Save Your Sweaters and Blankets: Shave Those Pills Away {Tutorial}
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I was horrified when I pulled my daughter’s blanket out of the dryer and found it was absolutely covered in pills from the new towels I washed it with (yeah yeah yeah – totally my fault). Now … how to FIX it!? I searched site after site and found some interesting contraptions that claimed to solve the problem including sweater stones and a battery-operated gadget. After reading several reviews I wasn’t going to run to the store to purchase something that several reviewers said gave marginal results. The most common solution was shaving the sweater or blanket. Yes, I said SHAVE it.
I just happened to have a dollar-store razor in the closet (note: this is a much better use for this razor as it was worthless on my legs – ouch). I tried it first in the corner and was as gentle as I could be. This beautiful blanket was lovingly crocheted by my daughter’s uncle and I knew she’d be upset if something happened to it. Who wants to explain a blanket shaving accident to a three-year old? Not me.
After I was sure this wouldn’t harm the blanket I was able to pull the razor pretty quickly with decent pressure (after all I had a HUGE blanket to cover and it did take some time to do it). Look at the pile of fuzz after covering this section! This blanket was striped so it was easy to do one or two stripes at a time and ensure I covered everything. I was thrilled! (Yeah I lead a pretty boring life if I’m excited over blanket fuzz right?)
After an hour or so my daughter was happily snuggling with her blankey friend and I have to say it looked better than ever! I’m happy to have this trick up my sleeve for those times when I need a quick fix. Even if I’m traveling I could find a sub-par vending machine razor.
What a neat idea! It’s happened to me more than once and I never had anything on hand to get it off!
I have had so many problems with blankets having this on them. I just get rid of them because I thought that I could not get it out! Now after reading this informative blog post, I am so happy to have learned out to get this stuff off! Thanks so much for sharing!
I’ve used the razor trick on lots of sweaters over the years. Works well.
Oh wow! What a great trick! I’m so glad you posted about this because I know exactly what you mean and it drives me crazy. Thanks for the tip!
great tip thanks,ive got some sweaters that are getting a shave today
i love this.. this stuff gets all over my sweaters too…
I’ve used a razor on pilled sweaters too! Very effective.
I would’ve never thought of doing this! Thank you! I have so many cute sweaters that I have just thrown away thinking i couldn’t do anything about the problem , now I’llb e able to solve it 🙂 🙂 I’m going to share this with my sister and mom , theyll be as excited as i am
Thank you for sharing this. I have recently had the same problem and was wondering how I could get those off. I will be trying this tomorrow.
If there is anything thing I hate the most – it is this fuzzys on sweater or blankets. I hate, hate ,hate it! But I have learned the razor trick awhile back. I use it all the time if I screw the sweater up in the washer. Its a life saver . I have been asked by others what do I do and I tell them I shave them and they look at me like huh? Sure is cheaper than buying one of the battery operated things that dont work. Great tip everyone.
Well that’s just brilliant. I’ve got a pair of black pants that has those little balls on them that the lint roller won’t get off, I’m gonna try a razor. Thanks!
I never would have thought to use a razor… this is a great idea. Thanks!
This reminds me of one Christmas when my brother gave my son a blank for Christmas and it left pills all over everything it touched! It was a total nightmare!!
Oh wow! What a great trick! I’m so glad you posted about this because I know exactly what you mean and it drives me crazy. Thanks for the tip!
What a simple yet effective idea! I am definitely going to do this for the tons of baby blankets we have that are shedding & bunching! Thanks for sharing!
Awesome idea and I just so happen to have a few of those worthless dollar store razors in the cabinet.
I’ve used the electric “sweater razors” before, but never thought to use a regular razor
What a neat idea!I would never thought of this trick … thanks
I’ve done this before with sweaters that I can’t bare to part with! It’s such an awesome trick!
What a cool idea!! I would never have thought of doing that. Definitely something to keep in my tips box