What fabrics attract cat hair the most/least?

[5cats]

Living with multiple cats for over 10 years you'd think I'd have this
figured out by now, but I'm getting tired of buying clothing that turns out
to be a cat hair magnet.

I manage to spend most of my time at home in blue jeans, which as long as I
stick to the all-cotton ones, shed cat hair just fine. But I'm going to
have to start dressing better for work and I want to avoid wasting money on
clothes that will be cat hair magnets, such as these stupid cotton/poly
pants I just got that seem to instantly pull cat hair right out of the air.
I couldn't put them on and immediately walk out the front door without
being covered in cat hair. So what fabrics are best? Which to avoid?

And do any of the spray on static / waterproofing / stainproofing things
work?

[Karen]

Post by 5cats
And do any of the spray on static / waterproofing / stainproofing things
work?

I've found that the best thing for removing cat hair in the dryer are
these: http://www.staticeliminator.ca/page/page/386705.htm A little
searching might find them for less. My daughter has some pants that I
still had to lint brush after washing and drying. With these sheets all
the cat hair forms into a few little balls that are easy to pick off.

Karen R.

[5cats]

Post by Karen

Post by 5cats
And do any of the spray on static / waterproofing / stainproofing
things work?

I've found that the best thing for removing cat hair in the dryer are
these: http://www.staticeliminator.ca/page/page/386705.htm A little
searching might find them for less. My daughter has some pants that I
still had to lint brush after washing and drying. With these sheets
all the cat hair forms into a few little balls that are easy to pick
off.
Karen R.

I'll have to look for a US source for that. Even if it's no better than
other fabric softeners, at least it won't aggravate my allergies as they
do.

[Karen]

Post by 5cats

Post by Karen
http://www.staticeliminator.ca/page/page/386705.htm

I'll have to look for a US source for that. Even if it's no better than
other fabric softeners, at least it won't aggravate my allergies as they
do.

I bought mine in the US. The lack of allergy aggravation was the main
reason I purchased them, the way they deal with cat hair is a great bonus.

Karen R.

[p***@my.home.com]

Post by 5cats
Living with multiple cats for over 10 years you'd think I'd have this
figured out by now, but I'm getting tired of buying clothing that turns out
to be a cat hair magnet.
I manage to spend most of my time at home in blue jeans, which as long as I
stick to the all-cotton ones, shed cat hair just fine. But I'm going to
have to start dressing better for work and I want to avoid wasting money on
clothes that will be cat hair magnets, such as these stupid cotton/poly
pants I just got that seem to instantly pull cat hair right out of the air.
I couldn't put them on and immediately walk out the front door without
being covered in cat hair. So what fabrics are best? Which to avoid?
And do any of the spray on static / waterproofing / stainproofing things
work?

I have a black and white cat and I swear, if I'm wearing dark clothes
I get white hair all over me and if I wear light clothes, I have black
hair all over me.

Tape rollers work the best for me and they are also the fastest way to
get the hair off, especially on your way out the door before work.

pepsi

[carola]

"5cats" <***@invalid.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:***@216.196.97.136...
: Living with multiple cats for over 10 years you'd think I'd have this
: figured out by now, but I'm getting tired of buying clothing that turns
out
: to be a cat hair magnet.
:
: I manage to spend most of my time at home in blue jeans, which as long as
I
: stick to the all-cotton ones, shed cat hair just fine. But I'm going to
: have to start dressing better for work and I want to avoid wasting money
on
: clothes that will be cat hair magnets, such as these stupid cotton/poly
: pants I just got that seem to instantly pull cat hair right out of the
air.
: I couldn't put them on and immediately walk out the front door without
: being covered in cat hair. So what fabrics are best? Which to avoid?
:
: And do any of the spray on static / waterproofing / stainproofing things
: work?


I know the problem.
In shedding seasons I usually wear colours of my pets' furs (honestly).
Black is really out of question then.
All artificial fibres are bad. Cotton is best.
Smooth surfaces are worse than other ones.
The spray could help, tell me if it works.

carola

[5cats]

Post by carola
: Living with multiple cats for over 10 years you'd think I'd have this
: figured out by now, but I'm getting tired of buying clothing that
: turns
out
: to be a cat hair magnet.
: I manage to spend most of my time at home in blue jeans, which as
: long as
I
: stick to the all-cotton ones, shed cat hair just fine. But I'm going
: to have to start dressing better for work and I want to avoid wasting
: money
on
: clothes that will be cat hair magnets, such as these stupid
: cotton/poly pants I just got that seem to instantly pull cat hair
: right out of the
air.
: I couldn't put them on and immediately walk out the front door
: without being covered in cat hair. So what fabrics are best? Which
: to avoid?
: And do any of the spray on static / waterproofing / stainproofing
: things work?
I know the problem.
In shedding seasons I usually wear colours of my pets' furs
(honestly). Black is really out of question then.
All artificial fibres are bad. Cotton is best.
Smooth surfaces are worse than other ones.
The spray could help, tell me if it works.
carola

With an orange tabby, a brown tabby and three in black, white & gray
there's no hope of matching their fur.

I'll agree that cotton is usually good and synthetic usually bad, but
there's more to it than that. I have some polyester T-shirts that don't
gather hair. And I have a 80% cotton/20% poly shirt that a cat can sleep
on and all I have to do is shake it out to release the hair, but other
cotton/poly blends are major trouble.

[kate]

I imagine natural fibres would be less likely to attract fur as they
get less "static-y" but doesn's seem to make much of a difference in my
house. I use sticky lint rollers on my clothing and furniture and find
them *fantastic*. I was buying them at the supermarket but recently
discoverered a discount chain that sells them more cheaply.

I doubt stainproofers would halp with fur but I have found they do make
it easier to sponge stains off upholstered furniture when I find dirty
paw marks or when Angus buried a chicken neck behind a cushion on the
couch!

Kate