Plaid "Hearts"

No modern home design is complete without a soft, tactile blanket. This accessory is able to bring home comfort and warmth to the atmosphere of the room. Due to fashionable trends and varied decor, it can be decorated with elements of different themes. Take hearts, for example - this theme is multifaceted and can be performed in a variety of ways.

Plaid "Hearts" is a special accessory that can bring positiveness to any idea of ​​interior design.

Plaid "Hearts" is a canvas of different sizes, the main feature of which is a pattern in the shape of hearts. Decor elements can be scattered or constituting a specific composition, fragmentary or textured.

A blanket with hearts is done in a different way:

• automated on production equipment;
• manual method using improvised means and a certain material.

According to the method of execution, a plaid with hearts can be:

• woven;
• non-woven;
• knitted.

Each manufacturing method is unique in its own way, has its own differences in thickness, clarity of the pattern, the shape of hearts, the presence or absence of additional decor (fringe, lace, cord, edging, buttons, etc.). Machine knitting allows you to create delicate and thin blankets, manual work is characterized by great creativity and often opens the world a new look at needlework, because products are created from the most unusual materials using everything that is at hand.

Being a soft bedspread with a different texture, a blanket with hearts performs several tasks.

Depending on the shape, size and occasion, it can:

• be an adornment of any furniture (bed, sofa, armchair, crib, stroller, bassinet);
• protect the surface of furniture by covering it from mechanical damage, dirt, dust, abrasion;
• be a kind of cocoon blanket, an alternative to a soft and voluminous sweater, providing a comfortable position in front of the TV screen, monitor;
• replace a light or bulky blanket, covering the wearer while sleeping;
• to be a universal travel blanket, if necessary, changing its purpose;
• turn into a self-assembled tablecloth at a picnic;
• depending on the size, be a soft blanket-swaddle, wrapping the baby from head to toe;
• to be a soft mat-bedding for the baby, mastering the first steps.

Plaid "Hearts" is unique: this theme allows you to add positioning notes to the style of the room. By choosing the right colors, style of drawing, you can fit this product into any design, even one that is far from glamor. If it is appropriate to use color and texture, the blanket will look harmonious not only in the children's room, but also in the bedroom, living room, kitchen, loggia. Moreover, this can be done regardless of the material, which is divided into three groups:

• textile;
• fur;
• yarn.

These blankets have a lot of advantages. In addition to the fact that they can be an independent accent of a room or a connecting link of individual interior items, they:

• have the richest variability of the pattern;
• they are distinguished by a wide range of sizes, allowing you to make a good choice of a product for a specific type of furniture;
• may have a flat or embossed surface and even a kind of pile (pom-pom blankets);
• are made in bulk for a wide range of buyers or individually to order, taking into account the preferences of the client;
• always desirable as a gift for yourself or those close to the celebration;
• can be single-layer, multi-layer, one-sided, double-sided with the same or different pattern on both sides;
• are made from a single piece or separate fragments;
• may have an imitation of fragmentation with a pattern made in a different style;
• go well with other patterns, be it Norwegian or ethnic motives, geometry, abstraction, embroidery ornaments;
• are one of the favorite topics of women's needlework;
• have a different cost, which allows you to buy or make a blanket without investing an impressive amount.

Blankets with hearts cannot be called universal. They are relevant in a house in which there are representatives of the fair sex. This is a truly feminine theme, so these blankets do not fit into the design of the room of boys or single men. In addition, the theme implies warm colors, so the choice of color must be careful: otherwise, negative mood and depression can be introduced into the style of the room.

Plaid with hearts - a theme of joy. It can be all colors, with the exception of cold and gloomy colors: they spoil the whole impression of harmony. The choice of color depends on age: a children's blanket is more cheerful and gives off a rainbow inflorescence of yellow, pink, orange, cornflower blue, mint, light green, green shades.

Blankets for a bed or sofa for adults are more restrained: they usually use threads of one, two or three rich, but not flashy tones. Models are made with a contrasting pattern on a light or dark background, differ in varying degrees of practicality and imply different care. The most popular colors of bedspreads of the "adult" line are wine, beige, burgundy, white, sand, gray-blue shades of the palette. Often, in order for the product to be in harmony with the pieces of furniture, the emphasis is on one color, highlighting the decor with an openwork pattern or the relief of the texture of the blanket.

When choosing a soft blanket that will not only decorate the furniture, but also cover the user on cool evenings, giving warmth, you should pay attention to several nuances.

Such an accessory:

• must be fluffy, with a combination of natural and artificial fibers (more durable);
• preferable from one-piece fabric (stronger base and higher tensile strength);
• should not have a large drawing if the space of the room is limited, and the furniture is compact;
• appropriate for boys only if their age is close to infancy;
• crocheted, not as soft as the knitted counterpart;
• for the overall harmony of the room, you can buy (or order) along with similar covers for decorative pillows;
• appropriate as a gift for a man if the partners live together;
• can be double, consisting of two bedspreads of different thickness and pattern, if purchased as a special two-in-one blanket.

For information on how to crochet a baby blanket, see the next video.