Weird BIFL request - Fabric de-piller / shaver?
Weird BIFL request - Fabric de-piller / shaver?
The things with a grid of holes and a little spinning blade that removes pills from furniture and fabric. I keep buying $10 shitty Walmart ones and they die after a few months.
Any brands etc that aren’t enshittified yet?
why wouldn't you just buy a safety razor and blades? that's the best most obvious de-piller I know of
Get something called a "fabric comb". It's what my grandparents and great grandparents used to depill all their clothes, including delicate wool and cashmere, and that's what I stand by. Cheap, come in different sizes, tooth ranges, and no need to change batteries. Hard to enshittify that.
Find an YouTube video to show you how to comb different grains/types of cloth with it. I was taught by my grandma, but it's pretty easy once you know what you're doing.
I tried one of those, it damaged several things and I've not used it again
Neat! Never tried one, I’ll look into them - thanks for the reply!
A manual model with metal screen and blade will last forever and they’re generally cheaper than the electric kind.
Same as the other commenter - what manual ones are you referring to? I too am having trouble finding what you’re referring to
Appreciate the response! :)
Googling that only finds me electric ones :/ What model have you got? Or can you link something similar?
Do those really work? I hate pilled clothes.
I have a black and green Conair one that has lasted longer than the cheap stocking stuffer ones you usually can get for less than $5 or $10.
Like 3+ years long, but maintaining the threads and such that get wrapped around the middle spindle and not using it for more than 20 - 30 minutes at a time I've noticed helps the motor last longer.