How to deal with pilling on a fabric sofa?

Nowadays, the demand for fabric sofas, especially modern minimalist fabric sofas, is increasing. This is because fabric is easy to clean and cheaper than leather sofas, and there's a wide variety of designs and patterns to choose from. However, fabric sofas have one very frustrating drawback: they are extremely prone to pilling. Pilling significantly affects the texture and feel of a fabric sofa. Even a high-end fabric sofa can look cheap because of pilling. It's especially embarrassing when guests sit on a pilled living room fabric sofa ; it not only affects the aesthetics of the entire living room but also the host's mood when entertaining guests.

So why do fabric sofas tend to pill?

1. Pilling due to friction. When the friction force exceeds the strength of the fabric fibers, the cohesion between fibers, and the bonding force during repeated rubbing, the ends of the fabric fibers will break off. The fibers will then intertwine with each other during repeated stretching and curling, forming a spherical fabric.

2. Pilling due to static electricity. During sofa production, some fabrics have poor moisture absorption and a high level of free charge on their dry surface. External friction causes this free charge to increase further, causing the fibers to stand upright and attract dust from the air, resulting in pilling.

3. Improper washing of fabrics, such as hand washing or machine washing, can cause the fiber ends to slip off or the fibers to break and become intertwined into a ball shape when the force exceeds the strength and binding force of the fibers.

How should we deal with these spherical objects?

1. If the spherical object can be knocked off by hand, then you can use shiny tape to stick it on top of each other one by one, and the spherical object can be removed by sticking it on the shiny tape.

2. If the ball cannot be knocked off by hand, you can cut it off with scissors. If available, you can use a ball remover or other tools to remove the ball.

3. It is recommended to change the fabric to cotton or linen fabric that is less prone to pilling.

4. Since the small balls are mainly caused by friction, you can choose a removable and washable fabric sofa cover. If you don't want to frequently remove and wash the sofa cover, you can also choose to buy a sofa blanket to lay down, which can also reduce the formation of small balls.