Buyer Beware! This blanket sheds enormous amounts of material in the washer and the dryer. There are huge balls of it that actually fill both of my hands each time it is washed. And there is still more of it left in the washer and the dryer. We've had it for months now and the shedding continues. Also, the color has faded drastically, despite the fact that we wash it on the delicate cycle in cold water. Waste of money.