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What Are Fuzz Balls On My Sweater?
Here at Dry Clean City of Vestavia Hills we post garment care tips to keep our customers informed.
What Are These Fuzz Balls On My Sweaters?
These fuzzy balls are called Fabric Pilling. Fabric pilling is caused by abrasion from normal wear and cleaning of your sweater and knit garments. As you wear or clean your sweater or knits the short fibers unravel and the loose ends ball up on the fabric surface. The way the yarns of your garment are twisted also play a factor in pilling. Tightly twisted yarns are more secure than loosely twisted yarns, so the twist construction of your garment’s yarn plays a big factor in it’s tendency to pill. Fabrics such as lightweight cashmere can become pilled very easily. Also lint can often become tangled in the pill balls and make the garment look even worse.
Fabric Shavers can be used to remove these pill balls with some success in mild cases of pilling. They tend to work better on lighter weight knits and sweaters. The heavier the sweater the least effective these shavers are at removing the pill balls. You can purchase these shavers in a variety of places such as Amazon, Target, Wal Mart, etc.
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