{"product_id":"whispering-butterfly-elegance-blanket","title":"Whispering Butterfly Elegance 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;\"\u003eIt only comes in 240 × 250 cm — is that too big for me?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThere is a single size, and it is a large one — nearly square, and wider than most blankets sold as throws.\u003c\/strong\u003e That is deliberate, but it does mean this is a bedding piece rather than a sofa accessory.\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;\"\u003eThink twice if\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eYou want a top layer on a larger bed with real drop down both sides, not a strip that only covers the mattress.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eYou wanted a throw to fold over the arm of a two-seater. At this width it will swallow a small sofa entirely.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eTwo of you share a blanket on the sofa and the current one is a nightly negotiation.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eYou need a lap blanket for an armchair or the car — this is several times that size.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eYou want the butterfly design visible as a whole composition, which needs the full width to work.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eYour washing machine is a small capacity model — check the drum before you order, not after.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom:0;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe near-square shape is the useful part: it sits the same way on a bed whichever direction you lay it, so there is no right way round to get wrong.\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;\"\u003eHow do I wash something this large without ruining it?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBig blankets fail in the wash for one reason — they get crammed into a drum that cannot move them, so the detergent never rinses out and the fabric comes out stiff.\u003c\/strong\u003e Everything below follows from that.\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;\"\u003eDo this\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;\"\u003eWash it completely on its own, cool, on a gentle cycle with plenty of room in the drum\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003ePacking it in with sheets or towels. A full drum means no rinse, and no rinse means a stiff blanket\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eAn extra rinse cycle if your machine has one\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eA high spin, which sets deep creases into a blanket this wide\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eLine dry over two rails so the weight is spread, or tumble on the lowest heat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eHanging it wet from a single line — the weight pulls the fabric out of shape along one edge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eThe step people skip: spreading the weight when it is wet. A blanket this size holds a serious amount of water, and hanging it from one rail is how a square blanket becomes a slightly trapezoid one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: centre;\"\u003eA bed that looks finished from the doorway, with one thing on it.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe bed is the biggest object in the room and usually the least considered. Duvet on, pillows straightened, done — one large flat expanse of whatever colour the cover happens to be. It reads as unmade even when it is made, because there is no second layer and nothing at all to look at. The standard fix is a new bedding set, which means new pillowcases you did not need and a colour scheme you are then stuck with for a year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Whispering Butterfly Elegance Blanket butterfly detail\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6433\/1932\/files\/3_enhanced_2_0557ee99-35a6-4399-9981-0919d648e63f.jpg?v=4503764300%20cm%20style=\" display: block margin-left: auto margin-right:\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy the width is the point, not a side effect\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost blankets sold for beds are sized to cover the mattress and nothing more. Laid out, they end at the edge of the bed frame, and the effect is a rectangle sitting on top of another rectangle — technically a layer, visually nothing. At 240 × 250 cm this one is wide enough to hang over both sides properly, and a hanging edge is what actually makes bedding look styled. The vertical drop catches shadow and gives the bed a shape rather than a flat top.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe near-square proportion matters for the design too. A butterfly composition needs space around it to breathe; squeeze it onto a narrow throw and the motifs get cropped by the edges and read as a repeating print instead of a picture. At this size the full arrangement stays intact, whichever way you lay it. And because the shape is close to square, there is no long side and short side to work out at 11pm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e240 × 250 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e — the only size, and a deliberately generous one. On a larger bed it works as the visible top layer with drop down both sides. Folded in half across the bottom third of the bed it becomes a wide band of pattern at exactly the height your eye lands from the door. On a sofa it is a two-person blanket with no negotiating, though it will cover a small sofa completely rather than accenting it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Whispering Butterfly Elegance Blanket in use across a bed\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6433\/1932\/files\/4_enhanced_2_b415cb6b-533a-44a6-aecd-7253e4a07d4d.jpg?v=4503764300%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 Whispering Butterfly Elegance Blanket\u003c\/strong\u003e in 240 × 250 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eButterfly design\u003c\/strong\u003e arranged across the full face as a composition rather than a small repeating print\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNear-square proportion\u003c\/strong\u003e — no right way round to get wrong when you lay it out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWide enough to hang over both sides of a larger bed\u003c\/strong\u003e, which is what makes a layer read as styled\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTwo ways to use it\u003c\/strong\u003e — spread as the top layer, or folded across the bottom third as a band\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenerous enough for two people\u003c\/strong\u003e on a sofa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e wash cool on gentle, on its own, with room to move in the drum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRinse and spin:\u003c\/strong\u003e extra rinse if available, low spin to avoid setting creases\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDrying:\u003c\/strong\u003e line dry across two rails to spread the wet weight, or tumble on the lowest heat\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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