Lint on clothes
DOESN’T it annoy you when you put on your favourite cardigan, only to realise it’s covered in tiny balls of lint?
Lint are visible accumulations of textile fibres and other materials on and around your clothing. Not to worry, there are a few ways to prevent lint from clothes.
According to website sewguide.com, you do not want to look shabby or careless and lint makes you just that.
"The lint in your clothes also damages the dryer and washing machine if not taken out properly. It can reduce the efficiency of your cleaning and drying machine."
Hand wash clothes
This is the number one tip for preventing lint from making their ugly appearance on your pants and other favourite dark clothes. When hand washing you are not tumbling the clothes inside the machine and that in itself will prevent the fibres of the thread from breaking away. But being very time consuming it is not a very feasible option for our everyday clothes. But this option can be used for clothes which are very expensive and which you know will end up looking unattractive if popped into the machine to wash.
Take extra care when washing clothes in machine
Segregate clothes based on type and colour. When washing clothes segregate the clothes into whites and coloured and wash in turns. Do not wash everything together. Wait until you have a number of whites or coloured for one wash . Separating them on the basis of colours will reduce the fuzz.
Wash less often
This may offend the clean freaks but this is solid advice to reduce the wear and tear in the clothes which result in lint. Definitely, wash your underclothes and clothes in contact with sweat and of course soiled clothes more frequently. But the not-dirty skirt or pant can be worn one more time after hanging them in your cupboard after the first use.
Use the dryer less often or never
A laundry drying rack or a clothesline can be used to hang your clothes to dry naturally. At least use the dryer a little bit and then hang them to dry
Keep clothes in dryer for less time
Do not keep the clothes in the dryer for more time than necessary. Take the clothes out as soon as the cycle is over.
Clean the lint filter
Dryer lint cleaning – You will have to frequently wash the lint filter or vacuum the inside of the dryer. You can use the narrow add on brush of the vacuum to clean the dryer. After every bit of lint is taken out, wipe with a clean dry cloth. The vacuuming need to be done only once a month. But you will have to take out the lint from the filter manually after every wash or every other wash using your hands . Clean out the filter cover/ lint screen with the help of a small brush.
Clean the washing machine
Once every two months deep clean your machine by running an empty cycle with detergent or vinegar. This will remove the lint and dirt buildup in your machine.
8. Do not buy lint attracting clothes or lint shedding ones
If you notice when you go to buy clothes that a particular dress has even a bit of lint, you can be sure that it will attract way more at your home. Do not buy. Problem solved at the root.