DIY | How to Fix/Fluff Sherpa
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- čas přidán 16. 02. 2023
- Hey everyone! It's definitely sherpa season right now, and like so many others, I love cuddling up with my blanket and wearing my jacket out. But what I hate is how it starts to mat up after a while, and look really gross. So I found this super awesome tutorial of how to fix it, and hope it helps you out too!
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Short, sweet, and to the point. Thank you for this, very helpful. I thought I just ruined a hat by not realizing it was with my other clothes when I dried it. But hopefully following your advice I can fix it.
Ahh! I have a way as a knitter to freshen Sherpa 👍 depending on the type, You want to possibly wash the item and keep damp first, but this goes for all, use either a solution with softener or a hair tangle spray, something that will make the fibers slick. You don’t want to use those silly slicker brushes that work with dogs because you aren’t trying to get it all at once. You want to use a boar head brush or a tangle hairbrush or if you can find a clothes brush that too will work. You want a brush that is going to be gentle on the fiber and untangle the mess rather than go straight to the beginning of each fiber and take it all out in one go because that won’t work.
I have this exact blanket, thank you
This is hard work. You do an excellent job! You make it look easy. You deserve your success, 100%!!
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I'll have to try this. Thanks for the straightforward video!
You’re welcome!
I got this same blanket and was just wander how to refluff it... funny I just happened to find this video.lol.....thanks
Hello! Thank you for this short video! My sherpa blanket is badly matted after a few wash and dry cycles. I tried fluffing it with a comb and a vented brush to no effect. Will try it with a clothes brush and water+fabric softener.
did it work?
We must know. The rest of us are too lazy to attempt this
@@nujxad @pariswalker8686 I does but it takes a lot of effort. I used water to try to loosen the clumps and it sort of worked as I was scrubbing the sherpa with my clothes brush. Small strands start to come out of the clumps but I had to comb vigorously in a couple of different directions. What I'm trying now is a fabric softener to see if that helps. Those clumps are pretty tight.
@RegularCupOfJoe did the fabric softener work?
It's because the fibres fuse, not tangle, in the wash. Once they clump, there's not much you can do.
How long did this blanket take you?
Is it an absolute must to use the water and fabric softener solution? Brushing alone won't do the job? And I've never heard of a 'blanket' brush. Glad to hear about it
Just sharing a trick I found! You can try without it, I didn’t.
My polyester jacket says not to use fabric softener, and I suspect that multiple washes with softener over time can make matting worse. I am brushing after a cold wash with vinegar. If you can’t find a clothes brush, a clean pet brush is useful for tricky mats (I have a wire pet brush I bought specifically for faux fur. Just need to be careful and make sure it doesn’t snag delicate fabric)
When you buy it new it doesn't look like how it would end up if you brushed it? I like the look of it as it is when new....kind of like a sheep's wool ? But it goes kind of flat and matted, and if you brush it it will end up different....anyone understand what I mean? Hard to explain.
I do understand, and I'm worried no one else but you and me seem to care about this obvious thing. Which is why I haven't followed any of these videos just yet until SOMEONE addresses that issue and truly fixes it to "restore" the blanket anew.
@@robertwolfgan Yes, I don't like how it would end up if you really did brush it out. I'm actually not going to buy anything else because I don't like they way it ends up looking matted, but also don't like how brushing it would make it look.
Would it bring the clothes to their original texture
Close, but not completely back to normal
What is a clothes brush
Does this work with burns from the dryer?
Unfortunately those fibers are probably already melted together and this wouldn’t work
@@MeganMakesrip, thank you anyway for the answer
I have expensive $120 slippers that are not fluffy anymore after 1 month.
Is there any kind of specific fabric softener that should be used for this or no?
I just used regular Downy 😊
@@MeganMakes well isn't there more than one Downy? And I'm only asking because I want to make sure I have the right stuff to make sure I'm doing it right and that I don't ruin it.
I don’t think there’s any right or wrong fabric softener.
@@MeganMakes okay well I'm just asking because I just want to make sure I do it right with the right correct stuff so I don't make any mistakes and don't ruin it.
What brush did you use?
I have a luxury velvet plush blanket by better homes and gardens its worned out what is the best way to fix it?
There has to be a machine for this
I wish!
I stopped buying these types of blankets.
If i didnt have a ridiculous sensory need for sherpa I would too, but instead Im cursed to watch videos on how to fix all my sherpa blankets 🤦♀️😆
Well, aren’t you just so bitchin’. Why did you even watch this video then? So you can brag about how neat you are to all of us peasants who love this texture on blankets and jacket liners?