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Please recommend a grey v-neck school jumper, that doesn't shed loads of flint

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CForCake · 14/06/2026 17:29

Can you recommend a decent grey v-neck school jumper, that doesn't shed loads of flint? I don't really care if it's cotton, synthetic or a blend (there is good quality synthetic and poor synthetic). Maybe synthetics shed less?

My child's new secondary school requires a grey v-neck jumper, but it can be unbranded and bought from anywhere.

The one from the school's official supplier feels like cardboard - the kind of crap you'd get from Temu.

We tried one from John Lewis and one from Clarks (both cotton-nylon blends): they feel nicer but shed tremendous amounts of lint. Even washing them inside out, even after 4 washes, they still shed more than a German shepherd!
We had some black trousers in the load, and getting rid of all the lint is taking forever

I imagine I could try M&S, Sainsbury, Tesco, Asda, Next, but since this is something I can only test after washing (ie by then I can no longer return it), I'd love to get other people's thoughts.

Thanks!

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dontwantobeneet · 14/06/2026 17:52

https://tuclothing.sainsburys.co.uk/product/tuc140665477

CForCake · 14/06/2026 18:21

Thanks! I assume you have tried it and it doesn't pill/shed too much?

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Laiste · 14/06/2026 18:42

I find Next and M&S good for uniform.

Must be a worry having flint coming out though 🤪

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RareRubyRobin · 14/06/2026 18:57

Another vote for M&S

CForCake · 14/06/2026 19:59

Do you know if shedding lint depends on the fabric or not only? In other words, will a cotton jumper always shed more than a synthetic one, or does it depend?

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