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Generally, all wool blankets require air drying to prevent shrinkage or fraying, but take a look at the care instructions for safe measure.
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Kristine Hansen, Architectural Digest, 8 Jan. 2026
Clear nail polish can postpone the fraying and unwinding by coating the ends and making the items more durable for longer.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2025
The breaking and fraying of the rope matched the pattern on Miller's.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
All the while, Yelchin, Stewart, Alia Shawkat, and Imogen Poots imbue their disparate characters with inner lives that make each successive shock that much more nerve-fraying.
—Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
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Kristine Hansen, Architectural Digest, 8 Jan. 2026
Clear nail polish can postpone the fraying and unwinding by coating the ends and making the items more durable for longer.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2025
The breaking and fraying of the rope matched the pattern on Miller's.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
All the while, Yelchin, Stewart, Alia Shawkat, and Imogen Poots imbue their disparate characters with inner lives that make each successive shock that much more nerve-fraying.
—Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Fraying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fraying. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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