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Icky stain on dark purple velvet armchair
sarahs999
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Hoping some brilliant old-styler has an idea here. I've read the old threads on velvet cleaning but none is quite what I need.
Basically my cat has sat on our lovely purple velvet armchair with an injured tail and there is now a nasty stain on the velvet from pus from the injury (I know, it makes me feel sick just typing it!). I'm scared of washing and dry cleaning in case it shrinks/changes colour, but at the same time I'm not sure what else to do. Steam it? If I just soak the affected area presumably it will look different once dry? Not really sure what I'm doing as you can probably tell!
THanks
Basically my cat has sat on our lovely purple velvet armchair with an injured tail and there is now a nasty stain on the velvet from pus from the injury (I know, it makes me feel sick just typing it!). I'm scared of washing and dry cleaning in case it shrinks/changes colour, but at the same time I'm not sure what else to do. Steam it? If I just soak the affected area presumably it will look different once dry? Not really sure what I'm doing as you can probably tell!
THanks
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I know this is clothing but it has pictures...
http://www.wikihow.com/Clean-Velvet
http://www.ehow.co.uk/how_4883182_clean-velvet-upholstery.html
I think the approach is: not too much water
not too much cleaning product
restore the nap.
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Dry foam carpet shampoo might helpBlessed are the cracked for they are the ones that let in the light
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Thanks both. cat off to vet's tonight; suspect he will recover quicker than armchair...Debt cleared! [strike]£13,128[/strike] £0!!!
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...but cleaning the armchair will be cheaper:rotfl:‘Keep your eye on the donut and not on the hole.’ David Lynch.
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