Gentle care
How to wash a colouring blanket, gently
Short answer: the maker presents the blanket as washable and reusable, but gives no temperature and no tumble-dryer advice. So the five steps below take the cautious route: on its own, gentle and cool, dried flat.
Blanket and 24 colour markers £34.99
Washing a colouring blanket step by step
Read the care label first
The maker's listing gives no washing temperature. If the blanket carries a care label, follow it.
Wash it on its own
Keep the blanket out of a load of light clothes, especially the first time after colouring.
Choose a gentle, cool cycle
With no temperature from the maker, a gentle, cool cycle is the cautious choice. Turn the blanket inside out and use your usual detergent.
Skip the tumble dryer
No tumble-dryer advice is given, so dry it flat or on a line.
Let it dry completely
Wait until it is fully dry before folding it or putting it back on the sofa.
What happens to the colours in the wash
We haven't washed a coloured blanket ourselves yet, and the maker doesn't say what happens to the colour in the wash. So we make no promise either way, and we won't write "100%". If you wash yours, tell us how it went and we will publish real results when we have them.
Washing a colouring blanket with permanent pen on it
Permanent fabric pens are sold to fix the colours of a finished design you want to keep. Use them only on a blanket you want to keep as it is. The included markers and the permanent pens, compared.
Can you colour the blanket more than once?
The maker presents the blanket as washable and reusable, but gives no figure and no detail, and we haven't measured it. So there is no number and no promise on this page.
Drying and storing a colouring blanket
Let it dry completely before folding it, then keep it folded on the sofa or in a drawer. Put the pens away with their caps on, lying flat, so they don't dry out between sessions.
Colouring blanket washing questions
Can you put a colouring blanket in the washing machine?
The maker presents it as washable and reusable but gives no machine settings. A gentle, cool cycle, with the blanket on its own, is the cautious choice.
What temperature should I wash it at?
The maker doesn't say. Follow the care label if there is one; otherwise choose a gentle setting.
Can it go in the tumble dryer?
The maker gives no tumble-dryer advice, so we suggest drying it flat or on a line.
What are the permanent pens for?
Fixing the colours of a design you want to keep. Use them only on a finished blanket.