Fluffy Cushion Problem!

stressedoutmumof1

Hi guys

I bought some beautiful cushions 3 weeks ago that DH said reminds him of a bathroom mat :rolleyes: in a kind of chenille type material. Problem is the fluff they shed is a chuffing nightmare :mad: It gets all over your clothes, the floors and surfaces are covered in fluff - even the bathroom upstairs gets it

They cost £45 :eek: so I'm loathe to bin them, but the amount of extra cleaning is a nightmare - and yes you've guessed it ... they are dry clean only :rolleyes:

Any suggestions on what to do about the problem would be warmly received

sunflower76

I'd be tempted to give them a very quick blast through the tumble drier on a very low heat setting just to suck away some of the fluff.

I haven't tried this though and it may ruin the covers so please don't sue me if this happens!

squiggles

hang them on the line on a windy day

hoover them with the hose part

stressedoutmumof1

The material on the removable covers are viscose and polyester - so it might work :think:

trying-very-trying

As you're so sick of them that you have even considered binning them:eek:, would you not maybe be able to return them for a refund

stressedoutmumof1

I wouldn't of thought that they'd take them back after they've been used for 3 weeks Hmm - wonder where I put that receipt :rolleyes:

Skint_Catt

A scarf I knotted with chenille type wool is exactly the same - its a beautiful shade of red wine but sheds all over my black winter coat :mad: I did wonder if a light spray of hairspray might work but I've not tried it yet. Shame - I love the colour!

trying-very-trying

stressedoutmumof1 wrote: »

I wouldn't of thought that they'd take them back after they've been used for 3 weeks Hmm - wonder where I put that receipt :rolleyes:

It depends where you bought them from, some places are better than others, but if they're not fit for the purpose then you have a right to a full refund.

trying-very-trying

Skint_Catt wrote: »

A scarf I knotted with chenille type wool is exactly the same - its a beautiful shade of red wine but sheds all over my black winter coat :mad: I did wonder if a light spray of hairspray might work but I've not tried it yet. Shame - I love the colour!

Just remember that even a light spray of hairspray would make the scarf highly flammable.

Skint_Catt

true but I don't smoke and have no heaters except radiators. But then I suppose someone else smoking might be bad for my health if they get near my scarf! :eek:

tattoed_bum

hi would some spray starch work on them to stop them shedding ,