Does anyone have any techniques for getting rid of this? I have a fluffy black cat and everything is covered with a grey haze from his fur. I also have two spaniels who shed their lighter colored fur onto my dark fabrics!

Worst of all is my hand-dyed wool that I am using to make a large appliqued wall hanging. It is a magnet for pet hair, and when I took it to a friend's house to work on, she had to take an allergy pill.

Are there any methods? I have seen ads for something you can put into the dryer. What about damp towels?

I wish I had an answer. I have four dogs and their hair is every where. I vaccum 4 times a week and you can never get it all.I use one of those lint roller ( the ones with the tear off sheets) that seems to work pretty well. But anything like fleece or wool is like a magnet and even washing does't get it all off.

Have you tried putting it in the dryer on fluff? That usually helps get the big most of it off, but I usually end up picking the rest of the pieces off one at a time.

Both are good suggestions and what I do! I have two cats and one of them has long hair(never again), and I just live with "hair" on everything no matter how many times I run the sweeper and use my lint-roller. Good luck and love your babies!!

I use tape- like masking tape or duct tape and just make a circle around my hand and kind of dab at the hair. But I would wait until the fabric/quilt was about to leave the house to do that. No sense wasting time. LOL!

I also have some fleece "nests" in my craft room so that the cats will lay on those- and they do seem to. They leave a LOT of hair on that fleece. I had a spaniel when I was younger, and nothing seemed to get rid of his shed hair. He was worse than the cats.

I have a cat and a dog in the house both white. The only thing that works for me it to brush them everyday using a Furminator brush. That stopped 95% of the hair problem. For bad shedding dogs you can have them carded by a groomer. Once the coat is carded, it only has to be done about every six months.

The sticky roller is your best friend. We always have at least 2 in the house. As said before, dryer fluffing is also a big help.

Swifter, vacum, damp towel, lint roller...yep use them all . I have 4 cats, 2 being long hair-good for me the 2 long hair cats don't spend to much time in the sewing rm. I am sorta anal w/ my cats, I am a clean freak-they have 4 cat towers [not in sewing rm] so I limit them where can sleep-hey they can be trained and since I have provided them w/ their own furniture I don't feel I am being mean. Also have two aussie shepards, they all get groomed and damp toweled bathed on a regular routine, that seems to help the most.
I love all my pets like they are my kids but the hair does get to me sometimes. But if i keep up on the grooming and daily swifter its not to bad. Helps that I have mostly hard wood floors.
I guess its the price we pay for having our furry kids.

Use big sheets of contact paper. I have a long haired White American Eskimo Dog his hair is everywhere. I use it on my sofa, quilts, rug, you name it. It is great for clothes so much better than those little rollers, especially on black pants. Just cut big sheet, lay it down and rub it. It is great.

I have been looking for one of those lint rollers that does not use the sticky stuff but washed off under the faucet. Have not found one yet..........

Have you tried a damp sponge? I bought some awhile ago that were made for removing pet hair. They worked pretty well but, as someone said, it's the price we pay for our furry friends. We have 2 Pugs who are notorious shedders, you can see the hair fly when they shake! It does help to brush them every day but......who does that? I have a "love Glove" for them (& all short haired dogs) it really works very well.

I think this is what you're looking for (scroll down).

http://www.shop.shc-intl.com/Washabl...r-HWR004BU.htm

(sorry, have to copy and paste, I can't get it to insert the link...

oh what is that called? the can of stuff for clinging clothes. Static Cling i think. you might try spraying a bit of that over your fabric and it should help. otherwise, clean, clean ,clean.
fabric sweeper for cat hair can help too.

I have had the best success with the Pledge Fabric Roller. It has two rollers that catch the hair. It's supposed to be disposable, but being as cheap as I am, I just empty out the furball and reuse it. In fact, I just bought a second one for the bedroom so I wouldn't have to keep moving the one I have around the house. Here's a link to a picture of it - but mine was cheaper in my local grocery store. I have thrown away the many lint rollers and sticky tape rollers since I've started using this. (And I have two Maine Coons, so there's LOTS of hair every where around my house.) The directions say to use a back and forth motion which really does help it work best.

http://www.drugstore.com/products/pr...LAID=307585007

I have also used the rubber gloves,the ones you used when washing dishes..for the couch and chair..then i rinse them off and do it again.

I spray furniture and rugs with Static Guard and then vacuum. For quilts and other items I don't want to wash often - I spray with Static Guard and put an old nylon over the hose attachment and vacuum them. 3 dogs ( 2 are shelties ) and 2 long hair cats - plus my daughter and I both have long hair - it is a constant battle. Brushing the pets on a regular basis helps, too.

Thank you, I did not know about this product. I have 8 cats, only one is a longhair and I will use this. The members here know EVERYTHING!!!

Thank-you so much for your recommendation. I have often seen it and wanted to buy it but thought that was alot of money for a disposalable item, maybe i will spluge and give it a try.
I used to be a foster mom for maine coons, awesome cats.

be sure to read the reviews, someone talked about taking it apart and cleaning it to reuse it! cool huh?! also, go the company who makes it, maybe you can get a free sample, coupon or whatever!

here is a coupon!
http://coupondivas.com/coupons-for-g...ntable-coupon/

it says to be sure your printer is ready..because it starts printing right away..

I am sorry to keep bothering you guys..but i found this site..the pros and cons..and then at the bottom of the page, a short clip on how to take it apart to clean it..which makes it reusable!

http://dogs.thefuntimesguide.com/200...comment-506000


so use your coupon and go get one, and then let us all know what you think of it!!

I live with pet hair everywhere too. Best thing for it is a Dyson vacuum cleaner. I've tried the rest and this thing is OUTSTANDING. (And you won't believe how much more hair and DIRT this thing sucks up).

Also, someone mentioned The Furminator. LOVE this thing! Can't believe it works as well as it does. I nearly combed the stripes off of Miss Kitty (see my avatar). And she loves getting groomed with it.

Otherwise, well, I got nothin'. :)

Oh thank-you so much, you made my day...very much appreciated.
dee

I have 3 long haired cats-2 are Maine Coons. hair everywhere and my couch holds onto it like glue. I bought the Scotch Fur Fighter. It has disposable covers that lift off the hair-kinda like the lint brushes that used to be popular. i extend the life of them by pulling off the hair and keep using them until it doesn't work right and then use a new one. It was about $10. of course i get wooly mamoths in the corners and under the furniture!

I forgot to ask- what's a Furminator?

http://www.furminator.com/shedless.cfm

it is an awesome brush..i am sure that anyone that sells pet supplies including walmart or target has them..i got mine years ago, off QVC when they first came out..it worked really good on my rotty..but my JRT won't let me brush him with anything.

oh darn you have to have that coupon program to be able to print this coupon...for some reason my computer doesn't like that program, it will download the program but nothing else happens...oh well thanks anyway.

Furminator looks pretty effective. I am a Dyson fan...best vacuum cleaner I have ever owned, our Malamute x loves being vacuumed. A damp rubber glove or sponge is pretty good and really cheap duct tape (from dollar stores). Aside from this, you just have to put up with a bit of fur flying around. We have leather sofas and hardwood floors...don't think I could cope with fitted carpets or fabric sofas!

Can i use the furminator on my Maine coons? their coat is different than a regular longhair.s

I would just leave it. If someone comes over, just pretend that the cushion is a cat. Talk to it, stroke it....odds are they'll think one of the two of you is nuts. Well YOU know that it is NOT YOU. lol

My solution is to have a dog that does not shed!

Yes! My kitty's hair is quite long and it works great on her. :)

I first use a rubber glove that you use for washing dishes etc. to scrape off the fur of my cat. Then I use a lint roller. Between the two almost all of the hair comes off.

I found a pet sponge at Ace Hardware that works fantastic. have since found that Mr. Clean sponges also work good ( dry) Hope this helps. I have 2 long hair and one short hair.

I have used pretty much all of the above, except the contact paper. Never thought of that.

What I use the most is a fabric lint brush I bought from our local CVS Pharmacy. It was about $6.00. It is 2 sided and you brush one way and it picks up the hair, then brush the opposite to remove it. The one I bought has 2 sides which do the same thing. It is kind of like a red velvet (knappy material).

I found a link that is similar to the one I bought. I actually had one like this but lost it. I like my new one better. I have a grey cat that has long hair and it seems he sheds everywhere, plus my daughter comes over with her Siberian Husky which sheds in clumps. The lint brush works so good, I think it is even better than the upolstery attachment on my vacuum.

http://sewtrue.com/Store/Fabric-Lint...source=froogle

You can use static guard, but I hate the chemicals. I have trouble breathing around that stuff, plus I would be afraid of stains or whatever else it could do to your quilt.

No cat here and our shih-tsu doesn't shed so I don't have that problem.

This is obviously a subject near and dear to many hearts! Thank you everyone, I am going to try the fabric roller and the rubber gloves, might as well use the tape for good measure too!

I never heard of the Furminator, will look at the video. How is it different from a regular brush? Luckily my kitty loves to be brushed and so does my cocker spaniel but the cavalier hides when he sees the brush come out.

Please dont waste your money on that..I had one and it loses its sticky right away. Not worth the money.

I put my quilts through the fluff cycle and it takes away most of the hair but the big thing I do is give the quilts to people with animals then they don't know if it is mine or theirs.

I have a little hand held Dirt Devil with the rotating brushes that I love. I have two kitties that sleep with me and have to vacuum the cat hair and kitty litter every morning. In addition to the hair on the chairs and couch. It gets everything, that I can see. I use it with a light touch so it doesn't harm the fabrics.