10 Easy Pieces: Camp Blankets - Remodelista
The camp blanket is a versatile piece: It’s good for the bed, the sofa, a picnic; you can beat it up; and it will only get nicer with age. The Tourne Wool Blanket is made in Canada of supersoft, 100 percent virgin wool and measures 76 by 104 inches; $245 from Brook Farm General Store. Designed by Best Made Co. of New York and woven by Pendleton Woolen Mills, the Lumberlander Camp Blanket is made of domestic wool blended with a small amount of cotton for softness. Utility Service Blankets are made by a family-owned American company that has been milling wool for over a century. A small company in Switzerland makes these replicas of the original Swiss Army Blanket. They’re 78 3/4 inches by 55 inches and are $225 at Guideboat Co. in Mill Valley, California. The light gray Camp Blanket by Auntie Oti is woven in India of 100 percent wool khaddar patterned with simple contrasting stripes. Modeled after the all-purpose favorite blanket that the designers grew up with, the Topo Camp Blanket is made in the US from 100 percent wool and comes in three different colors, white (shown), charcoal, and red. Branded Boiled Merino Wood Blankets are $700 from M. Crow & Co., a new venture of Tyler Hays of BDDW. Objects of Use in Oxford, England, collaborated with Filkins-based weaver Richard Martin and Skye yarn dyers Shilasdair to re-create the traditional trader’s blankets similar to the originals first produced in the 1770s. This Wool Cabin Blanket was inspired by a vintage photo of a bed in a lakefront cabin in Maine. This blanket comes from Faribault Woolen Mills, the oldest manufacturing facility in Minnesota–they’ve been crafting heirloom blankets since 1825.