Kari Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 I wouldn't be suprised if Angela Bauer wrote this herself... Link to comment
Loveable_guy Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Great find and one that I will bookmark for later. Thanks, And yes Angela is an expert at these things. Link to comment
Angela Bauer Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Happy Sunday Everyone, 1 Link to comment
BigC300 Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Happy Sunday Everyone, Had I written that article, I would have started by saying it is vital to appropriately wash and rinse all cloth diapers prior to first use. At least five washings and five dryings to get that fluffed up soft feel! Link to comment
rosalie.bent Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 That was a pretty good article. It did have one flaw though in that it assumed you started with prefolds instead of flannel or terry squares. outside of america, squares are more common so you need to address square folding technicques. also, adult folding can be quite different or at least more awkward. My baby has a 1.5m square terry night nappy (which I call a table-cloth!) which is huge! He can fold it into a kite shape that keeps him dry and comfy all night but I dont know if I could fold it because of the size. Link to comment
Little BabyDoll Christine Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Now THAT has to be one of the best ideas just ever! I notice that, over the past week and a bit, cloth diapers have become a popular subject. Is there a New World Order coming to DD? Link to comment
redneck diaper boy Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 I think most of us, that use cloth diapers, use some form of prefolded diaper. I have milti-layer gauze and some with terry and gauze and or birdseye. Link to comment
Little BabyDoll Christine Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 I think prefolds came out in 1951. Even then. They probably did not go over that big for a while since diapers did multiple duty (you would have no idea of how many cloth items that babies need until you have played "dolls" with little girls in 1953_, which is why white was preferred since it implied a high level of cleanliness. Cost conscious parents woulod not want to spend the money for an item of more limited use and flats could be spread out over a larger area than prefolds, I had an aunt who was a nurse and her comment about the close fit of prefolds was that they were "cruel" I really do not know if you want most of the absorbency in the crotch. Urine burns so you want to get it away from that delicate and sensitive area as quickly as possible. Bunched up or extra layers of material keep it there longer Link to comment
redneck diaper boy Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 I think prefolds came out in 1951. Even then. They probably did not go over that big for a while since diapers did multiple duty (you would have no idea of how many cloth items that babies need until you have played "dolls" with little girls in 1953_, which is why white was preferred since it implied a high level of cleanliness. Cost conscious parents woulod not want to spend the money for an item of more limited use and flats could be spread out over a larger area than prefolds, I had an aunt who was a nurse and her comment about the close fit of prefolds was that they were "cruel" I really do not know if you want most of the absorbency in the crotch. Urine burns so you want to get it away from that delicate and sensitive area as quickly as possible. Bunched up or extra layers of material keep it there longer Link to comment
CDLover Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Basic angel fold for my diapers. Link to comment
BabyJune Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 To use most of those folds for an adult, you'd need a very large piece of diaper fabric. Actually, I did learn some folds I'd never known about. I use a Birdseye soaker layer folded in thirds inside a diaper flannel fabric and pull out "wings" front and rear to pin everything together. Very valuable information, though--thanks for sharing it. Link to comment
BigC300 Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 How about getting some luxurious Turkish terry toweling and making authentic British Nappy's? http://youtu.be/V4xw0QVyubc Link to comment
Little BabyDoll Christine Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 There is one problem with using websites and YT vids. One of the first rules of the net is "Here Today; Gone Tomorrow". I wonder if DD could set aside some space for pages about things like this and pin the links somewhere as resources on the relevent forum There does appear to be growing interest in cloth diaper and related Link to comment
willnotwill Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 I've actually, been trying out some of the various ones. Link to comment
Little BabyDoll Christine Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 Looking at this page, and having had the original Drylife image of folding diapers, I have said for about 12 years that a good adult cloth diaper would be about the size of a twin bed sheet (42 x 80) or 54 x 54 inches Link to comment
LilLila Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Congratulations to Kari for discovering this. The clear step-by-step pictures make this easily the most informative folding page I've ever seen. Link to comment
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