Different from a regular throw
A pet blanket lives a harder life than a sofa throw. It collects fur, takes claws and the occasional accident, and gets washed far more often — frequently at high temperature for hygiene. That changes the spec: the fleece has to be genuinely anti-pill (cheap fleece mats and sheds fur within weeks), the construction has to survive repeated hot washing without the edges fraying, and for many products a waterproof layer is the whole point.
The good news is that this is exactly the tech we already build for picnic blankets and camping mats — a fleece face, a laminated waterproof backing, and reinforced edges — repurposed for pets.
What we make for pet brands
- Coral fleece & sherpa pet throws — the classic soft pet blanket and "calming" blanket. Double-sided sherpa is popular for crates and beds.
- Waterproof-backed covers — sofa protectors, car-seat hammocks and bed toppers with a PEVA or TPU backing that stops accidents and muddy paws soaking through. Same lamination as our picnic blankets.
- Durable crate & travel mats — coated Oxford-base mats for crates, car boots and outdoor use, built on our camping-mat construction.
Materials & construction
- Anti-pill coral fleece (240–320 GSM) — the workhorse. Tight knit resists pilling and releases fur in the wash rather than matting.
- Sherpa / double-sided — for premium beds and calming blankets where loft and warmth sell the product.
- TPU or PEVA backing — for any waterproof cover; we recommend TPU for products that wash often, as it survives the hot-wash cycle better.
- Reinforced edges — double-fold stitching and bar-tacks at the corners, the points claws and washing attack first.
Washability is the real spec
Pet owners wash these constantly, so the program lives or dies on wash durability — colourfastness through repeated hot cycles, no pilling, and a backing that won't delaminate. If your channel expects heavy laundering, tell us at briefing: it changes the fleece grade and pushes us toward TPU lamination. The same logic we lay out in our care & washing guide applies double for pet products.
Decoration
Most pet brands brand lightly: a woven label or an embroidered wordmark in the corner. Sublimation is worth it when the product itself is the pattern — all-over paw prints, breed motifs or bold DTC graphics on a polyester fleece. See decoration methods compared for the trade-offs.