Fur note

Couch, carpet, car and bed: a surface-by-surface field guide

Not all fabric fights fair. The same roller that strips a sofa cushion in four passes can slide uselessly over a silk throw, so here is the honest map, surface by surface.

The couch is home turf. Taut weaves — microfiber, canvas, velvet, tweed — give the strips exactly the friction the charge needs. Work cushion by cushion in short strokes, and do the vertical faces too; fur drifts down them like snow against a fence.

Bedding rewards a light hand. Duvets and blankets are looser weaves, so let the roller's own weight do the pressing and keep the strokes brisk. For sheets, strip the bed and roll them flat on the mattress — chasing wrinkles wastes the stroke.

Carpet and stairs are a split decision. Low-pile carpet rolls beautifully; the stair tread's edge, where fur mats into the corner, wants the Detailer's pointed tip instead. Deep shag defeats both — that is vacuum country.

The car is really two jobs. Seat faces and the parcel shelf take the Roller like any couch, but rails, seams, mats and the boot's carpet want the Detailer's combs. Keep one in the glovebox; fur in a car compounds like interest.

The do-not list is short: no wet fabric (moisture kills the charge), no delicate open knits under hard pressure, and nothing that sheds fibers itself — a mohair throw will donate more than it gives up.