Last night I made my first cloth diaper! As you can see in the pictures, it's VERY rough. I used a nice purple fleece for the outside, a waterproof layer attached to that, and a grey microfleece inside piece that will be a "stay dry" layer. There's a pocket in between the waterproof piece and the grey piece where a microfibre "soaker" stuffer will go.
The diaper is fairly thick but won't require a cover. It's supposed to be a size "little", fitting a baby 10-22 lbs. We'll see!
I'll be experimenting with different patterns and different styles of nappies: I'm about to start a cotton one that will have the soaker sewn inside. This one will require a cover, which I was researching today: I've decided to go back to the old fashioned "wool soaker" style. The name "soaker" is a misnomer in this case: the point is that the wool remains mostly waterproof-it repels as much water as possible, but is able to absorb 30% if it's weight in water and still remain dry. The trick is to keep it "lanolized"-now where to find lanolin in London?
I picked up some nice soft 100% wool yarn tonight. I got a nice silvery purple skein, a medium green one (like grass), and some white which I will dye using sugar free Kool-Aid. Interesting.
The nice thing about wool soakers is that they're easy to make, last forever, if you care for them properly, and look nice. AND they're all natural. Even better.
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