I wouldn't bother purchasing this throw blanket unless you want it to look terrible after being washed or even opened from the packaging. There were pulls in the material when I took the packaging off of it already and I should have returned it then, but did not. I have only washed and dried this blanket once using a gentle cycle and a low heat in the dryer and it basically looks like the blanket is falling to pieces. I have not even actually used it as a blanket and it is currently just sitting in the laundry basket.