Mum Shares Simple Trick For Removing Lint Balls From The Sofa - Metro

Few things make a sofa look tatty and worn out more quickly than those annoying balls of lint.

You know the ones, those little fuzzy bobbles of fabric that magically appear on the sofa and that you can’t resist picking off.

One mum has shared an easy trick for getting rid of pills on sofas that doesn’t involve carefully snipping off the lint balls one by one (because really, who has time for that?).

Georgia Spencer, from Australia, shared her hack in the Facebook group Mums Who Clean, writing: ‘First time poster here, but I found this way too genius not to share. Not sure if this has already been posted before, but I just found the best way to remove those crappy lint balls from my couch!!!’

In the video, Georgia shows how running a set of clippers gently over the sofa can instantly remove a build-up of lint and de-pill the fabric.

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It’s a similar trick to using a razor to de-pill a jumper, but with more power and thus less effort required.

The video is deeply satisfying to watch, with the clippers gliding over the fabric and revealing a far cleaner and smoother sofa underneath.

The hack has been a major hit online, with hundreds of people commenting to thank Georgia for changing their lives – or their cleaning routines, at least.

‘My mind is blown,’ wrote one of the group’s members, while another called the trick ‘fantastic’.

Some shared that they had used the same technique on hoodies, but warned anyone keen to give it a go to make sure to be very gentle.

‘Be careful not to push too hard or you’ll get a tiny hole,’ wrote one mum.

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This isn’t a brand new trick, of course – cleaning and laundry experts have been recommending the razor trick for years, whether proposing using disposable razors to refresh a worn out jumper or keeping a bikini line trimmer by your ironing board.

But thanks to Georgia, now a load more people have discovered the hack – and we can all enjoy the satisfaction of watching those lint balls drop right away.

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