Will the photographic blanket be compromised if the image quality is poor?

Remember the famous photo of Bigfoot strolling down a trail in the Alaskan forests? Or the one with the Loch Ness monster who goes swimming on Sundays? They were very exciting, except for one little problem. They were so blurry and distorted that you couldn’t really tell if it was a giant hairy biped or a guy in a monkey suit.

What if you wanted to put Bigfoot or your favorite Loch Ness photo on a photographic blanket? Would the images work? Or what if you have a grainy black and white photo of mom and dad taken earlier in the day? How would they reproduce on a custom knitted blanket?

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Of course, the quality of an image can have an impact on your photographic blanket. Some photos are too out of focus or distorted to make a good knitted blanket, tapestry, or tote bag. But those photos are the exception, not the rule.

Thanks to very skilled designers and very powerful software, most of today’s photos can be transformed into amazing photo blankets. It doesn’t really matter if the image is lower resolution or just black and white. The ability to make image corrections, adjustments, and refinement allows designers to work with most images.

However, software alone cannot make this happen. Make sure the company that designs your photographs covers employees with qualified and experienced designers. These artists can analyze a photo and make any necessary adjustments to ensure that the image is transformed into an amazing-looking photographic blanket.

Not everyone does it like this

There is still a strong dependence on the use of computers to solve all problems. Sometimes that is good. Other times, well, it’s not that smart. When it comes to finding problems with an image and making corrections before they end up woven into a blanket, there is no substitution of the eyeball for the image. Why? Because the settings are not all exact formulas and specifications. Sometimes they are just a hunch of what might look better.

But not everyone who sells photographic blankets does it that way. Some simply take whatever photo or image is submitted, scan it into the computer, and begin the weaving process. Whatever comes out the other end depends solely on how good the intact initial image is. The finished product may or may not be excellent.

Why take the risk?

You really want an experienced designer on your side, who checks the photo, artwork or other image to be the best it can be before touching any threads. It really is the only way to go. This allows even old, grainy black and white photos to be transformed into amazing photo blankets.

In fact, these old photos, made in black and white or with a sepia tone, really make an eye-catching family keepsake. We have found that these old images, with a little ‘cleaning’, work very well on blankets, tapestries, afghans and other unique woven products. So don’t be afraid to use an older photo or one that you think is not entirely perfect. If it is a special image, it will be a very special gift.