Well here we are still in the middle of a heat wave in Toronto, and I'm buying myself a wool blanket.
It's on the end of my bed as we speak, and I've actually pulled it up over myself the last few nights when the sheet I've been using as a blanket isn't quite enough against the fan that has been constantly blowing on me.
It was only $4.99 at my local thrift shop, Canadian Thrift, and it's not stained, smelly or moth-eaten. These blankets are are to find in good shape, and Lord knows I'll need it when the icebox temps come our way in the winter, sigh.
The blanket (which happens to match the underside of my duvet, also thrifted) was made for Eaton's, a now defunct Canadian department store. I love that I have a bit of Canadian retail history on my bed!
I love wool!!! We have a wool bed made by Sheperd's Dream! It's a dream, even in Torontonian summer! We were so worried about being hot in summer, but surprisingly all the comments/reviews that mentioned that it does keep your body cool in summer were true!
ReplyDeleteCan these blankets handle being dry cleaned?
ReplyDeleteLove it Id have grabbed it too even in a hot summer coz winter always rolls around.
ReplyDeletelooks like excellent quailty. Not crazy at all. It's winter here so we have blankets everywhere at the moment.
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Great fine!
ReplyDeleteYou will actually love this blanket in Summer and Winter temp.
I remember Eaton's very well and they carried a lot of good quality imported lines.
Nice piece of Canadian history.
Kay, good point re" the insulation. I actually have been using it over my sheet night. What's a wool bed?
ReplyDeleteSix Balloons - my question exactly! I'm sure not going to wash it so I'll have to check with a reputable cleaner ... will let you know (but it may be months just so you know!).
Nelly I will def be snuggling under this baby in the frigid winter months!
Vintage Sweetheart, I love fall (winter not so much) as you can pile on all the layers, on your bed and on your bod!
The Witch, nice to hear from you! Eatons (or Eaton as it renamed itself) - it was sad when it closed; I remember the downtown Ottawa store that was so spanky when it launched in 2000 or so... but empty. Sadly they just couldn't cater to a high-end market in early 2000, when everything was tanking economically ....
Girl, I don't blame ya. I love a good wool blanket.
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Stacey Kay, I have my eye on another on in my local thrift shop - crazy!
ReplyDeleteOops, I meant a wool mattress. This is a mattress stuffed with eco wool and tufted in between like a quilt. no springs in between. we love it!! even in this summer.
ReplyDeleteKay, that sounds amazing! Was it custom?? What a concept, I should look into that. Do you have a boxspring underneath?
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