Wool blanket recommendations?

[mike gasparino]

Hey guys,
Been looking a buy a new wool blanket and been doing a little research but I figured I would see if yall had any opinions in the matter. So far I'm leaning towards the more popular Pendleton and woolrich options. Any other brands out there I should check out?
Thanks!
Mike

[Deacon Patrick]

Filson.

With abandon,

Patrick

[Ginz]

Faribault woolen mills. Check out the backstory.

[Garth]

 
   You have to know what you are looking for first . 

1. What  of grade of wool ?   You can get "merino" grade to just "wool" that are downright harsh .
2. Exact size you are looking for.  Queen/King/etc is not enough to know as every manufacturer varies on what that is.
3. color/pattern and such
4. machine wash or dry clean only ? 

   All that said , Faribault Mills (google spell check does not even recognize Faribault, it's a City in MN for goodness sake!) has a huge selection also

[Matthew J]

Goat Mohair from Canada.  Very plush and warm. Somewhat more dear than Pendleton which is also a good choice.

[Eunice Chang]

MacAusland's lap blankets are a fave of mine. I have two, one from the mill itself, another from a sheep farm near Charlottesville, VA (Juniper Moon farm). I even use them in the hot humid summers here. 

Juniper Moon farm blankets are in limited supply, but MacAusland has a direct site (http://www.macauslandswoollenmills.com/products.html).

If you aren't worried about money and want a MUSA option, you could get a Swan's Island blanket. Not cheap, but their blankets are woven by local weavers and the wool is all from sheep on Swan's Island off Maine.

https://swansislandcompany.com/product-category/blankets-throws/

-E. (whose knitterly side is showing up)

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[Ginz]

Yes, I second MacAusland's!  I have one of those as well. 

If you want a super dense wool (heavy, weight not warmth), then the Pendleton or Filson is what you want.  If you want a looser, (lighter)  scratchier blanket, then the others are good.

[Tim McNamara]

Faribault Woolen Mills in Faribault MN, Bemidji Woolen Mills in Bemidji MN. The latter once made an ultra heavy duty wool shirt for Riv, more like a light jacket than a shirt.

[Allan in Portland]

Oh, oh, can I speak up?

Two weeks ago I scored a couple wool blankets for $10/ea at a garage sale. Ostensibly it was a commemorative/decorative (which is to say in brand-new condition because she, well, her parents likely paid a mint and couldn't bear to actually use it for its intended purpose which was...) a horse blanket from an equestrian event she competed in back in '96. As I was picking out two from her not so small stack she mumbled "ugh, please don't tell my parents what you paid for these."

I haven't measured it, but it's big enough to cover a horse, about queen size. I'd say it weighs between 5 & 10 lbs. Thick, but not stiff as a board, or stifling to be underneath.

Cheers,
-Allan

[Montclair BobbyB]

I have bought Army surplus wool blankets on eBay...perhaps not Pendleton or Hudson Bay quality, but hey, from sheep's wool, nevertheless.

In fact the Boreal Shirt made by Lester River Bushcraft / Empire Canvas is made from (new) Army blankets, and I think the wool is of exceptional quality.

BB 

[Ryan Fleming]

Well...Hudson Bay woll blankets are handsome and durable classics....and if you buy Canuck, the loonie's pretty cheap

 

http://www.thebay.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/en/thebay/hbc-/blankets/millenium-point-blanket-0012-6807382--24

 

I have blankets, I've had their coats...still made in Yorkshire woolen mills and they have a classic quality

 

Good luck!

On Friday, August 7, 2015 at 12:26:26 AM UTC-5, mike gasparino wrote:

[alford]

Amana Woolen Mill Civil War / Camp blankets.

[mike gasparino]

So many recommendations. I knew I asked the right group. Thank yall. I have some shopping around to do!
Michael