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Washing bamboo socks for women without bobbles
Short answer: Bobbles come from friction and holes from toenails and rough skin, not from the wash alone. To keep bam...
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Pilling on hoodies and sweatshirts and what helps
Short answer: Pilling on hoodies and sweatshirts appears when loose fibres rub together into small balls, especially ...
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Pilling on sweatshirts and joggers, why do bobbles appear
Short answer: Pilling is the small bobbles that form when loose fibers in the fabric rub against each other and tangl...
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Using a fabric shaver for the first time
Short answer: Bobbles, or pills, are small balls of fibre that form where fabric rubs against something. A fabric sha...
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Can you get bobbles off a sweatshirt
Short answer: Yes, bobbles can be removed with a fabric shaver, a lint comb or, carefully, a razor. The jumper looks ...
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The myth that pilling means poor quality
Short answer: Pilling is not necessarily a sign of poor quality. Pills form when short fibre ends are rubbed loose an...
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Where pilling appears first on a garment
Short answer: Pills form first where fabric rubs against fabric or against something else. That is typically under th...
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Why pills stay attached instead of falling off
Short answer: Pills stay put because loose fibre ends roll into a ball while a single fibre still holds on in the fab...
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How pilling is measured in a machine
Short answer: The sample is rubbed against itself or against a standard fabric for a set number of turns. Afterwards ...
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What the pilling grade from 1 to 5 means
Short answer: Pilling is small balls of fibre, and the grade is given after a test. Five means no visible pills, one ...
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Why fibre ends stick out of the yarn
Short answer: A yarn made of short fibres has millions of ends, and some of them point out from the thread. Those end...
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Bamboo clothing that pills and what causes it
Short answer: Pilling happens when short fibres on the surface roll together through friction. It is a sign of rubbin...
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