How can I prevent (& fix) the balling on my sweaters? Most of my sweaters get those lovely little ball after wearing only...
Most of my sweaters get those lovely little ball after wearing only once or twice. It occur mainly on the underarms and I find it importantly annoying to see a sweater I love turn to poop after such a short time! My husband only just bought me a new sweater yesterday and I can describe it will be prone to this pilling we all despise. Help me keep hold of this sweater pretty and, if you can, help me repair my outdated ones too!
to prevent balls from forming use gooey fabric softener contained by the rinse cycle, and use cold water bathe. YES the razors are great for adjectives off the ball.
They make pill "razors" that you can run over the surface of a sweater to remove pilling. I would suggest using a yard goods softener in the serene cycle of the wash, and allowing them to dry on a towel or drying frame fairly than the dryer.
The extra friction causes the pilling, by reducing it you might extend the go of the sweater.
Answers: There is an electric razor call De-Pil-It that you can get for that,
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search...
or this Pumice Stone.
http://www.sweaterstone.com/thestone.htm
Hope this help, ;-)