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LowBeautiful1531 t1_iqsve39 wrote

Reply to comment by Viopit in What is considered BIFL if all fabrics pill over time? by Viopit

The pills were part of the fabric, until the fibers got loose and stuck out far enough from the surface to tangle with each other. So they're kinda already not part of the fabric anymore. There are special trimmers you can get to remove them without doing more damage to the intact parts of the fabric. The main body of the fabric meanwhile is felting more against itself, so the pilling effect should reduce over time.

All fabric is losing bits constantly-- that's the lint you pull out of the lint trap in the dryer. At least the natural fibers are biodegradable.

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Foreign-Cookie-2871 t1_isb25kj wrote

I want to add that the slight felting actually counteracts pilling really well, it even surpasses it sometimes. In the end you lose some cm of garment instead of durability. It's also warmer at this point ;)

I always buy my wool a tiny bit bigger for this reason, so I can wear it for longer.

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