I've read about that being a problem in general when using minky. I don't know that is worry about it because I believe it will go away when laundered. The only thing I did differently is that I shook the minky out before using it to get rid of fuzzies and it was a really good quality one...yours may be just prone to it. I used a 19 needle so even a big needle didn't cause trouble. I really think it'll go away when laundered....