Dritz Clothing Care Sweater Stone ,Black

I'm not sure if you can read from the photo, but the top of the box says, "Made in the USA from Natural and Recycled Materials. Employing the Functionally Disabled Since 1986." (Their mailing address is in Issaquah, WA)Knowing that, and knowing it works great and is long lasting, I can't see why you wouldn't give the sweater stone a try. It probably won't work on everything, but for everything I've used it on so far, it's worked fabulously. Just remember when using a stone, mechanical defuzzer or anything similiar to TEST A SMALL AREA FIRST.Obviously the sweater stone works for pills on sweaters. Many sweaters we have are wearable once again because of this stone.Here's a few other things it's worked on:We had a beautiful silk comforter on our bed that turned out to be a disaster. We found that when our adopted Chocolate Lab occasionally hopped up on it, she made the fabric pill wherever her paws touched. To me that means, "Next time don't get a silk comforter." But until I found a new comforter (this took me about a year -- it's difficult matching a grey painted bedroom, but I really like the color!) the sweater stone did a great job making our comforter look quite decent.Dog chew residuals -- if you have a dog that you give chews to, do you ever find 'chew residue' on your carpets/rugs? I do. The only thing I've found to get it out/off the rug completely and quickly is the sweater stone. No brush, no carpet cleaner, nothing I've tried works like the stone. Typically everything else just washes around the bone material, and if anything mats it in more.We have an enormous bean bag chair in our boys' room --  Large Fuf Chair Royal Twill . It's big enough for two kids or one adult and still fluffy and awesome after 2 years. The only problem is pilling. It started looking really crummy after about 6 months. I tried the sweater stone in a small area -- the last thing I need is a rip in this giant chair -- and it worked. In about 20 minutes, I'd given the giant chair a once-over, and it looked as good as new. Since then, I've used the stone about once every 6 months, and it still looks great.For all the times I've used the sweater stone, my first stone is only about half gone. I will definitely buy another when I've used this one up.UPDATE SEPTEMBER 20219 years later, and I still have this sweater stone. I’ve used it a LOT of times. It’s a lot smaller now but still works as well as when I first got it. I’ll definitely get this same one again, and now I’m going to add it to a list I have of gift ideas for friends and family.*If this review helped you in any way, would you please click the “Helpful” button below? Thank you very much!

I have been an Amazon shopper for years and I hardly write reviews. I am compelled to write a review on the sweater stone since this is an amazing product that saves me huge dollars from replacing my old sweaters, coats, scarves, and sheets.After reading strong reviews by fellow users I promptly made an order. The product I received was a purmice stone very much like a foot scrubbing stone, only the sweater stone has more of a sandpaper texture.The results were nothing short of amazing - Most of the pills on the fabric were gone in a matter of a few rubs. Fearing to damage the garment, I was careful in choosing stronger, thicker fabrics to test the strength. Turns out it was the right decision, lint fell like snow as you rub the stone against the fabric which caused me to think that more loosely knitted fabrics would be damaged by the coarse surface of the stone (but then, loose fabric usually doesn't pill). Therefore you have to be selective in the type of fabric to be used against. I used the stone on my sweaters, cotton t-shirts, wool coats and cotton bedding and the results are just great.However, IT WILL MAKE A MESS during the rubbing process becuase (a) gritty sand falls to the ground and (b) lint balls form on fabric and subsequently fly all over the place. Therefore I strongly suggest that you do it outdoor to avoid covering your floor/carpet with sand, also have a lint roller ready to get rid of the lint formed by friction. The lint roller picks up the loose lint (but never the pills without using the stone) and the garment looks brand new.Aside from the messy aspect I still rate it 5 stars because it literally renews a lot of my pill covered clothes that I thought I had no choice but to give them up. I am thrilled because there are some lovely pieces that I would hate to throw away -and now their life is prolonged.The sweater stone is well worth the modest price. It simply works.

I bought the Sweater Stone off a recommendation for removing pills from sweaters. It sat on the shelf, unused, for two years, until I realized a perfect use.My fabric sofa has been a magnet for my two dogs' short hair. It was terrible to remove the hair, and I couldn't find any product to get rid of it — vacuuming didn't help, tape was hardly useful, and using a razor was slow and less than ideal. I dealt with an ugly, uncomfortable couch I'd try to avoid when we had visitors.When I was cleaning up my laundry room, I found my unused Sweater Stone and wondered if it might be useful in my months-long quest to rid the sofa of dog hair — and sure enough, it did the job perfectly! The abrasive surface of the Sweater Stone removed the hair (all of it!) and the pilling fabric right off the sofa, and my sofa looks practically new again. I really can't believe how well it worked.I would suggest if you're using a Sweater Stone for more than a small area (like my sofa) to wear protective gloves. When I was aggressively scrubbing my sofa, there were more than a few times the stone "caught" and kicked back, causing painful nicks and cuts on my knuckles because of its abrasive surface. When I put on thick gardening gloves, this was no longer an issue.Scrubbing my sofa with the Sweater Stone wore it down quite quickly, but I'm still amazed at its (unexpected) ability to remove the pet hair.