Matelassé Blanket

Inspired by an early 19th century blanket, likely from Virginia, our historic Matelassé blanket is woven in Monmouth, Maine in the last American mill to produce the fabric.  Matelassé means “padded” in French and refers to the fabric’s sense of luxurious depth while bypassing the use of padding or fillers. Weighing up to eight pounds when complete, the production of each blanket involves at least ten people, including nearly thirty minutes on a card-controlled jacquard loom.  The design features a cornucopia found on the 1830-1850 blanket and symbolizes the bounty of America. The 100% cotton blanket is made from a combination of heavier 3.75/2 American yarn and then super fine 20/2 and 30/2 yarns from Tamil Nadu in southern India.