - ie they are certified for use and for children from neonatal age to three years. We left the uninterrupted merino, from which we produce the child's dimensions. All products from this certified non -colored merino are marked with a symbol of the children's head with a description certified for children under three years, which you can find on the product page under each blanket of certified Merino.

In a larger size we offer part of the blanket from the line Rodop and in particular Wag. It is a size of 200x220 cm, which is a bedspread over a double bed, if you want an airport or a marital bed. The blankets in this dimension are characterized by higher weight (weight), which keeps the shape well on the bed during the day. Overnight, you can either put aside or use it in the winter months along with a blanket blanket as a second layer of blankets. Our monochrome or subtle multicolored patterns will certainly complete the aesthetics of your temple of peaceful sleep.

In or out?

Size 160x220 cm and its variants are typical of the blankets of the series Rainbow, which also have a very interesting history. However, it is important to know that Rainbow is a classic blanket for outdoor use, if you want an outdoor. Due to the high grammage it is a very warm blanket, suitable for camping, camping, or place of sleeping bag throughout the year. The blanket is very robust, has a long service life, is solid and, given the used "filled" surface treatment in nature will be less captured and settled organic impurities. The blanket of this series is characterized by a combination of bright colors and stripes, which can also be used as a distinctive element in the interior - for example as a bedspread over a couch or bed. It is good to know that the Rainbow blankets have in the size of 160x240 cm and even 160x270 cm, so we will find the biggest long. Both dimensions can be used as an interesting curtain, respectively. insulating wall. The wave, as we know, is one of the best insulators and Rainbow with its typical compactness will serve well as a screen or vestibule at the entrance to the building - so we use it in our shop.

The blankets that can be used well for outdoor activities are definitely traditional plaid blankets Rodop and Pearlika. For centuries, their long life and quality, which will persist truly generations have proven themselves. Thanks to the high weight, Rodopy together with Rainbow are the hottest blankets in our offer and are therefore suitable for outdoor use throughout the year. And just to the edge - the blankets of Rodopa are a classic that is one of the symbols of every mountain house in Bulgaria. Rodopa will serve you outdoors throughout the year, while its sister Perelika due to the lower grammage rather only in the spring/autumn season, eg as a plaid for cold evening on the terrace. Its brightly colored decor predetermines it as a distinctive accessory to the living room, bedspread through Divan, etc. Other blankets, especially those of merino wool, are more suitable as interior blankets. Likewise, the blankets Kalandil are more suitable for its combed surface.

With or without fringes?

Blanket Pearlika decorated with hand -involved and bound longer fringes, which connects it with her counterparts from Merino wool Perellika merino, Marina, January and Costume. All have beautiful hand -bound decorative fringes with a length of about 10 cm. However, they are shorter and are not entangled. On the contrary Rainbow or Gergana It has edges lined with thick thread - they have so -called enthusiasm. This is especially useful if you want to cover the blanket and use it as a blanket. A shameless blanket, such as Gergana, or with short fringes, like Rhodop, fits much better in the bedding and holds shape in it. If you choose a blanket for sleeping, in bedding, for practical reasons, we recommend choosing some fringes, fringes, on the contrary, underline the typical look of the blanket and its decorative role in the home.

Fine or rustic? And what does that mean?

The fineness of the wool can be assessed in several ways. Whether the blanket is soft or not is a large extent subjective feeling. What is pleasant to one may mind the other. And so it is with a wave. For your simpler orientation, the fineness for each blanket is marked with one of the five -point scale from the coarser to the finest: rustic - classic - soft - very fine - extra soft.

If you belong to those who prefer soft materials and yet you would like a woolen blanket, then we recommend focusing on blankets marked either as very fine or extra fine. The very fine category includes our blankets from Merino. These are really soft blankets that are most comparable to all of our blankets with cotton. All the blankets Perellika merino, Costume, Marina, Caliability, January whose Rodop Merino They are really soft and you can put them in use to children. Especially blanket Gergana Due to the merino and filled surface used, it is even slightly softer than the other merino blankets. From personal experience we have proven use of our Merino DEK for children from birth. As children grow and change their needs, we also enrich the offer. Thus, in our assortment at the explicit wishes of our customers - mothers found, for example, Gergana blanket in the dimension 60 × 120 cm (used as a mattress protector).

In the extra fine blanket category you will find Merino blankets of the series Perellika merino and Marinathat are even finer 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 a wool fiber thickness of 25 microns. Merino blankets in extra fine category are made of only 21 microns. There is a direct proportion between the thickness of the fiber and the softness of the resulting material. The weaker the fiber, the finer the blanket. Really speaking is a similar difference as between cotton and silk. So it is really the tip in terms of fineness!

The other three steps indicate blankets that are primarily made of local Bulgarian wool, which is characterized by a slightly larger fiber thickness (the thickness of the fiber counts on the wool for microns). The thicker the fiber, the less fine wool. Finally, the blanket finish, which has the ability of the blanket to the touch to the level to the level of feeling slightly lower than the Merino blankets. This is the case of our interior decorative decorations with a combed surface that affects the touch of very soft (in our scale led as fine).

In general, blankets made of fine material or with a finer surface are a little more delicate. The blankets that can be assessed as larger "holders" that can handle even extreme conditions and use outdoors are also a little rough from the logic (in our offer marked as classic and rustic), but they are also able to soften over time and use. This process can be accelerated by washing the blanket while maintaining our maintenance instructions. Even in the blanket with this fineness (rustic, classic), after some time, it is possible to achieve a certain softening of the surface, without the blanket to lose its compactness and robustness.

Natural or colored?

Basically, all blankets that are in shades of white, cream, elephant bones or amber colors, as well as blankets in various brown and gray shades, are made of uninterrupted wool. If you are a lovers of the original natural look, then these blankets are the right choice for you. For those that are made only of uninhabited wool (Rodop, Wag, Abata, Pearlika, etc.), you will find the symbol "made of natural uninhabited wool" under the picture. Other blankets from the offer are made of non -colored yarn - it is like white, gray or brown, used as the main base color and can make up more than 80% of the material. However, since these blankets also contain colored yarn, we do not identify them the above symbol. The blankets of uncoloured yarn may initially feel more wave - ie sheep fat of Lanolin. It is a natural feature that is a real indicator of material nature. Over time, the aroma of lanolin fades out of the blanket, but if you mind, you can speed up the process by washing the blanket while maintaining maintenance instructions. The vast majority of our blankets are made of wool, which was cleaned only by mechanical way, without carbonization (chemical cleaning in sulfuric acid) and without the use of detergent. They retain a large part of the properties that one has ever appreciated on this natural material.

We believe that this article has helped you orientate yourself in wool blankets. If you choose adequately to your needs taking into account the above information, we are convinced that the blanket will serve you well for decades. If you have not found information that you are interested in, please write to us at info@balkanova.eco.