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Four numbers decide whether you'll like it
Blankets are sold with adjectives. Cosy, plush, luxurious, ultra-soft. None of them mean anything you can check, and none of them predict whether the thing will actually work on your sofa.
Four measurements do: size, weight, fibre and construction. This page is about what each one tells you, because once you can read those, you can buy a blanket from anyone and know what you're getting.
A word on where we're registered, since Huddersfield carries some weight in this trade. The Colne Valley spent two centuries as the centre of British fine worsted, and cloth from these hills still turns up in suits that cost more than a car. We don't weave anything ourselves and we're not going to imply that we do. But it is a reasonable town to take your standards from.
Number one — Size, and why it's the commonest return
More blankets go back for being the wrong size than for any other reason, and it's entirely avoidable.
- Around 130 × 170 cm — the standard throw. Covers one adult on a sofa, feet included, with nothing to spare.
- Around 150 × 200 cm — the size most people actually want. One person can wrap up in it; two can share if they're friendly.
- 180 × 230 cm and up — bed sizes. A throw that looks generous on a sofa will sit awkwardly across a double.
Measure the sofa before you order, not the person. If it's going over the back of a three-seater as much for looks as for warmth, you need the width of the sofa plus enough to hang. If it's for one person under it on a Tuesday evening, 130 × 170 is fine.
And for two of you sharing on a sofa: a blanket that stops at 170 cm wide will be the subject of a nightly dispute. Go to 200.
Number two — Weight, in grams per square metre
This is the one number that actually predicts how a blanket feels, and most shops don't publish it.
- 200–300 g/m² — light. Summer nights, a bed you like cool, a throw that's mostly decorative.
- 300–450 g/m² — what most people picture when they think "blanket". Warm on a sofa without being oppressive.
- 450 g/m² and above — noticeably heavy, and noticeably warm. Some people love the weight and some can't sleep under it.
Wool and chunky knits are often quoted in total weight instead, because at that scale it tells you more: a 2 kg wool throw and a 900 g one are different objects.
Heavier isn't automatically warmer. Warmth comes from trapped air, and a lofty 350 g/m² fleece can out-perform a dense 500 g/m² woven cotton. Weight tells you how it will feel on you; construction tells you how warm it is. They're different questions.
Number three — Fibre, and what each one is actually good at
Wool. Still insulates when slightly damp, which no synthetic does. Resists odour, so it needs washing less often. Heavier, and how soft it feels depends on the fineness of the fibre rather than the price — merino and lambswool are finer, which is why they don't itch.
Cotton. Breathable and cool. It's the right answer for a bed you overheat in and the wrong one if you're cold. Layered muslin gets softer every wash for the first several washes — that's the layers separating as intended, not wear.
Fleece and microfibre. The most warmth for the least weight and the least money. Dries quickly. Will pill with use — that's inherent to the fibre, not a fault — and generates static in a dry room in winter.
Faux fur and sherpa. High loft, so a lot of trapped air and a lot of warmth. Sheds a little at first. Needs a gentler wash than its price suggests.
Chenille. Soft pile with real bulk to it. Catches on rings, watch clasps and cats.
Number four — Construction, which decides how long it lasts
Two blankets of the same fibre and the same weight can behave completely differently depending on how they're made.
Woven — stable, drapes properly, holds its shape for years. Look at how the edges are finished; a woven blanket fails at its edges first, which is why a proper hem or a bound edge matters more than the pattern.
Knitted — stretchy and full of air, so warm for its weight. The trade-off is snagging: a chunky cable knit has loops big enough to catch on everything, and a snagged loop pulls a line across the whole piece. Heavy knits can also sag under their own weight over time.
Pile, which covers fleece, sherpa and faux fur — fibres standing upright, trapping air between them. Warm immediately, and the thing that ages is the pile lying flat where you sit on it most.
Layered and quilted, like muslin — several thin layers held together. Light, breathable, and it improves for the first month of ownership.
Shawls and wraps are a different problem entirely
A blanket lies on you. A shawl has to stay on you while you move, and that changes what matters.
Drape beats loft. A stiff, lofty fabric that's excellent on a sofa will sit off your shoulders like a tent. You want something with enough weight to hang and enough softness to fold at the shoulder.
Weight distribution decides whether it stays put. Too light and it lifts and shifts; too heavy and it slides off backwards. Most people find the sweet spot lower than they expect.
Length decides what you can do in it. A wrap long enough to cross at the front and tuck stays on while you carry a mug across the room. One that only just reaches needs a hand holding it shut, and you'll stop wearing it within a week.
Heated blankets
Everything above is about insulation — trapping the heat you already produce. A heated blanket adds heat instead, which is why it works for people who stay cold under a thick throw no matter what.
The power source, wattage and heat settings are on each product page, along with what it takes to run it. Read that before you buy; it's the detail that decides whether it suits how you'd actually use it.
Three things that apply to every heated product we sell:
- Never fold or crease it sharply while it's switched on, and don't store it folded hard along the same line. The heating element runs through the fabric, and a sharp crease over it is by far the commonest way one fails.
- Check the cable, connector and controller before each use. Anything frayed, cracked or discoloured means stop using it.
- Disconnect the cable and controller before washing, follow the care label, and make sure it's completely dry before reconnecting.
The instruction leaflet supplied with the product takes precedence over anything on the product page, including this one.
What gets published on a product page
- Measured dimensions, not estimated from a photograph
- Weight — in g/m², or total weight where that's more useful
- Fibre composition, as the label states it
- Construction — woven, knitted, pile or layered
- Care instructions, including whether it survives a tumble dryer
- Power source and wattage on anything heated
Where a figure hasn't been confirmed to us, we leave the field empty rather than guess. An empty field is honest. An invented one is how someone ends up with a throw that doesn't reach the end of the sofa.
Three things we don't do
Claim a blanket lowers your heating bill. It might, if it lets you turn the thermostat down — but that saving is yours and not the blanket's, and we're not going to put a figure on it.
Manufacture urgency. No countdown timers. No "only three left" when there are three hundred.
Chase seasonal colours. A blanket lives in your front room for years. The shade that was everywhere one autumn goes on looking exactly like that autumn for the rest of its life.
The washing advice that costs us sales
Skip the fabric conditioner. It leaves a coating on the fibres, and on fleece, microfibre and faux fur it flattens the pile permanently — which is most of the warmth gone. It's the commonest reason a blanket "stops feeling like it used to", and it isn't a fault in the blanket.
Wash new items separately the first time, especially dark or strong colours. A little dye in the first wash is normal and not a defect.
Wash cool, and air-dry where you can. High heat in a tumble dryer slowly melts synthetic fibres, and you notice it as the blanket going flat and hard rather than as any visible damage.
What you can count on
- Delivery across the United Kingdom — 4 to 10 working days from order, with tracking emailed on dispatch
- No customs charges or fees on delivery — we ship domestically
- 30 days to change your mind from delivery, including on sale items — 14 of those are your statutory right, the rest we add
- You may unwrap it and look at it without affecting your return. Opening the packaging is the whole point of the right
- 30 days to reject anything faulty outright, and up to 6 years to bring a claim under the Consumer Rights Act (5 in Scotland)
- In the first 6 months we have to prove a fault wasn't there at delivery — you don't have to prove it was
- Damaged, wrong or missing? We send a replacement. You pay nothing and send nothing back
- No restocking fees, no handling charges, no administration fees
- Free take-back of old electrical equipment on a like-for-like basis when you buy a heated product from us
- A reply within one working day, from a person
Where we are
Snugleigh LTD is an online shop registered in Huddersfield, delivering across the United Kingdom. There's no showroom — the address below is for correspondence, not visits, and returns can't be dropped off there. We email the return address once a return is approved.
Email: support@snugleigh.com
Phone: +44 1484 542777
Customer service: Monday to Friday, 9:00 am–5:00 pm UK time
Saturday and Sunday: closed
Response time: within one working day
Snugleigh LTD
Address: King Street, Huddersfield HD1 2QB, United Kingdom