John Atkinson are pleased to announce that we can now ship our beautiful blankets and throws worldwide making it even easier for all to enjoy the benefits of a woollen blanket and a great night’s sleep!  John Aktinson blankets and throws are manufactured in the UK from raw wool to finished blanket ensuring that our wool blankets and throws remain of the highest quality, synonymous with the John Atkinson brand!  

One question that comes up time and time again is, do you really manufacture your blankets in the UK?  We are one of the few, and last remaining manufacturers who can honestly say yes.  Our John Atkinson blankets and throws are manufactured from raw wool to finished blankets at our Hainsworth mill in West Yorkshire and we now have the video to prove it.  Thanks to a local student, Karl Birrane and our very own voice over expert Philip Leather we have produced this short video following the full route of a blanket from beginning to end.

An old book dating back to 1910 has appeared in our office, no one knows where it has come from, but it is full of blanket labels from around the world.   There are pages of beautiful woven labels including the historical Hudson’s Bay blanket and some very unusual named blankets including  ‘The Klam Rug’, ‘Mandarin & Bat Chop’ and ‘The Reindeer Blanket’.  If anyone has any information on these brands or any others, please let us know…