Extra Heavy Recycled Mexican Blanket (Colors May Vary)

I bought this blanket at a shop on the beach in New Jersey years ago. I've never used it as a Yoga Blanket. I use it as a padding blanket when camping in cold weather. It goes between the sheet and the air bed. It provides EXCELLENT warmth for sleeping out in the cold weather. I never realized when I bought it it was considered a yoga blanket. But, it works great as a picnic blanket as well, which I've used it for that. I've been looking to purchase a couple more just like it so I'm thrilled I was able to find an amazon retailer that is selling the exact same blanket.The blanket is thick (or heavy) and covers about 2/3 of a King size air bed and easily covers all of a twin size air bed. It folds up well, but doesn't fold up very flat, given that it's thick.I'm surprised to read other reviews about a smell. Even when I bought this blanket new it never smelled or at least I don't recall a smell. I've had it so long though that any smell that might have been in it is definitely long gone.Update: I received my blankets from my latest purchase. They do not smell at all. They also don't look exactly like the photo. Both the front and back are in the reverse side pattern. which isn't so much a plaid, but more a series of stripes with a couple of cross stripes. The colors are like the photo, just the pattern is different. Otherwise, the blankets are just like the one purchase years ago in New Jersey.

This product looks nice, the weight is fine but it lints so bad you can't use it aroundchildren,pets. I fact I'm sorry I even bought this product.What the say about thereproduct is a joke.

This blanket is thick and soft has beautiful coloring and is nice and large sized.....exactly what i was looking for and am glad i purchased it. I will definately purchase more! Although I absolutely loved it, it does have a very strong smell to it....kind of like a gas smell to it....maybe because of being in transit in the trucks, I don't know. We had to really air it out and we put it in the dryer with dryer sheets and it did help but you can still smell it pretty strong and it really mnade the dryer smell afterwards too. We'll be taking it to have it dry cleaned and maybe that will help. Just wanted you to be aware of this. Otherwise it is a beautiful blanket & we loved that it was made from recycled materials, although we'd like to know from what recycled materials the blanket was made from? (Made from 100% recycled fibers) as described on the Amazon page. I didn't mind not knowing which color we'd get, anything was fine. Due to other comments about washing it in the washer because of the smell-we won't be doing that(thank you folks for the heads up!) we'll be bringing it to be dry cleaned and maybe that will help the smell.

* Order was mailed very quickly* Very thick, soft, and warm* I love the colors (better than pictured.) However, picture is not accurate.* As anticipated, there was a slight odor - but not a big deal. One wash and it's fine. Yes, washable!* Hand woven in Mexico* Excellent for the price.

These blankets are similar to the Mexican blankets of late 70's and early 80's you would find in Mexico, but these have more synthetics than I remember. There is a + & a - with that. The old school blankets really weren't as plush as these because of the high cotton content, but then those would not generate as much static either. For the price compared to going to Mexico and try to find this in its original form is not cheap, unless you have connections. These are not perfect, but they will do. Having said that, I happy with my purchase.

Very pleased. I inherited a blanket like this from my grandmother many years ago. I'd been looking for them to purchase for my daughters. I had no idea what they were called. When I saw the pattern, I knew I'd found the right thing.Why are they called Yoga Accessories? I have no clue. I just know that these are amazingly warm, heavy duty blankets that SERIOUSLY keep the warm in. When you have a fever & are freezing, this is the ONLY blanket that will warm you. This is an excellent choice for putting in the trunk for winter emergencies (we live in Ohio & you never know when you could be stuck in a 70 car pileup in the snow & be stuck for 24+ hours, as the poor people of Kentucky recently experienced - a blanket like this could mean the difference between hypothermia & staying comfortable).These are made of some type of man-made material (polyester or nylon). Whatever it is - it works. These will last long enough for MY kids to pass them onto their kids. Don't hesitate to purchase if you're interested.

This is NOT a woven blanket! It is some kind of extremely cheap twisted fibers that shed tons of material constantly! Every time they're washed and dried, there is SO much shedding, I have to take time to clean the washer, the dryer, vacuum the floor! I ended up throwing them in the trash, absolute garbage!

When I looked at the reviews to buy this blanket everyone said it smelled really bad, so I was bracing myself when I received it. But it really didn't smell bad. It had a similar smell to any other mexican blanket I've ever purchased, a little agricultural. And the smell washed out fine after one wash. The blanket is nice and heavy, but still fluffy and soft. I can roll it up and it works as a good supportive bolster, or I can rest it over me in savasana to keep warm. And it is a really pretty plaid...I was worried at first about not being able to chose my color, but I wasn't disappointed.