De-Pilling Cashmere

For many decades, I had a little battery operated, hand held, lint remover. It used so much battery life and took forever to de-pill an entire sweater, that I used it quite sparingly, and never for more than one sweater. Finding an over-sized, electrical model on Amazon was a game changer!

Last fall, I washed all my cashmere sweaters. I wear them all winter long, and it is inevitable for them to get fuzzies under the armpits and along the sitting area. Before storing them away for the warm weather, I decided to give them a thorough once over with the lint remover.

The best place to do this is on a good ole-fashioned ironing board. It has a nice padded and flat surface and you can stretch the sweater out and move it around to reach all the corners.

Looking at these two photos, you can see how much of a difference shaving this particular sweater made. I had to clean out the waste receptacle twice on each sweater! And here is a helpful hint: if you need to clean out the "blade" compartment, UNPLUG the shaver, and use a toothpick. You do not want to bend the very fragile aluminum blades and wiring that comprise the shaver!

It took a couple of hours, but my reward was a lovely stack of like-new cashmere sweaters! All sitting in my closet, ready for next autumn!