Name: Fiona
Message: IS MY SUITE COVER RUINED?
The cover to my 3piece suite has gone completely blue/black mould due to my boyfriend storing it in black bags whilst still wet.  Can you make any suggestions on what I can do without the expense of recovering the suite. I have contacted the drycleaners but they state they will not be able to remove this mould from the fabric.  Do you know of a company that would dye the suite covers for me?  I stay in Glasgow.  Any response would be appreciated.

I'm afraid that it is ruined. Sorry. I do not know of any company that will offer anything more in the way of stain removal than your local dry cleaners. 

Mold from being stored damp tends to leave permanent black stains. The only consolation is that nearly everyone seems to make this mistake sooner or later.

Sometimes these stains can be removed or lightened with the use of ordinary household chlorine bleach (hypochlorite) in the washing machine, but often this fails. If the stains are not too bad, you might make them less noticeable if you dye them, but the stains will never be 100% hidden, because dye is transparent.

I have several custom dyers listed on my 'find a custom dyer' page, but all of them are in North America. It seems likely that the expense of shipping to them overseas would be more than the cost of a new set of slipcovers.

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