Does anyone know where to get jumpers that do not bobble after 3 washes and make you want to combust with rage?

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I have all price ranges and they all bobble

it is cos I is washing dem wrong?

should I avoid wool completely?

or is it a Fact Of Life and I will have to put up with bobbling (is that a word?)

thanks

I have the same problem and am always nervous buying jumpers for this reason - don't get Kew jumpers they do just this, and really quickly. Best jumpers I've ever known for non-bobbling were M and S very plain ones. However, a few years ago so quality may have declined. Also, rather boring choices - crew, v-neck or polo and limited colours. I'll watch this thread with interest for any better suggestions!

I have a lovely one from River Island

big slouchy grey number

it has bobbled

only worn it about 6 times

Do you put them in the machine ? They would probably like to be handwashed. It only takes about 5 mins. Tbh wool does bobble just through wearing it ,but a whole hour of being thrashed about in a washing machine does make things a lot worse

handwash???

ahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahaha

not a chance in HELL of that tbh

I find that the fine gauge ones at Primark have been really good. Outlasted the angora ones I got at Gap for about 5 times the price. So I figure that synthetics are better for not bobbling .

I have just bought loads of jumpers from Hennes which you can wash at 40 , and were so cheap so when they do eventually boblle, i won't be heart broken.
I generally try to avoid washing jumpers for this very reason

I think you can get things handwashed at the dry cleaners now. Although it might work out cheaper to wear it bobbly a couple of times and then buy a new one

me and handwashing do not go together

I think I will just get a Primark job lot and then throw them out

which is vvvvvvvvvv wasteful and I hate Primark as it turns me into a snob but why spend £50 on a jumper which will bobble the same as one for £5?

I have heard that if you put the bobbly offending item in a plastic bag and put it in the freezer, then give it a brush with a clothes brush while frozen they will come off. I've never tried it though. After a hard day at work, freezing my jumpers never comes to mind. Only at 7am when I am an up-and-dressed-and-bobbled-person. And by then I'm on the way to work.

If it works, Let me know!

You can get special de-bobbling combs. They usually sell them at dry cleaners.

Put each woolly (turned inside out) in a pillow case with an elastic band round one end to turn it into a bag. Wash in the machine on the delicates/wool cycle. Voila! Non-bobbly jumpers (and clean pillow cases) are yours.

Have you tried removing the bobbles by rubbing the garment with a piece of sticky tape wrapped around your hand with the sticky side out? You need the heavy duty brown sort used for wrapping parcels, not sellotape.

does the pillowcase thing work then? will try that

have used those debobblers before and they leave the jumper bald (or the one I used did)

have lovely jumper dress on today, all smoooth and pristine. Fast forward a few washes, bobble city I bet