Preventing and treating bobbles on my jumpers

[FoxRedPuppy]

All my jumpers go bobbly. I wash them on wool wash, dry flat or hanging (depending on instructions). I bought one of those bobble tools last year, but it does seem to help. I've tried a razor too to shave the bobbles off.

Some are from Weird Fish (made partly from recycled stuff- is that it?), one is wool from M&S and another from Sainsburys. I want to be able to wear jumpers for more than a season before having to dump them.

Is it the material?

I think it is inferior materials tbh. I hate bobbly jumpers. In the recent years I've bought a few v expensive cardigans at half price (still expensive to me). Worn them every day, some for two years now...not a bobble in sight.

I use the Phillips wool 'shaver' to tidy up my woollen jumpers (and other fabric if it's needed). I usually go over them once a year in the Autumn, and have rescued good quality Ebay or charity shop finds doing this.

It really is worthwhile taking the time, they usually come up like new.

Philips Fabric Shaver, quick and effective removal of pills and bobbles - GC026/80 : Amazon.co.uk: Home & Kitchen

@villagecrafts is this worth trying for the acrylic/polyester mix ones I have? Or only better quality ones?

I'll see if I can find some affordable decent quality jumpers.

Wash inside out, prevents friction. I have found this to work.

It seems to work on man made fibres but I think they blunt the blade more quickly (just my impression as it's shaving through plastic of some sort).

Still well worth doing though - I have a favourite red jumper (man-made fibre mix of some sort) that is so old I've darned it in several places and it does bobble badly but each year comes up lovely. :)

All acrylic polyester mix go bobbly for me no matter what I do. I buy my good wool jumpers in charity shops.

Dh was given a good quality jumper from John Lews last Christmas because we hoped it would last longer than M&S. It was bobbled after a couple of months wear.