Well,, I just took my blankets to the laundromat to clean them and it's a miracle!! My blankets made it through a whole year and they still look like new! We've always had horrible luck with blankets and sheets and I've tried some really expensive ones. This year we decided to get "cheapies" off of Ebay because I figured I shouldn't spend very much if they were just going to get ruined anyway. Well we bought closed front blankets for the first time, three different types from three different sellers and they were all extremely nice blankets. And they made it through the year without a rip or tear or even a stain!