The water-repellent finish gives you time, it doesn’t seal the fabric: liquids bead on the surface, you blot them up, and nothing sets in. Fabric conditioner clogs the finish and cancels it out, and so does the heat of a tumble dryer.
Day to day
- Blot while the liquid is still on the surface. Dab, never rub: rubbing pushes the liquid between the threads.
- Vacuum now and then in the direction of the weave; a soft brush cleans the texture.
- If a spill has been left to sit, a full wash will freshen the fabric — the water-repellent finish can’t prevent a stain that’s left too long.
Washing
- Turn the cover inside out to protect the texture.
- Machine wash at 30°C on a delicate cycle with a gentle liquid detergent, with no fabric conditioner or bleach.
- Gentle spin, 800 rpm maximum.
Drying
- Dry flat or on a clothes airer, in the open air. Put the cover back on while it’s still slightly damp so it tightens back up; the water-repellent finish reactivates as it dries.
Avoid
- Fabric conditioner, tumble dryer, bleach, rubbing, a hot iron on the right side.
