Klippan Wool Blankets

Klippan wool blankets. Lambswool from our own Swedish mill, established in 1879.

Klippan wool blankets are woven blankets made from lambswool, measuring 130 × 200 cm, with fringes and washable at 30 °C. No fleece blankets, no cashmere blankets and no unwashed raw wool.

Klippan Yllefabrik is a wool mill in Klippan, Scania, southern Sweden, which has been family-owned since 1879. The company spins, dyes and weaves in its own factory in Riga. Every blanket you see here was made there. A good kilo of wool, a loom and a washing cycle to compact it. There is nothing more to it, and that is exactly the point.

Which Klippan blanket is right for you

All blankets have the same dimensions and weigh 410 grams per square metre. They differ in material and pattern.

• Gotland and Gotland Stripe are made from 25% Gotland sheep wool. This fibre is long, lustrous and coarse. The sturdiest blanket in the range, but also the one most likely to feel scratchy.
• Knut, Ralph, Velvet, Stella, Harald and Curve are woven from 100 per cent lambswool. Lambswool comes from a sheep’s first shearing and has finer fibres. These blankets feel softer against the skin than Gotland.
• Chevron is also pure lambswool, woven in a herringbone pattern. A matching cushion cover is also available.

If you are looking for a blanket that feels like cashmere, you will not find it at Klippan. If you are looking for a blanket that will still be around in twenty years, you will. The guide Klippan wool blankets compared explains each model, and why wool feels scratchy at all can be found under Which wool blanket does not feel scratchy?.

What you should know about lambswool

Lambswool comes from the first shearing of a sheep under six months old. The fibre is finer than that from later shearings and therefore less scratchy. However, wool will always feel somewhat scratchy. You can feel the fibre against bare skin, but not over a jumper. Every new wool blanket will shed slightly for the first few weeks. This stops after the first wash.

The wool used for the pure lambswool blankets comes from New Zealand farms certified to the Standard Wool Integrity NZ standard. This standard excludes mulesing. The blankets are spun, dyed and woven in Riga.

Care, size and everyday use

Klippan wool blankets can be machine-washed: wool programme, 30 °C, mild wool detergent, no fabric softener. Afterwards, dry flat or hang them up; do not tumble-dry. Usually, airing is enough. Wool barely absorbs odours and releases them in the fresh air. The guide Washing a wool blanket explains how to do it step by step, even by hand.

The dimensions of 130 × 200 cm include the fringes. This is enough for one person on the sofa, but will be tight for two. As a throw, the blanket covers a bed up to 140 cm wide.

A wool blanket from Sweden that you can wash, air out and pass down.