How to Remove Pills From a Sweater

Nothing makes a sweater look older and uglier than a whole bunch of pills. Sweaters with acrylic in them get more of the little balls than sweaters made of other material. Removing pills from a sweater is pretty easy. Read on for tips on getting your sweater looking like new again.

Instructions

1. Lay the sweater out flat on a hard surface. It's best not to lay it on soft surface, like a bed, if possible. You can even put a towel on the floor and lay the sweater on top of that.

2. Use a sticky lint roller to go over the entire sweater. This will remove some of the large pills and any lint. Be sure to concentrate on areas near the arm pits where rubbing creates more pills. The bottom of the sweater and around the neck may have more fuzzies as well.

3. Using a battery-operated pill remover or fabric shaver slowly go over the entire sweater to remove the pills. Again, concentrate on areas that rub where there are a higher number of more pills.

4. There are probably some pills that were not picked up by the pill shaver. What you're going to do is take a disposable razor or a dulled razor and go over areas that are still pilled. Work in small areas at a time and go in one direction: down. Try to use your free hand to pull the area taunt so you can remove as many fuzzies as possible. Clean out the razor as often as you need to. If you notice that the razor is no longer removing pills, you may need to get a new razor.

Tips & Warnings

• Always wash sweaters according to the manufacturer's recommendations.

• Washing sweaters inside out will help keep the pills to a minimum.

• Don't launder sweaters after every wear. This will make the pilling worse.