Quilting with Cat Hair
08-17-2010, 05:38 PM
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Have you tried using white vinegar with washing the fabric first? Just a thought :)
You're very lucky that your allergies have adjusted to your lifestyle. If I laid down on a feather pillow for 15 minutes I couldn't breathe. And when I accidentally purchased some quilting blocks with cat hair on them I got really sick. Not thinking about it being cat hair, I thought it was just some weird fiber. I kepted picking it off and throwing it away as my eyes got itchy, red and watery, my nose started running and my throat got scratchy. By the time I realized what it was and got rid of the really bad blocks, it was too late. My eyelids had swelled up, my nose had plugged up, I could barely talk and even my lips had swelled. Hair or dander, I don't know, I just know I don't want to be around it. :D
I have the same problem with cigarette smoke. I have had people give me fabric that smelled of smoke. I just had to throw it out. Washing won't completely get rid of it.
Originally Posted by grann of 6
Originally Posted by raptureready
Originally Posted by justwannaquilt
Cat hair is not an allergen.
People are allergic to the protein found in dander, and the saliva of cats and dogs.
After your gift quilts are made wash them, dry them, package them up in plastic or remove them from the house. No need for a warning label. This is not a nut or shellfish. lol I have lived with severe allergies all my life (bad enough to take shots), I also live in a house with two cats and two dogs. They are bathed once a week in baby shampoo and Downy. I am allergic to birds but sleep on a feather pillow too. I know I must have a death wish huh!
People are allergic to the protein found in dander, and the saliva of cats and dogs.
After your gift quilts are made wash them, dry them, package them up in plastic or remove them from the house. No need for a warning label. This is not a nut or shellfish. lol I have lived with severe allergies all my life (bad enough to take shots), I also live in a house with two cats and two dogs. They are bathed once a week in baby shampoo and Downy. I am allergic to birds but sleep on a feather pillow too. I know I must have a death wish huh!
08-17-2010, 05:38 PM
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Unfortunately, this sounds like my house. But i wouldnt give up my animals for the world!
Originally Posted by egagnon291
Well I have 3 cats, 2 dogs and 2 smokers in the house. My quilts are doomed before they're even started.
08-17-2010, 05:55 PM
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When my daughter lived in NH her apt caught on fire and the firemen told us that any clothes could be treated but if they got wet again the smoke smell would reappear. So, any fabric that has been in a fire is probably ruined. I would just toss it and not live with the possibility of it getting wet again.
As for cat or dog hair you can use one of those sticky rollers or masking tape to lift it off and then put it in the dryer with a with damp hand towel and try to get the remainder of the pet hair off of the quilt. We have two Yorkies who love to lay on the quilts, especially ones my husband quilts for other ladies. Lynne Plotner-Pierce
As for cat or dog hair you can use one of those sticky rollers or masking tape to lift it off and then put it in the dryer with a with damp hand towel and try to get the remainder of the pet hair off of the quilt. We have two Yorkies who love to lay on the quilts, especially ones my husband quilts for other ladies. Lynne Plotner-Pierce
08-17-2010, 07:09 PM
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BellaBoo! I thought I was the only person in the world who had thought of putting a screen door on my workroom! I find it helps with the yowling (read: three Siamese) when they can at least see me. I won't allow them in there when I'm rotary cutting or laying out pieces or trying to get a quilt on my frame.
But as for that cat hair. Even if I never let any of them in there ever (I have six cats altogether), I would still be carrying the ever present cat hairs in there on my person.
I also smoke, and I have noticed that people trying to sell their work online often post that their quilts were produced in a smoke and pet free environment, which leaves me figuring that I cannot ever sell anything of mine online.
In the past, I have sold numerous pieces made in the same sort of environment, with no complaints whatsoever. I never attached any sort of warning to them, but then that was in the days before everything was "unsafe". How did we oldsters ever live so long, not being protected from everything as folks seem to be these days? But in today's climate of protectiveness, I expect that that warning would be the way to go.
And please, that's not meant to denigrate you people here who have allergies, nor to make you think that I don't understand your problems. Just because I do not live with such things, doesn't mean that I don't have sympathy for you. *S*
But as for that cat hair. Even if I never let any of them in there ever (I have six cats altogether), I would still be carrying the ever present cat hairs in there on my person.
I also smoke, and I have noticed that people trying to sell their work online often post that their quilts were produced in a smoke and pet free environment, which leaves me figuring that I cannot ever sell anything of mine online.
In the past, I have sold numerous pieces made in the same sort of environment, with no complaints whatsoever. I never attached any sort of warning to them, but then that was in the days before everything was "unsafe". How did we oldsters ever live so long, not being protected from everything as folks seem to be these days? But in today's climate of protectiveness, I expect that that warning would be the way to go.
And please, that's not meant to denigrate you people here who have allergies, nor to make you think that I don't understand your problems. Just because I do not live with such things, doesn't mean that I don't have sympathy for you. *S*
08-17-2010, 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Rainy Day
08-17-2010, 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Rainy Day
chows and saved their brushings, for spinning into yarn.
08-18-2010, 03:54 AM
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I have a cat that sits on anything I am quilting and some times bites me when I move her off. She is just wanting attention. Just have to say that it isn't the cat hair that causes the allergy it is the dander that causes it. I just toss it into the dryer on low heat with a dryer sheet for 5 minutes and it gets rid of the dander.
08-18-2010, 04:26 AM
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Originally Posted by BellaBoo
If your cats shed everyplace they lay down, it could be their diet. I have a white cat and very seldom do I have cat hair on anything. I asked my vet about excessive shedding and the new intern vet who was in the office told me to change the cat's diet. The food she recommended was Blue. I brush my cat every day using a Furminator and have noticed a big decrease in hair that is brushed out since I changed his food. Cats will shed and sweat automatically when stressed. I switched my dog's food to Blue and have noticed a big difference in her coat, eyes, and her shedding problem is not a problem anymore. Pets do not need grain or filler in their diet.
Thanks for sharing about the Blue.
p.s. I goggled "blue" is it only available at pet stores?
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