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Fabric

How to Get Lint and Pet Hair Off a Couch

The quickest way to get lint and pet hair off a couch is to vacuum first with an upholstery tool, then go over what is left with a reusable lint brush, stroking in one direction with the nap of the fabric. Vacuuming removes the loose layer and the dust beneath it. The brush then lifts the hair that has worked itself into the weave. Doing them in that order means you are not just pushing loose hair from one cushion to the next.

Check your fabric before anything else

Look for the care tag under a cushion or on the frame. Many upholstery tags use a letter code: W means water-based cleaners are fine, S means solvent cleaners only, W/S means either, and X means vacuum or brush only. Test any lint tool or damp method on a hidden area first, such as the back of a skirt or the underside of a cushion. Velvet, chenille, silk blends, leather, and loose or open weaves need extra care; use the lightest touch, and stop if fibers lift, snag, or start to pill.

The Reusable Lint Brush for Fabric Care is meant for everyday fabric upkeep on sofas, coats, and throws. Which knits and weaves it suits is still being confirmed with a sample, so treat the hidden-area test as part of the job rather than a formality.

What you need

A vacuum with an upholstery or soft brush attachment.
A reusable lint brush.
A rubber dish glove or a slightly damp cloth, for stubborn hair on tightly woven fabric that allows water.
A dry cloth for wiping the frame and legs. Keep one cloth from your Microfiber Cleaning Cloth Set for fabric jobs only, away from kitchen and bathroom use.

Step by step

Take the cushions off and vacuum the deck, the seams, and the crevices first. Hair and crumbs collect where the cushions meet the frame. The Gap Cleaning Brush helps flick debris out of tight seams so the vacuum can pick it up.

Vacuum each cushion on both sides with slow, overlapping passes.

Find the nap. Run your hand across the fabric; one direction feels smooth and the other slightly rough. Brush in the smooth direction.

Use short strokes with the lint brush in one direction only, lifting it at the end of each stroke rather than scrubbing back and forth. Back-and-forth strokes tend to drop the hair right back onto the fabric.

Clear the brush often, the way that brush is designed to be emptied. A full brush stops picking anything up.

For hair that still clings, put on a rubber glove or use a barely damp cloth and wipe in one direction. The hair rolls into small clumps you can pick off. Do this only on fabric that tolerates water, and let it dry before anyone sits down.

Finish with a light vacuum pass to collect whatever the brush loosened.

What to avoid

Pressing sticky tape rollers hard into delicate or textured fabric. The adhesive can pull fibers and leave residue.
Wetting fabric marked S or X.
Scrubbing hard in one spot. Friction is what causes pilling and shiny patches.
Treating a lint brush as a stain remover. Stains need their own method that matches the care tag.

How to tell it worked, and how to keep it that way

Look across the fabric at a low angle in daylight. If you no longer see individual hairs or a fuzzy film, you are done. Run your palm over a cushion; very little should collect on your hand.

In homes with pets, a two-minute pass with the brush a few times a week is easier than one big session a month. A washable throw over your pet's favorite spot catches much of the hair and can go straight into the laundry. If the upholstery is pilling badly, fading, or the weave is loosening, a professional upholstery cleaner can tell you what the fabric will tolerate before you try anything stronger.