Blue Sweater Research Paper

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Stop! Do not throw away that blue sweater just because it is starting to look worn out. Washing your favorite throw overs can cause them to look worn and shaggy with fuzzy lint pulled up over time. That doesn't mean those throw overs are now to be thrown away. Possibly the best advice Wengie could pitch our way is taking an average razor and shaving your sweater. Shaving delicately will pull that lint right off smoothing the material out and renewing the bright colors giving the newly bought appearance.

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