Anti-pill is a number between one and five. Not a word on a label.

Why we exist

Blankets are bought in bulk for freshers weeks, match days and Christmas gifting, on a colour swatch and a unit price.

So they pill in a term. The cut edge frays. The embroidered crest sinks into the pile and reads as a smudge. The stadium blanket’s carry strap pulls out of the hem on the first walk to the car. None of those are bad luck; all four are specification decisions that somebody made by default.

The edge is what fails first

A raw cut edge is the cheapest finish there is. On some knits it is genuinely fine; on others it curls and frays and the blanket looks tired long before the fabric is worn.

A serged edge, a stitched hem or a blanket-stitched border costs very little and it is the single most visible marker of whether a blanket was specified or just bought. We name the edge finish on every quote rather than leaving it as whatever the cutting table produced.

Embroidery on pile needs two things nobody sees

A cut-away backing underneath, so the stretchy knit does not distort as the machine runs. And a water-soluble topping on top, so the pile is held flat and the stitches sit on the surface instead of sinking into it.

Both add pennies. Without them, letters fill in and outlines blur, and the result looks like a mistake. There is also a minimum detail size on fleece that is larger than on a shirt, and we would rather simplify a crest at mockup stage than run it and let you find out.

What we actually make

Polar fleece with the gsm and the pilling rating both quoted. Sherpa-backed throws, with the doubled freight cost stated next to the unit price. Edge-to-edge sublimated prints, which dye the polyester fibre itself so nothing can crack or peel. Embroidered blankets run over backing and topping. Roll-up stadium blankets with the strap stitched into the body rather than the hem. And RPET fleece with the recycled content given per component.

Fleece is polyester, which is why sublimation works so well here and why the recycled version performs essentially like the virgin one.

How we price

No dollar figures on this site. Price moves with fabric weight, backing, decoration, edge finish and quantity, and it falls steeply into the thousands. Send the details and a real quote comes back the same day, with a lowest-price guarantee if you are already holding a cheaper one.

What we will tell you that others will not

That sherpa can cost more in freight than it costs in fabric on a big run. That your crest is too fine for pile. That a lighter fleece is the right answer for a summer festival.

And that all polyester fleece sheds microfibres in the wash, recycled or not — wash it rarely, cold and gentle.

How we work

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