| Inexpensive southwest bedding is the way to go | | | | were actually made by machines, and produced |
| when it comes to decorating a rustic style home, | | | | by large weaving companies for the sole purpose |
| cabin or lodge. A while ago, I was searching for an | | | | of supplying the Indians with needed blankets. |
| inexpensive way to redecorate one of the | | | | These rustic blankets were then supplied to the |
| bedrooms in my home and give it a touch of the | | | | frontier trading posts where the Native Indians |
| old west. I found some Indian blankets at a | | | | would buy and trade them and use them to wrap |
| discount linen store and decided to add them as | | | | themselves in instead of a modern coat or jacket. |
| part of the western decor. I loved the country | | | | Something you will also find interesting as you |
| western style they created in the room so much | | | | study the history of trade blankets to use as |
| that I decided to put them in all the rooms of my | | | | southwest, is that as women became more |
| home to give them that beautiful, southwest | | | | interested in home decorating in the early 1900's, |
| style you see in designer magazines. | | | | southwest decor and western designs rose in |
| Since I used these southwestern blankets | | | | popularity. These "Indian blankets" as they came |
| everyday as bedspreads, shawls, or as lap | | | | to be called, were sought after by people across |
| blankets, I started reading about the history of | | | | the nation who wanted them for southwest |
| southwestern blankets and began researching | | | | bedding and as decorative couch or chair covers |
| their origin. The more I studied, the more intriguing | | | | to accent Native American home decor. The |
| the story became. I never knew that although | | | | Indian trade blankets were wonderful for covering |
| very popular today with interior decorators and in | | | | exposed legs when riding on a wagon, sleigh or |
| modern style homes, southwest bedding for use | | | | buggy, and in the new horseless carriages. Later |
| in southwestern home decor actually grew in the | | | | on, they were used as throws for camping, |
| early 1900's, when Native American trade | | | | sporting events and a new hobby called motoring. |
| blankets were put on the market. | | | | Now days, you can easily buy southwest bedding |
| Most people I come in contact with, believe that | | | | online and in stores that sell western and |
| the blankets and throws they commonly use for | | | | southwest home decor. Whether used as a |
| southwest bedding were originally made by Native | | | | western bedspread, blanket or bed throw, |
| Indians. I also believed that, until I began reading | | | | southwest bedding will add great character to |
| about the origin of these southwestern style | | | | your home and decor. If you are looking for |
| blankets and discovered that, although American | | | | authenticity and traditional American Indian values |
| Indians were the main inspiration behind the | | | | and are searching for a great way to enhance |
| designs and production of trade blankets, they | | | | western style in your rustic home decor, then |
| were not the ones who made them. | | | | you will definitely love owning and decorating with |
| In fact, as you research the intriguing history of | | | | southwest bedding. |
| western blankets, you will discover that they | | | | |