Well I suppose the guy who I watched just kept a machine just for this job probably, like you say it would be a crying shame to ruin it... I had a thought about using a dog grooming brush, you know the fine wire ones that are rectangular with a central handle, that way you could get rid of alot of the fluff, I wondered..... :roll: Love the quilt by the way, did I say, I do wander off track alot...... :lol: