I'd heard about sweater shavers and have never seen one in stores but found one at Fred Meyers in Salem last month. I bought it but didn't get around to trying it out until yesterday when I decided I should try to de-fuzz my sweater. It took me almost an hour and I haven't quite finished, but it definitely looks better! I'll have to go through the closets and try out this miracle worker on a few more sweaters. Think of the savings! Instead of giving away pilly sweaters you can just shave the pills off to make your previously worn sweater look new! I highly recommend it.
Here's my lovely gray sweater before I went to work. Notice all the pills.
After some work the ribbed knit looked pretty good!
And here's a comparison to show the difference. The left side has not been touched and the right side has been "shaved". Do you see the difference?
2 comments:
Nice work! That was my sweater, so it is fun to read the post. I had a Cinderella moment, I must confess. You know the part when the step-sisters realize that Cinderella made their unwanted items looks stylish! It looks great shaved. I am so impressed. I bough it at Ross a few years ago for around $10, so it was definitely a bargain. Happy sweater shaving (and I will be trying this technique before I give the next pilly sweater away).
I read Alysun's blog, and I saw your blog title and I wondered if you had a magic cure. I've tried those shavers before, and they never seemed to work for me. What brand is the one you're using?
Someone told me once to use a straight blade razor, but I didn't think that really worked either.
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