How to Get Glitter Out of Clothes
Learn how to get glitter out of clothes! You can use a lint roller, pretreat the fabric using hairspray, or vacuum up the glitter. More details below.
Glitter is wonderful. It fills your life with fun, excitement and glamour, and it makes everything sparkle — until that moment you're through celebrating and you realize all that glitter is stuck to your clothes, seemingly forever.
Don't worry! Glitter doesn't have to haunt you by sticking to your clothes for weeks or even months. You can get all that glitter off your clothes using any of several methods. Take a look at 3 tips showing how to get glitter off clothes.
How to Get Glitter Out of Clothes
1. Use a Lint Roller
A lint roller can remove glitter from your clothes quickly and easily. Make sure to use a clean patch of the sticky surface for each section of glitter. The ultra sticky lint rollers used to clean pet hair off upholstery are especially useful for this task.
No lint roller on hand? Diligent applications of masking tape can help peel off the glitter (though it will take longer).
2. Spray Your Clothes With Hairspray
Many people ask: Can you wash glitter off clothes? The answer is yes — but you have to do some pretreating if you want this solution to the dilemma of how to remove glitter from clothes to work.
Your answer is waiting in the hair products aisle. Spraying your glittery clothes with hairspray can dislodge the glitter. After the hairspray dries and becomes hard, wash the garment normally in the washing machine. (Are you now wondering how to remove glitter from the dryer? Wipe it out with a damp cloth.)
Be careful with this solution, though. Some fabrics can't hold up to hairspray, and you could end up damaging or staining your garment by mistake. Spray a tiny burst of hairspray on an inside seam to see how the fabric handles it before you spray your whole garment. And use a light hand with the hairspray in any event, as it may dull the fabric of your garment.
Learn how to make your own homemade hairspray with this tutorial featured on DIYIdeaCenter.
3. Vacuum Up the Glitter
If you're stuck wondering how to remove glitter from clothes without washing, try using a hand vacuum to pick up most of the glitter. You may need to combine this solution with the lint roller option for full glitter removal. The good news is that you'll already have your hand vacuum ready to pick up any glitter that's fallen on the floor.
The issue of how to remove excess glitter from clothes is always a tough one, since glitter wants to go everywhere. Try these tips for best results — and remember to always wear disposable gloves while removing glitter to keep it from sticking to your hands.
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