FAQ

What are the features of a thermal woven blanket?

• Lightweight for freedom of movement.
• Loosely woven, allowing air to circulate and the blanket to "breathe".
• Insulators, keeping warm air close to the body when a conventional blanket is used over it.

Why natural fibers (as opposed to lightweight synthetics such as polar fleece)?

• Durable and long - lasting.
• Excellent absorbers of moisture, will not become clammy from perspiration.
• Natural Insulators .
• Breathable and adjust to different temperatures. Comfortable for year - round use.

Why wool fibre?

• Wool blankets are durable and long lasting. Wool fiber is unsurpassed in flexible strength. Its resilience and elasticity allows wool blankets to keep their softness and shape for a lifetime of use.
• Wool blankets are absorbent and healthy. Wool fibers naturally draw moisture away from the body, keeping you dry when sleeping.
• Wool blankets provide comfortable warmth. Wool fibers are fluffy with tiny air pockets. Their loftiness and cushiony insulation keep body heat in and cold out for years of lightweight comfort.
• Wool blankets are flame-resistant. Wools’ natural moisture content makes it non- combustable. A 100% wool blanket will not ignite into flames; an excellent safety precaution. 

How does wool fibre breathe?

•  Like household insulation systems, the efficiency of a blanket or quilt as a thermal insulator depends on the volume of stationary air (by far the most efficient thermal insulator) entrapped in the fabric. 

• Wool fibres trap millions of microscopic pockets of air. When wool is used in bedding, it is this air that keeps us warm during the coldest of winter nights. In summer, wool’s other natural ‘temperature control’ mechanisms take over:
• The core of the wool fibre is hydrophilic and can absorb up to 30 per cent moisture without feeling wet; compared with most other fibres which can only absorb a maximum of 2 per cent moisture.The absorbed moisture can be transmitted through the wool fibre to the outside of the bedding so that it does not become saturated

• In contrast to the core, the surface of the wool fibre is hydrophobic and therefore, perspiration is not "blotted up" from the skin, but allowed to evaporate there and so produce the mechanism which controls and regulates body temperature, and the heart beat rate.

Can I machine wash?

Your blanket can be used immediately; however the first wash will significantly bulk and soften fibres.
Use the washing machine on a COLD water, short cycle wash and gentle spin.  Add a wool fabric softener (detergent not required).
Pull to shape and air dry in the shade.  Your blanket will have relaxed and softened with a 6% shrinkage factor which is normal, and accounted for in the weave.
 
REGULAR CARE:
We recommend blankets are washed only once or twice (cot) per season then regularly aired and spot cleaned as required.
 
USE OF SYNTHETICS
The use of nylon or other synthetic material over any wool product may cause pilling (balling of the wool) due to static charge. Natural fibre products such as silk and cotton are fine.