Thread on Couch Seams Has Faded?

DCA
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January 20, 20150 found this helpful

I had a similar problem with a brown fake leather chair. I tried to clean the thread but it was difficult and I could not remove most of the stains. I tried two other methods but they failed also.

I was thinking about just giving the chair to Salvation Army but tried one last fix. I finally decided to use Sharpies (could also use wood furniture scratch filler) to match the thread (in my case dark brown). This worked but need to be very careful not to mark the leather, etc. May need to remark the threads again in the future but, for now, the chair is much nicer.