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May 25, 2007 1:15 PM

This shirt is a black hole for lint. Please help.

I'm wearing a black collared shirt that I bought about a year ago at Banana Republic. The tag says it's made of 97% cotton, 3% lycra spandex.

It's a great-looking shirt, except for one problem. It is an unbelievable lint magnet. I could be setting records with the amount of lint I am attracting right now.

Even worse, it's especially noticeable because the shirt is black. None of my other shirts give me this kind of trouble. None of the dark ones attract lint at nearly the same rate (not even close).

I've got a lint roller in my desk, but I'd like to know if there is a more permanent solution. Is this shirt doomed?

posted by sellout to clothing, beauty, & fashion (3 comments total)

It is doomed, doomed, or try this.
posted by 517 at 1:38 PM on May 25, 2007

Yeah, it's static. If you don't want to spray the shirt as 517 says above, just tumble dry it with a dryer sheet - that will help. Also, most liquid softeners added with the wash will minimize static.
posted by Flakypastry at 2:52 PM on May 25, 2007

No idea if this works, but it's worth a shot:

Add one cup vinegar to each wash load. (via)
posted by desjardins at 2:55 PM on May 25, 2007