Abstract: Fiber pile brush for the cleaning of textile fabrics comprising a support provided with a synthetic fiber pile covering, for example of nylon velour with unidirectionally oriented pile fibers wherein the fiber pile covering is divided along a direction extending perpendicularly to the (customary) working direction and the parts (2, 3) of the covering are attached with inwardly opposing orientations of the pile to the support (1). Between the parts (2, 3) of the covering a zone without a covering is provided, in which a channel-like recessed insert (4), made for example of a plastic, is located as a collecting container for the dirt particles brushed off.