>But the problem I have with our costumes is that the wool gown seems >to attract an unusually heavy amount of lint, dust, cat hair, people >hair and heaven knows what else to it. I've already gone through one >lint roller and I'm working on a second just trying to keep the >thing from looking like it's been drug through a barn. I can go >through a yard of packing tape just cleaning the sleeve. > >It's ok that it looks like a gown worn by a man who owns a cat. >Right now it looks like it's a gown owned by a homeless man who >sleeps in the stable with the dogs. That's not the image I'm going >for with this outfit. :)
Some wools do seem to pick up more "stuff" than others. I discovered that one floor-length gown in particular picked up a lot fewer seeds and bits of grass from the ground if I put about a 2-inch strip of matching cotton velveteen around the bottom. I'm half convinced that seeds "hitch a ride" on the hemline and gradually work their way up the skirt :) It helps somewhat to keep anything vulnerable to cat hair hung up whenever it's not being worn. Vacuuming frequently and cleaning chair seats and other furniture with a damp rag cuts down on the amount of fur that "transfers" when you sit or brush up against something. Brushing the cat(s) daily also helps. My younger cat can shed an amazing amount of fur in one day, and my other cat is a calico, so she can shed hair of a color that will contrast with anything, all by herself :) As for removal, take a look next time you're at the pet store to see what new techno-fixes are currently popular. I have a brush with fat, soft, slightly sticky rubber bristles that does a pretty good job of picking up fur from most clothing. I also have a wire clothes brush, which is especially helpful on soft or fuzzy fabrics to loosen any attached hair, which the other brush can then pick up. The best lint roller I've found is made of a similar kind of slightly sticky rubber, and all you have to do to clean it is to rinse it in cold water, when all the hair comes off -- let it dry and it's ready to use again. Or, of course, you can think of the added layer of hairs as "additional insulation!" <vbg> ____________________________________________________________ 0 Chris Laning | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> + Davis, California ____________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
