How to get lint off black clothes after washing?

lindsaygalaxy

Help! This has happened a few times but I don't know how to solve it. Sometimes after washing black clothes it comes out covered in lint. I've tried the rollers but they don't seem to work.

Any suggestions?

juliettet

Stretch the garment on an ironing board as if ironing and dampen rubber gloves and rub gently with the edge of your hand. the lint will gather then you can pick off.

Nicepeach

Try washing things inside out.

I'd second the useful rubber glove tip. If that's not successful try using parcel tape or normal S*ellotape, wind around your hand like a bandage and dab onto garment. Lint should stick to tape & voila!

Incidentally, in an emergency, you can use S*ellotape to stick the hem of your skirt or trousers back up if they come undone. In a DIRE emergency i.e. meeting in 5 minutes & NO sticky tape ANYWHERE in the office or whole building, you can staple them up. Just NEVER let your colleagues see you doing it or they'll never let you live it down & you'll be known as Metal Mickey for ever after!

LittleMissAspie

Make sure the rubber seals around the door etc are clean. Mine attract fluff like nothing else, especially if I've used the dryer function, and it can transfer back to the clothes. Going round it with a toothbrush seems to work best, and make sure you get into the nooks and crannies.

ariba10

The O H (An expert in most things) Turns dark clothes inside out to wash them.

JulieM

A few minutes in the tumble drier sometimes helps.

hannahsmamma

put them back in washing machine on the rinse cycle with double dose fabric softener then put in tumble dryer for few minutes.

guineapig

I have found a damp synthetic sponge works quite well. But I also second the rubber gloves and tape method, used them all at one time or another, I find the ease of removal depends on the fabric in question ( as to which of the above works best).