Gentle care for your favorite merino wool garments 🤍
What is pilling?
Sometimes small pills can appear on the surface of a merino wool garment. This is called pilling and is completely normal with fine natural fibers.
It’s important to know that this is not a fabric defect, but a natural result of friction during wear and use.
Why does it happen?
Fine merino wool fibers are exceptionally soft and delicate. This makes the fabric so gentle and comfortable against a baby’s skin, but also more sensitive to friction.
Pilling can occur with:
- rubbing against other fabrics
- wearing under a jacket, footmuff, or blanket
- contact with straps on a car seat or stroller
- washing with rougher fabrics, zippers, or towels
- a faster spin cycle or a more aggressive wash
How to remove pills
The easiest way is with a merino wool comb, which gently removes pilling from the fabric’s surface.
A few gentle strokes will quickly restore the garment’s beautiful appearance.
Tips for using the comb
Why is this normal with high-quality merino wool?
The finer the merino wool, the softer, gentler, and more comfortable it is to wear. Those fine fibers are exactly why the fabric feels so lovely against the skin.
That’s why light pilling can occur even with very high-quality merino wool products. It’s part of the material’s natural behavior, not a sign of poor quality.
The good news
Once the pills are removed, they usually appear less and less often, as the shorter fibers have already come loose. With a little care, the garment will keep its beautiful appearance for a long time.
A little tip from us
Merino wool doesn’t hold on to odors, so it often doesn’t need to be washed after every wear. In many cases, simply airing out the garment is enough.
Washing less often helps merino wool keep its beautiful appearance for longer.
Caring for merino wool is easy.
All it takes is a little care 🤍