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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Taupou, post: 4378100, member: 45&quot;]The difference between blankets and rugs is based primarily on thickness of the weave, as you said.&nbsp; Plus the size needs to be large enough to actually use as a blanket.&nbsp; A rug remains a rug, despite the number of stitches per inch, if it&#039;s too small to use as a blanket.</p><p><br /></p><p>The type of textile woven also depends somewhat on the breed of sheep that supply the wool.&nbsp; Before the Navajo were sent to Bosque Redondo, they had Navajo-Churro sheep, which produced wool that was different than that produced by the breeds the U.S. government replaced the Churro with.&nbsp; So the government attempt to eradicate the Churro, that coincided with the turn to making rugs rather than blankets, also contributed to the type of textiles the Navajo made.&nbsp; Churro are making a slight comeback, but will probably never return to what they were.</p><p><br /></p><p>Saddle blankets, technically, don&#039;t qualify as blankets, it&#039;s just what they have been traditionally called.&nbsp; They are more of a pad, so generally are thicker.&nbsp; They are usually heavier than rugs, even.&nbsp; But in the case of saddle blankets, it&#039;s the size that matters.&nbsp; They usually have more simple designs, as well.&nbsp; There&#039;s a book about them, &quot;Navajo Saddle Blankets&quot; by Lane Colter, that you might want to check out.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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