Our Gold Label Baby Blankets are now customizable! Scroll down for details.
Made right in our Seattle studio, this 100% Merino wool baby blanket features signature woodlands design elements by Anishinaabe artist Sarah Agaton Howes. Based on Ojibwe florals, this beautiful design honors the land through representations of the wild plum flower, the water through beloved wild rice, and healing through the dogwood flower.
The scallop shapes on each end of the design – inspired by Sarah’s own hand-made regalia – symbolize the idea that humans are part of nature and that the renewal and revitalization of the land, water, sky and spirit require us to understand and practice our ancestral ways.
- Made in our Seattle studios
- 2-sided design with secure bound edge
- Double knit for extra thickness and weight (1 lb 5 oz)
- 39 in x 28 in / 99.06 cm x 71.12 cm
- 100% pure merino wool from Italy
- White and light gray
- Tested for phthalates in accordance with CPSC
- Gold Labels include handwritten batch number
- Includes custom box with space to write message
- Clean liquid stains immediately with warm water and mild detergent
- Never use harsh chemicals or scrub wool
- Steam to de-wrinkle
- Store blanket away from direct sunlight
Our Gold Label Baby Blankets are now customizable! We can machine embroider your baby's name or initials in the lower left corner of the blanket. Use the "Personalize It" button at the top of this page to include your text. Please read all text below before placing your order. Due to the custom nature of this product, personalized baby blankets cannot be returned or exchanged due to customer error.
- Choose between a block serif font and a script font
- We have pre-selected embroidery text color that best complements the blanket and is most legible with the design; text color is not customizable
- Capital letters in both block and script are approximately 5/8 inch tall
- Text will begin 2.25 inches from the left of the blanket and 2.25 inches from the bottom edge
- We hand-place each blanket in the embroidery machine; please note that this human element means the embroidery placement of each blanket will vary slightly. The preview may not be 100% exact and your actual blanket's embroidery blanket may vary slightly
- Your name will be embroidered exactly as you type it, including capitalization. Please note that due to the custom nature of personalized baby blankets they cannot be returned or exchanged due to customer error
- Eighth Generation will not embroider messages that are deemed offensive or inappropriate
Thank you for supporting Inspired Natives™, not "Native-inspired."
5% of all blanket sales support the Inspired Natives™ Award for emerging arts entrepreneurs.
Cultural Context:
Ojibwe designs are known for their floral motifs, reflecting the foods and medicines of the community. An example of traditional Ojibwe botanical design is shown on this pair of award-winning moccasins sewn and beaded by Sarah. Sarah used glass beads and porcupine quills to illustrate a strawberry and flower; the shoes are made of brain-tanned deer hide, a wool army blanket, and fabric strips from her daughter’s jingle dress.