by Nikki Rajala | Nov 6, 2024 | Voyageur
A good idea always moves. Point blankets were used for more than sleeping by French-Canadian fur traders. To cope with being outdoors in the harsh winters, voyageurs fashioned a wool point blanket into long wrap-style coat with a hood by cutting off one end (for...
by Nikki Rajala | Oct 6, 2024 | Voyageur
The blankets we call “Hudson’s Bay blankets” are actually point blankets. They have threads sewn in from one selvage to indicate size (more about that later). Their rich history predates the fur trade — they were used in Europe and by English...