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Points are short black lines woven into the selvage of the blanket along the edge just above the bottom set of stripes. About 4 inches (10 cm) in length (except in the case of half points, which are 2 in [5.1 cm]), they indicate the finished overall size (area) of a blanket and allow easy determination of the size of a blanket – even when folded.
In its trade with native peoples, Hudson's Bay Company exchanged wool blankets, called Hudson's Bay point blankets, for the beaver pelts trapped by aboriginal hunters. By 1700, point blankets accounted for more than 60 percent of the trade. [40] The number of indigo stripes (a.k.a. points) woven into the blankets identified its finished size. A ...
Comforter sizes run slightly larger than mattress sizes to allow for draping over the sides of the bed. Typical sizes in the United States for comforters are: Twin Bed = 64 in (163 cm) width × 87 in (221 cm) length; Queen Bed / Full = 87 in (221 cm) width × 87 in (221 cm) length; King Bed = 101 in (257 cm) width × 90 in (229 cm) length
The Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) sold capotes, called blanket coats, made out of the company's "point" blankets. [3] These were sold at HBC trading posts starting the early 18th-century, and were popular among traders for their "wrap" style, which was easy to move and hunt in. [ 4 ]
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I appreciate this astute use of hypertext, but the bed sizes in the linked article are all over the map, and it might be easier to list the actual sizes in this article instead. Kortoso 19:48, 16 November 2015 (UTC) From the HBC site []: Twin: 3 1/2 points 60” x 86” Double/Full: 4 points 72” x 90” Queen: 6 points 90” x 100”
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