Bulk cloth wipes & other family cloth items CHEAP?

[crunchy_mommy]

I'm in the process of switching over to family cloth...

I'm looking for CHEAP cloth wipes -- the cheapest I've found is about 25 cents per wipe but those are the baby wipes we use on DS (in other words, I'd prefer something a tad bigger)... anyone know somewhere cheap to buy them (online or store)?

(Yes I know I could make them but I don't have time & the sewing machine & I don't get along well when I'm stressed)

The other items I'm looking for (I don't NEED these but they'd be nice, so I need to find them dirt cheap as well) are wetbag for mama cloth pads (something small) and one of those things you can put a scent on like tea tree oil drops... I don't know what it's called.

I've successfully CD'ed DS for the past year but am very new to family cloth (just ordered my mama pads today!) so any other ideas/suggestions are appreciated!!

[zoebird]

honestly, the cheapest that i've found is to go to the fabric store and pick up t-shirt fabric (ours even sells organic bamboo) by the yard and then cut it to the right lengths. you don't need to finish them in any way, as they won't fray.

[crunchy_mommy]

Wow why didn't I think of that!! I even used a fabric like that for my "moby" wrap. THANKS!

[LeahBoo]

Even cheaper is to go to the thrift store and get a big flannel sheet ($2?). Rip it into strips long ways, then cut each strip into squares. Flannel frays a little, but not much. It only frays to a point. I don't finish edges, they're fine.

Cut up t-shirts are awesome too, and no fraying.

[crunchy_mommy]

OK I combined BOTH of your suggestions and found an old t-shirt material sheet in the back of our closet!! I must've made about 100 wipes out of it for free! YAY! Thanks girls

Now I'm trying to adapt to them, which is a little harder than I though... Might try using a spray bottle of water or something? Do you do that or use them dry?

[LeahBoo]

Even better! Now they won't fray at all.

I use them dry. Then into a crocheted bag that has plenty of air holes, cloth pads go in there too. Lets things dry out rather than get stinky if I forget about them or don't wash soon enough.