He he I did that with the movers blanket! It made a quick and cheap aketon for WMA... not very historical but practical. I thought it was a bit thin so I lined mine with some pre-quilted linen/fiberfill they sell at the local fabric store. http://www.joann.com/joann/catalog/productdet...D=prd18961
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I have included a couple of links to the blankets I am looking at. They say "All Cotton" or "100% Cotton" unless they are refering to the outer shell only and the fill is polyester.

http://www.uscargocontrol.com/Moving-Supplies...-Sold-Ind-

http://moverssupplies.com/index.php/cPath/49

My bet is all have polyester in them. Your second link there in fact states that ALL the ones they have listed have a polyester lining but a cotton exterior. Probably the same with the first link too. It doesn't take much more money to go down to the fabric shop and grab a yard of cloth and some quilter's batting. I know a couple people that made fast padded armour out of moving blankets and suffer from it. Getting back on the topic of just the plackett, it could probably work for just a couple in strip and you wouldn't notice that huge of a difference. However, those blankets aren't very thick at all and the whole idea of the plackett is to protect in the thrust, a thin piece of cloth seems to defeat that. Better in my mind to spend $10 more and make something that not only matches, but does a good job protecting, like what David made for his.

Good advice! That's why I love this site.