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House of Minky
The Highland Cow blanket laid over red sandstone in the southern Utah desert at golden hour, seen from above
The founders' story

Made where the rock is red.

House Of Minky began in 2015 in Washington, Utah, a few miles from St. George on the road into Zion. The blankets are still sewn there.

The House so far

Eleven years, one studio.

A short history, in order.

  1. 2015

    The House is founded

    DaleRae and Keith El-Bakri start House Of Minky in Washington, Utah, sewing plush blankets and selling them in person at shows, art fairs, farmers markets and festivals.

  2. 2018

    The print table arrives

    The House begins printing its own designs onto white minky in the studio, then sewing each print to a solid plush back. Every printed collection is still made this way.

  3. 2026

    The House opens online

    The same blankets from the same studio, issued in collections and sent anywhere in the United States.

The studio

Every blanket passes through the same three steps.

  1. 1

    Printed

    The design is printed onto white minky in the studio.

  2. 2

    Sewn

    The printed side is sewn to a solid plush back, edge to edge.

  3. 3

    Tagged and packed

    Each blanket is tagged, folded and packed at the studio before it leaves Utah.

Every collection starts at the print table.

See the collections