How do you get the fabric ball things out of clothes?

Lint happens. Most often it collects on dark, porous clothing, but the fuzzy fibrous stuff can insinuate itself into any beloved fabric. Whether your lint problem takes the form of little lint pills on your socks or strident stratus invasions all up and down your sweater, you can get it out. The following is more or less a flowchart of lint removal techniques, from most common to most desperate.

Step 1

Try a lint roller. They cost a few bucks at a drug store. Essentially a lint roller is just a roll of sticky paper on a barrel attached to a handle. Lay your lint-spangled banner on a flat surface and hold one end of it steady as you roll the lint roller against the fabric. Repeat, tearing off sections of the paper as it becomes lint-saturated, until clear. Lint roller not working? This is not uncommon. Move to Step 2.

Step 2

Try duct tape. If you don't keep a few rolls of duct tape around your home and office, take a cue from the millions of handymen, housewives, and MacGyvers of the world who know the true powers of duct tape. One manifestation of duct tape's usefulness is its ability to remove lint from clothes. Wrap a length of it around your fingers, sticky side out, and roughly dab your lint-laden linen shirt. Repeat, replacing the tape as needed, until your clothing veritably shines. Other sticky things that can do this trick: cellophane or packing tape, masking tape, and sticky-backed packing label envelopes such as those you can get for free from Fed-Ex.

Step 3

Get in there and scrub the clothing with a 3M green scouring pad, slightly damp. Lint problem still not going away? We are running out of options, but fear not.

Step 4

Use an old single-bladed razor used for shaving hair from skin. This works for removing lint from clothes if you are careful. There are also products out there called electric lint removers that are just like a shaving razor but battery-operated and truly formidable. Run the razor or electric lint remover up and down the fabric.

Step 5

Consider the Sweater Stone (see Resources below). It's like a pumice stone but for removing lint from sweaters and other clothes. Try that if the previous steps leave you sad.

Step 6

Add a cup of vinegar in the wash with your linty clothes. This will loosen the bonds between the lint and your fabric.

Step 7

Consult a dry cleaner if all else fails.

It sounds like you need to find a way to prevent pilling in the future. Sort, sort, sort! Only wash t-shirts with like material. When in doubt, read the label. Don't wash with heavy or course fabrics. If the lint is not from the t-shirt, the question becomes what objects is leaving the lint.

Finally liquid laundry detergents may be the gentlest on your fabrics and they dissolve faster in cold water for a better clean.

Take a length of Duct tape and wrap it around your hand with the sticky on the outside. Press it to your cloths and pull it off. This well remove most of it. Also, shaving the clothing with a good disposable razor well work. Be careful not to press too hard and cut the clothing.

Take a piece of duct tape and wrap it around your hand.Sticky side out.Pat lightly on the shirt to remove the fabric.As it fills up,rotate as necessary

You should get a lint roller it works great. Hope it helps