I hope the fabric softener works. I found a black marbled color a bit back and by the time I was done hauling it around the store I ended up putting it back because it picked up every little piece of everything. I figured it would always just show everything. I didn't think about washing and drying a small piece to see if that would help. I hope it works for you. Let us know how it works or if you find a different method. I am not up for lint rolling a pillow case if I use it every time either :)