Now that we’re well into November, your favorite sweaters are sure to be in your weekly outfit rotation. After properly storing your knitwear through the summer, and unboxing it for the fall, it’s time to take sweater care to the next level. Sweater maintenance is just as important as prepping sweaters for and removing sweaters from storage, so we’ve created a comprehensive guide to consistently caring for your favorite knitwear. 

Hand Wash Delicate Materials

To prevent frayed threads and to keep your sweaters in pristine condition, hand washing is the best way to go. Place your sweater in a bucket of cool water. Then, add  laundry detergent and let the fabric soak for about 30 minutes. Once properly soaked, remove from the bucket and rinse under cold water. 

Freeze Out Carpet Bugs

The best (and easiest) way to get rid of any obnoxious bugs is to stick your sweater in the freezer! The low temperature creates a hostile environment for any little creature, and will make it impossible for mites to continue chewing at your fabrics. Keep your sweater in the freezer for anywhere between a few hours to a full day. If you’re having a consistent bug issue, read more here for more tips and tricks. 

Get to Know your De-Fuzzing Brush

Specially designed sweater brushes have proven to be much more efficient than lint rollers. While lint rollers seem to provide a quick solution, they endanger the safety of your delicate fabrics, and don’t get at the root of the problem. Invest instead in a brush like this, which will work wonders on all your natural fiber sweaters. 

Safe Machine Washing 

If you don’t have the time or luxury to wash each of your sweaters by hand, be sure to machine wash them properly. Turn your sweaters inside out to help prevent pilling, and run the wash on a shorter cycle. Be sure to read the manufacturer’s instructions carefully depending on the sweater material, and always run sweater cycles on cold. To avoid shrinkage and excess pills, allow your garment to air dry– do NOT use a drying machine. 

Alexa Highsmith

Writing Specialist at Lilly Brush Co.

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“I decided to give this simple tool the ultimate test.  I have a black cardigan sweater that is over 20 years old.  It is riddled with pills, it’s awful really.  But I’ve held on to this sweater through the years for sentimental reasons.  Could the Lilly Brush help this much loved sweater?  If I didn’t love it, I would have gotten rid of it years and years ago.”

“As you can see the Lilly Brush brought back new life to my beloved sweater.  The right side is how the sweater has normally looked, while the left side has been worked over with the brush.  Most pills have been removed, and if I was truly diligent I could keep at it to remove even more.”

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Elsie Hamilton

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“Because any sweater is an ugly sweater if it’s all pilled up. Plus, those electric sweater ‘shavers’ that were so popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s are useless.”

“Instead, we’ve found a decidedly low-tech gadget that really gets the job done.  It’s called the Lilly Brush and to quote their packaging, it’s “like a magic wand with nylon bristles.”

“It’s as simple to use as it is effective. Simply apply moderate pressure and sweep across your garments. Pills, pet hair and lint are all quickly removed. Unlike sticky lint brushes, it’s reusable again and again.”

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Elsie Hamilton

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“The Lilly Brush is one of those cool inventions that you buy and then you can’t imagine how you lived without it for so long. It’s a brush that you can use to de-pill sweaters that are looking shabby or to remove pet hair and fuzzies from your upholstery and fabrics. As you can see in the pic above, it works great for the decorative pillows on my bed that my cats LOVE to sleep on! It’s a lot easier than dragging out the vacuum cleaner and it makes such a difference!”

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Elsie Hamilton

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Here’s what they had to say about Lilly Brush:

“”Unlike a comb, the Lilly Brush utilizes very dense nylon bristles that easily pick up pills without harming fabric.  I tested it on a wool and synthetic blended cardigan that has some snags, and The Lilly Brush didn’t affect the snags at all when I brushed over them.”

“As far as pill removal though, I have to say, I’m impressed.  I’ve used it on several different fabrics, including cotton that had some tiny pilling going on, and cashmere gloves, and the brush has worked on all of them.  Plus the brush itself is compact and comes with a cover, making it easy to take along on travels.”

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Elsie Hamilton

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