Just thought I would mention it

[Elements]

Some of you may know I occasionally work for a Lounge Manufacturer....
Well last year I had a wonderful new sofa custom made for our "old" new home and was totally in love with the idea of it being black....
We had it made and I loved it. I chose an amazing heavy duty fabric so I would feel comfortable having kids and animals around it without damage.
I have instead managed to damage it myself without thought and wanted to make sure no one else falls into this hole.
I have previously had a macrosuede fabric lounge for 7 years and it was amazing....the best fabric I could hope for....
This fabric however was not 100% polyester like that one and has a small amount o f acrylic aswell...(I will get to what I did in a second I promise)
I have been suffering with a bad neck and lied on the sofa with the heat bag as I have done all my macrosuede sofa life and have burnt the acrylic fibres leaving a whiteish mark in its place
Heatbag 1 Sofa nil
The perils of a black sofa

[Julie-Ann]

Oh nooo. I have never heard of anything like that happening. I would never have thought to not allow the heat bag to be in contact with the fabric. I am so sorry your couch is damaged. But thank you for warning others. You really just beat a good faux suede fabric for easy maintenance.
So I guess you will need more cushions and throws to hide the mark??? There is always a silver lining.

[Elements]

I can't wait for Hubby to hear about the Silver Lining...he will be so impressed with that idea
I have down played it to him quite alot as I just don't want to him to get anymore upset over our (my) choice of fabric...

[rosierose]

oh so sorry about this............can it be repaired?

[Heartfire At Home]

Bugger. I would never have thought of that happening either. I use a heat pack all the time, although not much around the top of my neck, usually further down between by back and the couch. Definitely more cushions and throws required.

[Elements]

At this stage Rosie....no repair available
Very big lesson learnt and a reminder that my macrosuede was and still is the best fabric sofa I have ever owned