Knitting Needles etc.

A lot of my nice soft knit garments now have little balls on them after a few washes. How do I make these look nice and new again? Is there a way to prevent them from getting all balled up?

To remove them, go to somewhere like Big Lots and purchase a sweater shaver for 5 bucks. You can also find them at some discounters and fabric stores. My friend uses an old used up disposable razor to "shave" them off but you have to be really careful doing that because you can get snags and create holes on some fabrics and knits.

To prevent them, launder them with like weighted items, on the gentlest cycle for the shortest cycle turned inside out. Same goes for the dryer, but I usually only let them toss in the dryer on low heat long enough to loosen the wrinkles and then lay them flat on top of the dryer while drying other loads so the heat dries them the rest of the way. The pills are created by the fibers rubbing up against other garments that are usually of a heavier weight.

3 Responses

1. kk Says:
   October 20th, 2009 at 10:32 am

   I’m not sure how to remove them, but you can prevent, or at least delay, their appearance by not overloading your washer. Clothes should be able to move freely.
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2. eskie lover Says:
   October 20th, 2009 at 10:45 am

   To remove them, go to somewhere like Big Lots and purchase a sweater shaver for 5 bucks. You can also find them at some discounters and fabric stores. My friend uses an old used up disposable razor to "shave" them off but you have to be really careful doing that because you can get snags and create holes on some fabrics and knits.

   To prevent them, launder them with like weighted items, on the gentlest cycle for the shortest cycle turned inside out. Same goes for the dryer, but I usually only let them toss in the dryer on low heat long enough to loosen the wrinkles and then lay them flat on top of the dryer while drying other loads so the heat dries them the rest of the way. The pills are created by the fibers rubbing up against other garments that are usually of a heavier weight.
   References :

3. Beans Says:
   October 20th, 2009 at 11:11 am

   a cheap razor will do it. don’t push too hard. then use tape to get the fuzzies off.
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