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Archive for October, 2009

With the holidays around the corner, these are not your average Personalized Gifts, they are Photo Blankets, pillows and  bedding that will make your jaw drop to the floor. VisionBedding.com will take your photograph and transfer the image to fabric with an image clarity like never seen before.

The latest production technology is used to ensure your favorite pictures are specially dyed into photo blankets, photo bedding, photo pillows or even photo dog beds. The end result is a superb high-quality custom photo product that is super soft to the touch and easy on the eyes!

“You won’t find a sharper, more vividly colored custom photo product than ours! We also offer Pre-designed photographic bedding where you can choose from many pictures for your photo bedspreads, duvets, blankets, throws, pillow shams, or throw pillows!” said Justin Poile, president of VisionBedding.com, Poile continued “We are the number one place for crystal clear and truly personalized  custom photo bedding and throws.”

So what is the history of photo blankets you may ask? According to Wikipedia:

The photo blanket has a history nearly as long as the history of clothing itself. For thousands of years, people around the world used blankets as a form of communication through storytelling, honoring dead, and a well-respected form of art.

Ancient Egyptians weaved colored threads and sometimes even gold into a fabric (usually linen) or by painting with inks and dyes on papyrus cloth^[3]. The cloth (blanket) would often form pictures to tell stories and to honor prominent people or one of the multiple gods of their culture.

Navajo tribes used special indigo dye from Mexico and other vegetal dyes to color multi-ply yarns and weave them into three main types of blankets – a serape (a shoulder covering blanket that is longer than it is wide), a saddle blanket (a blanket that was folded in half under a horse’s saddle for extra cushioning), and a chief’s blanket (a shoulder blanket that was made wider than it was long)^[4].

Nepalese rug makers – one of the most respected jobs in their society – would use luxurious silks, wools, and hemp to create beautiful works or art. Using vertical looms and fibers dyed with natural vegetal dyes, they form several different types of knots together for a soft and evenly tufted finish ^[5].

For hundreds of years, tribes throughout Indonesia and Africa have used a dye and resist technique called batik to create intricate patterns and pictures. During the past two or three centuries batik has become one of the principal means of expression of the spiritual and cultural values of Southeast Asia^[6]. Once again used as a form of storytelling and passing down history, picture fabrics and blankets have been an integral part of their culture.

Asian cultures have used weaving and blankets for the same purposes, using gold and other precious metals woven into their cloths and blankets. As an important artistic form, it conveys the history and myths of a culture through iconography and pictures.

Throughout history, photo blankets have been an ever present and fundamental key to communication, decoration, and tradition. Today’s photo blankets have changed to modern techniques and more efficient manufacturing, but the primary meaning has remained very similar. People display meaningful photos that represent memories and reveal history. Adding text or symbols communicate language and add to the blanket’s storytelling aspect.

VisionBedding.com’s Photo Blankets take the photo throws to a new level in clarity and customization, offering a double layered picture blanket that will preserve your memories forever. The blankets and throws are of top quality and workmanship that is tough to find anywhere else. Features include free borders, selection of throw border size, color and selection of the bottom fabric color. As VisionBedding.com is the only source for photo bedding, they truly take personalized custom bedding to the next level.

We know how kids are ALWAYS looking for something new and cool – especially when it comes to teen boys… From skateboarding to motocross and BMX to rock bands, guys are always testing out the waters with new ideas and trends looking for that one way to express themselves best.

I recently stumbled upon a bedding design that really struck me as unique – perfect for those rocker-boys who love guitars, rock n roll and just about everything in between.  It’s called “Crush Guitar” Bedding – and takes average bedding to a whole new level.  As part of their latest guitar designs, they’ve really hit the nail on the head when it comes to boys bedding. Available in twin, full/queen sizes and both bedspreads and duvets, this design is the ‘sickest’ thing yet to hit the market.

So for all you parents out there looking for a great Christmas or birthday gift for your teenage boy or just needing help with a room re-decorating project for that hard-to-please teen – check out VisionBedding’s Crush Guitar and entire line of cool guitar bedding designs.  You won’t be disappointed!