01/17/2022
Fabric pilling totally ruins the aesthetic of a piece of clothing. Pilling refers to the pile up of loose fibers on the surface of fabric that usually take form in lint ball shapes. Pilling happens over time from friction, wear and tear, and washing.
Generally the cheaper the fabric is, the worse the pilling will be.
The picture above shows two fleece fabrics that have been washed multiple times. The left has pilling issues and the right does not. The fabric on the right is pigment dyed fleece from
Cheap brands like Gildan sacrifice on quality of fabric to drive cost as low as possible, resulting in issues like these. In this industry you get what you pay for, price generally reflects the quality.
Some fabrics/blanks are labeled as anti-pill which mean it is manufactured to eliminate this issue.