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Diaper Sewing--frugal use of flannel on hand, or buy more fabric?  

post #1 of 7
4/30/04 at 2:29am
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I'm about to venture into the land of diaper sewing. I've got some flannel--both new fabric & old sheets. Can I make nice diapers with these fabrics, or should I buy some stretch terry, hemp, cotton velour, whatever.....

Thanks!!
post #2 of 7
4/30/04 at 3:03am
i've made some flannel diapers when i was first learning. they came out really trim, but you need a LOT of layers, especially with a heavy wetter. i thought it was a great fabric to learn on and then you can venture out into hemp, velour, organics, etc. good luck!!
post #3 of 7
4/30/04 at 10:10am
I agree, flannel is great for learning. If you have a light wetter if may work full time for you.
post #4 of 7
4/30/04 at 11:23am
I agree too, play around on the flannels first. If you have some old towels around they'd make thirstier soakers than the flannel. After you've made a few, tweaked your pattern and made a few more, etc, then get into the more expensive fabrics.
post #5 of 7
4/30/04 at 3:35pm
Thread Starter 
Thank you all for your help!!!

Fabric can be expensive, but time is priceless. I didn't want to put a bunch of effort into something that wasn't going to be nice/useful.
post #6 of 7
4/30/04 at 5:05pm
Let us know how it turns out, okay? Everyone's projects are so inspiring!
post #7 of 7
4/30/04 at 5:28pm
If you want to try working with knit fabric, old t-shirts make great dipes!
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