How Are Custom Photo Blankets Made?

When you look at a custom photo blanket it doesn’t always occur to you exactly how much detail and work go into making it. The fact of the matter is that the custom photo blanket design process is complicated and can be challenging even for an experienced designer.

Generally speaking, the process of making a custom photo blanket starts with you. You need to choose just the right picture for your photo blanket. More than any other factor, your choice of picture will determine how the final product turns out. Choose a sharp picture, with lots of contrast, and one where the subject takes up two thirds or more of the picture frame. These steps will start you out right.

From there, you have to choose someone to turn your photo into a custom photo blanket. There are many companies that can do this. Be sure to choose one that uses only 100% cotton for your custom photo blanket, and that has experienced designers working directly with your product.
Once you send the picture to the designer, it’s time for them to get to work. They scan your photograph or, if it’s already in digital format, they upload it to a specialized software program. The program then looks at the picture, and decides exactly how the custom photo blanket should be woven in order for your picture to be reproduced on it.

Here is where your choice of company becomes especially important. Some companies allow the computer to do all of the work. While this is often all right, the fact of the matter is that you really need the eye of an experienced designer to look at the picture during this process. An expert designer can help to get just the right colors in place, and can help to sharpen the image and make sure the picture’s composition is perfect for a custom photo blanket.

From here, the computer then sends the information to a machine. The machine weaves your custom photo blanket. Depending on the type of photo blanket you are buying, it may do this in full color, or it may do it in two or three colors.

Once the custom photo blanket is complete, a good company will have someone on their design team take a look at the final product. If it isn’t up to par, they will likely spend some more time re-working the computer’s instructions, and send the project through again.

Once the custom photo blanket is complete, any extra modifications you’ve requested will take place. If you want to have a loop for a hanging bar, for example, that is added during this part of the process.

The complete custom photo blanket is then shipped out to you, ready for you to enjoy or for you to wrap it up and give it as a special gift.