Tips for removing lint or fuzz balls from clothes

It can be frustrating when your clothing becomes covered with little balls of lint. Lint balls can make even new clothing look old and worn and can be quite frustrating to try to remove. To keep your clothing looking great, here are some tips on how to easily remove lint from clothing and sweaters.
A Single Blade Razor
You can quite literally "shave" the lint balls off of your clothing or sweaters using a single edge razor. You need to be very careful when using a razor to shave the lint off of clothing so that you don't accidentally cut the clothing. Hold the razor at an angle so it skims the surface of the fabric but does not cut down into it, and then begin shaving off the lint balls. This process takes awhile but it works quite well.

Masking Tape
If the lint isn't stuck too badly to your clothing you can use masking tape to remove it. Wrap a piece of masking tape around your fingers with the sticky side out and then dab at your clothing with it to pick up the lint. You will probably need quite a few pieces of tape to finish an article of clothing, but it is a good, inexpensive way to remove lint from clothing.

A Pumice Stone
Pumice stones work wonders for removing lint from clothing. Simply take a pumice stone and roll it over the surface of the sweater or article of clothing. Again, use caution and don't press or pull hard on the pumice stone since it can tear holes in sweaters. You can pick up pumice stones either in the foot care aisle or the cleaning aisle of your local department store for just a few dollars. You can also use sandpaper in any grit - just rub it lightly on the clothing in one direction.

A Sweater or Lint Shaver
They make "official" sweater or fabric shavers designed to shave off lint from clothing. These little devices are battery powered and look almost like an electric razor. Just glide them over the surface of your sweater or clothing and it should remove the fuzz balls. Many people have mixed results with sweater shavers and their effectiveness depends a lot on the item of clothing that you are shaving.

If after you finish using any of the above methods for removing lint from clothing you still have a few stray fuzz balls, either pick them off with your fingers or using a pair of tweezers. Removing the lint and fuzz balls from your clothing can help to give it new life and make your items look new again, so it is worth it to invest the time to de-lint your clothing.

To help prevent fuzz balls in the future try turning your sweaters or clothing inside out when you wash them.