I have an old style lint brush that has a bed of what I call velvet, with a nap. Brush it in one direction and it lifts the lint and threads. Brush in the opposite direction and it releases the all the collected debris. I have had it for years and it still works. What I really like is that I don't have anything that is trash going into a landfill. I use the lint as fire starter for my camp fire pit.
I think a modern version is available at JAFs.