Sweater Stone
by Jo-Ann Stores
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Sweater Stone
Customer Review: GREAT ITEM
Summary: 5 Stars
WHAT AN AMAZING ITEM WORKS AMAZINGLY TOOK OFF ALL THE PILLING AND BALLING OF MY KNITS GAVE THEM NEW LIFE IM SO THANKFULL TO THIS PRODUCT RECOMMEND IT FOR EVERYONECustomer Review: It works!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is easy to use... and it works! You don't have to worry about a sweater shaver ripping your expensive sweater.Customer Review: works
Summary: 5 Stars
worked great - just use it outside so that you won't have little fuzz balls all over the house.Customer Review: Not Perfect, but it Really Works!!
Summary: 4 Stars
Much of my clothing were starting to get pills, so I was desperate to find something, anything, that would remove them- as otherwise, I would have to spend a good deal of money on a new wardrobe.
I tried peeling them off with tape, and rolling them off with lint rollers. These only removed a few superficial lints- the stubborn pills remained. I tried using a vacuum shaver. The shaver worked on some types of fabric but not others, but left holes in all of them.
Resigned to buying a new wardrobe, I brought the SWEATER STONE not really expecting anything. To my delight, it actually works!
I would not say my clothes look like new, but they look much better. Be warned, though, if your garments are full of pills, or if you are very particular in wanting to remove as many of the pills as possible, shaving with the sweater shaver can awhile. I sometimes spend a couple of hours with one very pilly shirt. But this is still far less than the time it would take to remove all these pills with my fingers (the only other method I know that really works- I also spent hours with all the other methods I describe above but they never did end up working.) Furthermore, shaving with the sweater stone leaves my garments with a fresher look than picking with my fingers as it removes a good deal of fuzz as well the pills.
A point to note however is that the SWEATER STONE is rather messy. Unlike vacuum shavers which include a collection place for the pills, and lint rollers/tape in which the pills stick to the roller/tape, the pills simply fall all over your table/floor when using this device, along with crumbled bits of the stone itself. I recommend shaving with the SWEATER STONE on top of newspapers away from fans, wind, etc. Or, be prepared to do a bit of cleaning up afterwards.
So, all in all, not a perfect product, but I am quite satisfied.
To get an even fresher look, use a lint roller or lint brush after using the sweater shaver to remove any overlying lint/fuzz that remain after using the shaver.
Customer Review: Does wonders on pills, but I do have a concern...
Summary: 4 Stars
This sweater stone is great. I'll say it up front. It works. It removes pills as it should and brings most clothes back to a like-new appearance. There are a few minor issues I do have with the sweater stone, however, that anyone purchasing should be aware of. Firstly, using the sweater stone on your entire wardrobe is not the greatest idea; removing pills from clothing with the sweater stone is a rather time consuming endeavor. Additionally, the amount of mess resulting from this situation would be enough to make anyone cringe. Bits of fuzz from whatever you're 'brushing' will combine with gritty pieces of the sweater stone and will litter your working area with mess. I'd definitely suggest putting something down over your work area to catch the mess. My other concern is that it seems as if the stone is a little bit harsh, especially on some materials. I'd test the stone on an inconspicuous area on the article of clothing before giving the entire thing the rub down.
Other than these minor concerns, the sweater stone is definitely a great addition to a wardrobe. It will assist in bringing old clothes (some at least) back to life.
Unfortunately, I have never used an electric fuzz shaver, so I cannot compare the two.