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De-piller for knitwear?

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HiawathaDidntBotherTooMuch · 23/11/2014 19:59

My knitwear is so bobbly, it's embarrassing. I bought a comb thing from white stuff, but it isn't making any difference. Can anyone recommend me one please? Are the battery ones better?

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msfreud · 23/11/2014 20:03

I use the comb type and they are great, as well as much more gentle than the battery ones. How are you using it?

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HiawathaDidntBotherTooMuch · 23/11/2014 20:08

I am laying the jumper flat, holding it taut with one hand, and combing with the other hand. Fluff is coming off, but soft fluff, not the bits that are making the jumpers look so tatty.

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nipersvest · 23/11/2014 20:38
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Greengardenpixie · 23/11/2014 20:57

I used a comb and it made holes!!! Beware!! It was a comb i got from amazon. The reviews were good. I didnt even realised i had made holes until i looked at it closely.

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AtlanticDrift · 23/11/2014 21:01

I use a mens razor blade Blush There is a knack to it but I'm very picky about looking after my clothes and it really does defuzz them well. (Just the cheap disposable ones)

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CambridgeBlue · 23/11/2014 21:13

I find the little battery operated one from Lakeland pretty good but you have to be careful not to go too close or it will make a hole.

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BlackHeadedGull · 23/11/2014 21:36

It seems very expensive for what it is but the Alessi bobble shaver that looks like a penguin - search "Alessi bobble shaver" on Amazon - is really good. It's much better than the cheaper ones that I've had previously, which often seemed to make holes in the fabric.

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thenightsky · 23/11/2014 21:39

I use a cheap disposable razor. Just stroke it over the bobbly bits gently in one direction, like raking leaves off a lawn.

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HeyMacWey · 23/11/2014 21:39

I use dh's clippers. They work a treat.

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WellTidy · 24/11/2014 09:31

BlackHeadedGull that may go on my amazon wish list for Christmas!

I really don't want to make holes. I am the person who will make holes, if there are holes to be made.

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