Mexican Yoga Blankets

We would love to tell you that Mexican yoga blankets are hand made, but that would be incorrect, you may have seen other yoga sites telling you that their Mexican yoga blankets are hand made or that they carry authentic hand made Mexican yoga blankets, this only shows that they don't know very much about the products they sell, below are two of many machines that produce the standard blanket we use today in yoga.

Styles:

The False (Border Blanket / Standard Yoga Blanket)
 The Falsa blankets is the most well known blanket from Mexico, there are five grades of this blanket being made in Mexico at this time, blankets can contain up to five colors and will contain a loose black & white x or box pattern that will repeat the length of the blanket.

1. The beach mat: This blanket is made for the tourists industry or beach resorts in Mexico, its size can range from 24” x 68” to 24” x 50” and its weight will be about 1.0 to 1.5 pounds depending on its size.
2. The Border Blanket 1: This blanket is also made for the tourist industry to be sold at border towns. It size will run from 48” x 68” to 52” x 72” and its weight will be from 1.5 to 2.1. The blanket is still found at all borders and is also available in most truck stops across the United States.
3. The Border Blanket 2: The border 2 is made for export and is sold as a very cheap yoga, picnic and all around use blanket, the size is about 52” to 54” wide by 70” to 74” in length, the weight will be slightly higher 2 to 2.2 pounds, these blankets are sometimes found at flea markets, pharmacy stores and larger discount chain stores and will be labeled 100% Acrylic.
4. The Standard Yoga: this blanket is a better grade falsa but still considered a border blanket, the weight will run from 2 to 2.6 and the size will run from 50” to 54” wide and the length will run 68” to 74” long, these blankets are found at most yoga discount stores.
5. The Ultra Deluxe: The deluxe is the best falsa made, it will run 54” to 56” wide and 74” or longer, the weight should be no less then 3.4 pounds.

The blanket on the left is the basic border blanket, it contain the loose weave pattern known as the x-box or diamond pattern and will contain two or more main colors besides the black, white and gray lines.

The Thunder Bird or Phoenix
 The Thunder Bird blanket is well known for it tight weave and 16 bird patterns.
Depending on which manufacture produces this blanket (only two) the size will remain the same 55” wide by 77” long, the only difference is the weight, the blanket used to be only available in one weight of 2.5 pounds but now can be found as light as 2.2 pounds, the lighter the weight the looser the weave.

The Diamond or Aztec
 This blanket is the largest weaved blanket from Mexico, the blanket is well known for its larger or small colorful diamond patterns found in the center of the blanket and the colorful stripes, this blanket can contain up to ten colors.
The size will run from 52” to 58” wide and 72” to 78” long, and should weight from 3 to 3.5 pounds, the lighter the blanket the looser the weave.

The Solid Color Blanket
The solid color yoga blanket is the first blanket made just for yoga, about five years ago we wanted a blanket with the best of the tight weave of the Thunder Bird but with the size of the Diamond, It took about a year to develop the correct size and weight to meet the needs of the top yoga studios.
 This blanket is now made in about three to four size and weights, the lowest quality blankets will have a size of 52’ to 54” wide and will range in length from 74” to 76” long with a weight of less the 2.8 pounds, these sizes are made as a economic alternative to the standard solid yoga blankets, these usually are equal to the yoga falsa or standard yoga blanket in weave, quality and weight.

A good solid color yoga blanket should be the same size as a diamond blanket 52” to 58” wide and 72” to 78” long, with a weight of at least 3.4 pounds or better, the weight should be higher with a larger size blanket.

Thick & Soft or Heavy Plaid Blanket

The Thick and heavy blankets are a very tight weave blanket about the same size as the diamond or bigger, these blanket are made on the same automated weaving machines, the same way as all other Mexican blanket are made, the only differences is the last step before being cut to size, the blanket go though a machine that pulls the fibers apart on both sides at the same time to make them softer and thicker, the rollers can be compared to Velcro pulling apart.

Note: All Mexican blanket are machine made, only one blanket the Sarape is still hand made. All other are produced on automated weaving machines.:

Mexican blankets will sometimes be labled 100% Acrylic, this is only for Importation. Mexican blankets will contain Acrylic, Polyester and Cotton.

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