Fibres on dark clothes after washing

[Lostinabba]

When I wash dark cotton or cotton mix clothes they come out with short fibres on them. Just had a new washing machine so I think it is some textured fleece throws from dunelm causing the problem.

Before I chuck all the throws out has anyone else come across this?

Thanks

I have, I started a thread a while ago. I washed 2 items at different times, which both ended up depositing loads of fibres on subsequent washes. One was an oodie and one was a warm hat that said it was washable. What I eventually did was loads of empty washes. A drum clean cycle, a cycle with washing machine descaler (not for the fibres, just not to waste the empty wash - might as well descale), random cycles including a hot one, wiping out the rubber seal and under it after every wash with kitchen roll. Honestly it was about 10 washes before these bloody fibres went and the hat has been binned and I don’t know what to do with the oodie as it was expensive and my dd wanted it! These fibres also got stuck in my throat!!!

I’d ask Dunelm to take the throws back. I would have done with the hat but it was a souvenir from the Eden project more than a year ago (eco!?!).

Thanks, it is so annoying.
I wonder if there is a 'fibre catching product' I've had a good Google and can't see anything.

It might be partly the washing machine too. Mine is useless for sucking anything out, pet hair, fluff from cleaning cloths etc. It's all still in there afterwards, albeit nice and clean! All my others would suck any mess out along with the water.

We've just switched from a Bosch which died just after its 2yr warranty was up to a different brand. So its a continuing problem, I think it is the blankets. Looking more closely fibres seem to be stuck in with a mesh.
I was just thinking of washing microfibre cleaning cloths in the machine might also cause the same issue?