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Does anyone know how to keep yarn from getting fuzzy? Can you spray it with something or apply oil to it? Recently I've been using Lion Brand Homespun yarn, which is soft and nice to work with, but gets fuzzy really quickly. Any suggestions would be appeciated.
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12/13Sorry to be a yarn snob, but don't use cheap acrylic yarn. Your projects will last a lot longer. Find your local yarn shop and check out what they have. -
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12/16it might not necessarily be cheap acrylic if it's getting fuzzy, it could be fine, delicate cotton or wool fiber, that can get fuzzy, too, if one takes apart and unravels the crochet work or knitting too much when starting a project. I don't know if that's the case here, but I've seen that.
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12/17I don't know if price is a factor..I bought some (high priced,, in my opinon) a hank made a ball a little smaller that a tennis ball, and cost more than a lb of Red Heart, and it fuzzed. maybe the pricey ones are more delicate...I have no idea what to do about it , just work very carefully -
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12/17I've used all kinds of yarns. Some get fuzzy or pilly after lots of wear (especially baby clothes in my fav soft wool). I think fuzz is just a sign of love! ; )
If its already getting fuzzy and pilly before the project is even completed, tho, I'd definately reconsider the yarn. Otherwise, keep hookin'! : ) -
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12/18I use Lion Brand homespun all the time and it's very durable and it stays colorfast forever. If it gets fuzzy on you, run the yarn over a candle, but don't do anything more waxy than that . . . you don't want wax residue on your work. The other hint I can give you is that I usually use a larger hook than the "K" specified on the yarn package. Try using an "N". -
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12/25Thanks everyone for the suggestions. The homespun yarn is great for hats, but the leg warmers I've made for people have gotten fuzzy with wear. About the candle, what exactly do you do with it? I've never heard of this tecnique, but I'm hopeful that it may work. -
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12/25Looks like wax it down. I didnt write that, but theory is that a lit candle may melt the fuzz back as well. Acrylic and nylon only.
Natural fibers don't melt with heat. Make a small square with that yarn, rough it up some, and test it both ways. i don't think that
it should be done to the surfaces that you wear against skin, just the outside.
this is iffy stuff, test squares only.
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