{"product_id":"elira-rose-floral-cooling-cotton-blanket","title":"Elira Rose Floral Cotton 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;\"\u003eIs a cotton floral blanket the right layer for your bed?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThere is one version of this blanket, so the question is not which to choose — it is whether cotton is what your bed is missing.\u003c\/strong\u003e Worth being honest about, because cotton behaves very differently from the fleece and sherpa throws most people already own.\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;\"\u003eThis is for you if\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eLook elsewhere if\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eYou want a layer you can sleep under in a warm room without waking up sticky. Cotton breathes; fleece does not.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eYou want maximum warmth in a cold room. Cotton is a moderating layer, not an insulating one.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eYou have someone in the house who reacts to synthetic bedding, or a child who ends up sleeping in your bed.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eYou want something that never needs smoothing out. Cotton creases; that is the trade for how it feels.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eYou want a blanket that is easy to wash often and looks better with age rather than worse.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eYou need one specific dimension to match an existing bedspread — this comes in a single made size.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom:0;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf you already have a fleece throw and still get too warm under it, this is the swap.\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 rose print fade, and will the cotton shrink?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBoth are heat problems, and both are avoidable with one setting change.\u003c\/strong\u003e Cotton is the most washable material in the house right up until you put it through a hot cycle, at which point it becomes the most temperamental.\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 on a normal cycle with a mild detergent, alongside other light colours.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eWarm or hot washes, which shrink cotton and lift dye out of the rose print at the same time.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eTumble on low and take it out slightly damp, or dry it flat in shade.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eBleach, oxygen stain removers on the print, and drying it in direct sun for hours.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom:0;\"\u003ePull it out while it is still a little damp and smooth it over the bed by hand. That is the step people skip — do it and you never need to iron a cotton blanket, skip it and you will be looking at set-in creases for a week.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: centre;\"\u003eA bed layer you can keep on through spring without cooking under it.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe gap in most bedrooms is the shoulder season. The winter duvet is too much from about March, but a bare sheet is not enough, so people compromise with a fleece throw pulled halfway up. Fleece is the wrong answer to that problem — it traps everything, and by 2am you have shoved it off the side of the bed. Cotton solves it by doing almost nothing: it covers you, it lets air and moisture through, and it never becomes the reason you woke up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Elira Rose Floral Cotton Blanket detail of the printed cotton surface\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6433\/1932\/files\/EliraRoseFloralCoolingCottonBlanket_3.jpg?v=4503766125%20cm%20style=\" display: block margin-left: auto margin-right:\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy cotton is the material that decides this\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCotton is absorbent in a way synthetics are not. Overnight, a body puts out a surprising amount of moisture, and the difference between a comfortable night and a clammy one is almost entirely whether the fabric touching you takes that moisture in and releases it, or holds it against your skin. Cotton takes it in. Polyester fleece pushes it back at you, which is the actual reason a fleece throw feels stifling even when the room is cool.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe second thing cotton does is get better. A synthetic throw is at its best the day it arrives and slowly pills, mats and goes slightly plasticky from there. Cotton softens with every wash — the fibres relax, the weave loosens fractionally, and after a couple of months it drapes rather than sits. That is why cotton blankets end up being the ones people keep for years, and why the rose print here is worth having on a fabric that will still look good in three summers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRose floral print\u003c\/strong\u003e — an all-over botanical rather than a placed motif, so there is no top or bottom to get right when you throw it on the bed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCotton construction\u003c\/strong\u003e — breathable, absorbent, machine washable, and it softens rather than degrades.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSingle made size\u003c\/strong\u003e — no size to choose, sized as a bed-top layer that also works folded over the back of a sofa.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Elira Rose Floral Cotton Blanket shown in use on a bed\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6433\/1932\/files\/EliraRoseFloralCoolingCottonBlanket_5.jpg?v=4503766125%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 Elira Rose Floral Cotton Blanket\u003c\/strong\u003e — a single version, no options to select\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCotton fabric\u003c\/strong\u003e, breathable enough to sleep under in a warm room\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAll-over rose floral print\u003c\/strong\u003e with no directional top or bottom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlat, unpadded layer\u003c\/strong\u003e — drapes over a bed rather than sitting on it in a lump\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFinished edges\u003c\/strong\u003e all the way round\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCold machine wash\u003c\/strong\u003e, mild detergent, no bleach\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTumble low or dry flat in shade\u003c\/strong\u003e; heat is what shrinks cotton and dulls a print\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoftens with each wash\u003c\/strong\u003e instead of pilling the way a synthetic throw does\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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