{"product_id":"elegant-leaf-taffeta-sherpa-blanket","title":"Elegant Leaf Sherpa Blanket","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"background:#faf8f5;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;border-radius:8px;padding:20px 22px;margin:0 0 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top:0;\"\u003eWhich size, and which of the three colours?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize first, colour second — because the size decides whether this is a throw or a blanket.\u003c\/strong\u003e The three sizes here are genuinely different objects in use, not just incremental steps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:14px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#f0ede8;\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eChoose\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eIf this sounds like you\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e100 × 150 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eYou want the one that lives on the arm of the sofa and gets pulled over your legs while you watch something. One person, sitting up, feet tucked.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e150 × 200 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eYou want to be able to lie down flat under it and still be covered to the shoulders. The one to buy if the sofa is where you actually fall asleep.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e200 × 230 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eIt is going on a bed as a top layer, or two people share it and you are tired of the negotiation. Wide enough to hang over both sides rather than sit on top like a stripe.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom:0;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe colours — Sapphire, Silver Grey and Sand — all carry the same leaf design, so pick on room, not on pattern.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#faf8f5;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;border-radius:8px;padding:20px 22px;margin:0 0 28px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top:0;\"\u003eWill the sherpa side go flat and matted?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSherpa mats when it is washed hot or tumbled hot — almost never from use.\u003c\/strong\u003e The pile is what you are paying for, so the care instructions here are less housekeeping advice and more the difference between a two-year blanket and a two-month one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:14px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#f0ede8;\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eWorks\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eAvoid\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eCold wash, gentle cycle, washed on its own or with other soft items.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eWarm or hot water, which is what actually welds sherpa fibres together.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eTumble on the lowest heat, or air dry over a rail with the sherpa side out.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eHigh-heat drying, and fabric softener — it coats the pile and flattens it.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eWashing with zips and buttons kept out of the load.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eSharing a load with towels, which shed lint straight into the pile.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eThe step people skip: shake it out hard while it is still damp. Thirty seconds of that lifts the pile back up and saves you the flat, pressed look that dried-in-a-heap sherpa always gets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: centre;\"\u003eOne side you look at, one side you burrow into.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe problem with most throws is that they are one thing. Either they are handsome and thin — nice on the sofa, useless the moment you are actually cold — or they are warm and look like something from a motel. So you end up owning both, and the warm one lives folded out of sight because it is embarrassing. A two-sided blanket ends that: patterned face out when it is folded on the sofa, sherpa side in when you pull it over yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Elegant Leaf Sherpa Blanket draped over a sofa\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6433\/1932\/files\/3_afef45ee-3017-4548-a2c4-e4241835902a.jpg?v=4503766080%20cm%20style=\" display: block margin-left: auto margin-right:\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe sherpa backing is what makes it warm without weight\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSherpa works by holding a layer of still air inside a looped pile. That is a genuinely different mechanism from a heavy woven blanket, which warms you by sheer mass. The practical consequence is that this gets warm fast — within a minute or two of being over you — rather than the slow build you get from something dense. It is why people reach for a sherpa throw at 9pm when the heating has gone off, instead of turning the heating back on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe leaf-patterned face on the other side does the other half of the job. It gives the blanket a front, which means it can be folded and left in view without looking like laundry. And because the pattern side is smooth rather than piled, it slides over itself when folded and stacks flat in a basket instead of ballooning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSapphire\u003c\/strong\u003e — a deep, cool blue ground. The strongest of the three; it reads as a deliberate colour choice in a room and works best where there is already navy, charcoal or dark wood.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSilver Grey\u003c\/strong\u003e — a soft mid-grey that lets the leaf pattern show as texture rather than contrast. The one that goes with a sofa you already own, whatever colour it is.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSand\u003c\/strong\u003e — warm neutral, the most forgiving. Sits with cream walls, oak, linen and rattan without anyone having to think about it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e100 × 150 cm \/ 150 × 200 cm \/ 200 × 230 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e — lap throw, full lie-down throw, and bed-top blanket respectively.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Elegant Leaf Sherpa Blanket close-up showing the sherpa pile and leaf face\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6433\/1932\/files\/6_083a5668-d1f1-4d33-b609-15dd3ce17904.jpg?v=4503766080%20cm%20style=\" display: block margin-left: auto margin-right:\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat You're Getting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOne Elegant Leaf Sherpa Blanket\u003c\/strong\u003e in your chosen colour and size\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThree colours\u003c\/strong\u003e — Sapphire, Silver Grey or Sand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThree sizes\u003c\/strong\u003e — 100 × 150 cm, 150 × 200 cm or 200 × 230 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTwo-sided build\u003c\/strong\u003e: leaf-patterned face on one side, sherpa pile on the other\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWarms quickly\u003c\/strong\u003e because the pile traps air rather than relying on weight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCold gentle wash\u003c\/strong\u003e, no fabric softener, no bleach\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLowest-heat tumble or air dry\u003c\/strong\u003e; shake it out damp to lift the pile\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFolds face-out\u003c\/strong\u003e so it can sit on a sofa arm or an ottoman without being tidied away\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: centre;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFree tracked shipping to your door. 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