How To Keep Faux Fur From Matting

In college use your pillowcase to bring your dirty laundry to the laundry room and throw it in with the wash.

How to keep faux fur from matting.

Only when necessary. Doing so will keep the coat from matting. The best way to prevent matting is by brushing your fur jacket on a regular basis especially if you are wearing it often. Use a gentle touch to freshen the pillow without using water rub some cornstarch on it.

Do not bring your faux fur to the dry cleaner as dry cleaning chemicals may reduce the material s softness potentially leading to matting and tufting. Move the cloth as needed to iron additional areas. Wet a white lint free cloth wringing out excess moisture. Plug in a clothes iron and select a medium heat setting.

Brush in the direction that the fur is falling using long strokes. In this diy vid i show you how to give your matted faux fur pillow a second fluffy life. Place the cloth atop the matted area then iron the cloth gently to fluff up the matted carpet fibers. Machine wash your faux fur sparingly just a few times per year as a rule of thumb.

Use your hand to smooth any areas that don t appear smooth. It is important to brush your faux fur with a firm bristle brush or pet hair brush in the direction of the hair once a week especially if it has rained. This way you have a clean pillowcase to sleep on at least every time you do laundry even if you don t get your sheets done that week. Heat will cause matting and can melt the long fibers while too much water can ruin some types of faux fur.

Too much washing can damage the material and make matting worse. Use an indoor drying rack to dry the faux fur flat or place it on a sturdy padded hanger and hang from the shower rod to dry. After you finish this process you can use a hair blow dryer on low setting to help dry and smooth out the detangled faux fur.