Seraphina Soft Jacquard Rabbit Plush Blanket

The blanket everyone in the house fights over, which is the only real review that matters.

Most homes have several blankets and one favourite. The others are on the bed, in the cupboard, over the chair nobody sits in — and one is always in use, always in the wrong room, and permanently being retrieved from whoever took it last. That is not about warmth, since almost anything is warm enough indoors. It is about the surface: the specific plush that makes you want to pull it up under your chin rather than just drape it over your knees. A rabbit plush with a jacquard pattern worked into it is aiming squarely at being that blanket, which is also why it is worth thinking about size before somebody claims it.

Jacquard is why this does not look like a cheap fleece

The difference between a plush blanket that looks lovely and one that looks like a supermarket throw is almost always how the pattern got there. A printed pattern sits on top of the pile, so it blurs the moment the surface moves, fades unevenly with washing, and looks flat in photographs and in life. Jacquard is built into the structure of the cloth instead — the pattern is made by how the pile itself is worked, in relief rather than in ink. That has two consequences you notice daily. It cannot wash off, because there is nothing sitting on the surface to come away. And it responds to light: raised areas catch it, recessed ones shade, so the same blanket looks different under a lamp in the evening than it does by a window in the afternoon. The rabbit plush face is the other half of it — a dense, short, very soft pile that stays soft because there is enough of it to recover after being sat on. Density is what separates a plush that lasts from one that goes bald on the arm of the sofa by spring.

• Cream Beige — the pale neutral. Brightens a dark sofa, works in any room, and is the one people photograph. Shows marks soonest, which is only a problem if nothing in your house sheds.
• Caramel Cream — warmer and deeper, in the tan register. Sits naturally with timber, leather and rust tones, and is far more forgiving than the cream on daily use.
• Sky Blue — soft and cool rather than bright. The choice for a child's room or a bedroom that is already pale, and the one that reads as calm instead of decorative.
• Ash Charcoal — the dark grey. Best in a room with strong colour already in it, and the most practical in a house with a shedding animal or a habit of eating on the sofa.
• Blush Pink — muted and dusty rather than sweet. Works over white bedding and in a nursery, and the jacquard relief shows particularly clearly on the lighter tones.

What You're Getting

• One Seraphina jacquard rabbit plush blanket in your chosen colour — Cream Beige, Caramel Cream, Sky Blue, Ash Charcoal or Blush Pink — and your chosen size
• Jacquard pattern worked into the pile, in relief rather than printed on top, so it cannot wash off
• Rabbit plush face — short, dense and soft, with enough density to recover after being sat on
• 71 × 100 cm for a pram, a car seat or a toddler's carry-everywhere blanket
• 100 × 150 cm as a lap blanket or a child's bed layer
• 150 × 200 cm for one adult full-length on the sofa
• 200 × 230 cm for two people sharing or a top layer on a double bed
• Wash cool, alone or with soft items — nothing with zips or hooks
• Dry on the lowest heat or in the air; heat flattens plush permanently
• No fabric softener, and shake it out hard after every wash to lift the pile

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