My New PUL Wicked

[beepsmnms]

I received my new PUL yesterday in the mail and made a diaper and tried it out this morning on my DD and 1st pee wicked right thru one of the leg seams. Even the PUL on the outside felt wet. I used 2 layers of flannel for the diaper body and 1 layer of 1 mil pul for the outer. Its a pocket but I had a fairly thick insert in it. What did i do wrong? I also used 100% polyester thread.

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Any clues as to what I did wrong?

[CamsMama]

It has to do with your flannel rolling out at the legs. If the flannel touches your baby's clothes, the moisture will wick right into the clothes. I believe the only time rolling the inner to the outside works is if it's microfleece because that won't wick like a cotton will. In order for the inner flannel not to wick, you have to apply your elastic a little differently to make the outer roll in. Maybe someone else can answer more clearly. HTH!

[beepsmnms]

That makes sense but thats not where it wicked. It was the actual seam to the casing around the leg. The flannel that had rolled out just a little bit was dry as a bone. This wicked more towards teh middle of the diaper on the seam that i sewed for the elastic casing. Make sense? PS: I'd love for someone to tell me how to get the flannel to NOT roll out. I adjusted my 2nd diaper i used the pul on and even that rolled out a bit. Guess the next one I won't turn and topstitch. I'll see how that works.

[LeosMama]

first thing to try is washing and drying on hot to seal up the holes from stitching.

next thing for the next dipe is when you do the T&T, roll the PUL in somewhat, so you're not evenly stitching the flannel and PUL.
i hope I can explain this.

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the straight lines represent PUL, the * are flannel. the + is the topstitch position. See how the PUL goes around the corner? So that the flannel can't stick out. Usually when you do a T&T, you center the crease between the fabrics so that there is an even amount of each fabric on either side of that crease. I'm saying to roll the PUL towards the inside of the diaper so that the crease is more on the side of the flannel.

gggrrr i don't think I explained that well. i really need to take a picture of it.
-Lindsay

[Kari_mom]

Did you wash and dry your new pocket on hot to close up the holes where you stitched?

How did you like sewing with PUL yardage rather than recycled PUL? Was it easier or harder? Just wondering.

[beepsmnms]

I did re stitch the 2nd one to make the PUL roll in and it works much better. Good job explaining leosmama. I need to wash them too, gonna sew up a couple more and wash them al together. The new pul is lighterweight than the recycled pul ive been using. Id say the stuff used on coats is a heavierweight so it was easier for me to work with but neither was too hard to work with.

[Jes'sBeth]

a hot wash and dry will do wonders! The first thing I sewed out of PUL wicked like a sieve until it went through the washer and dryer and has been bone dry ever since (except for the parts that are SUPPOSED to get wet )

It'll seal the holes from the pins and needle and all will be well.

By the way, it looks AWESOME! You've done a GREAT job on that diaper!

[boscopup]

I think your problem was the lack of washing/drying on hot to seal the holes from sewing. You HAVE to do that with PUL. I'll bet your pocket will work fine once you do that.

Your pocket looks great! With a casing, the leg shouldn't really roll in or out - it's just... there. But with flannel for the inside, that might not be the best way to do it, since part of that casing can come into contact with the clothing. You might try some alova suede from Walmart or Joann's. It's pretty cheap ($2.67/yd at Walmart, and I think it's even cheaper at Joann's sometimes, from what I hear - I don't have one!).

To have PUL roll in, you sew the elastic to the PUL side of the seam allowance. If you really want to help it roll in, you can even cut the PUL a little bigger at the leg (kind of a crescent shape if you lay the PUL cut underneath the flannel cut). Then the PUL has no choice but to roll in (combining that with sewing the elastic to the PUL side still).

[beepsmnms]

Hmmm alova suede? Will walmart know what I'm talking about if i ask for it?

[boscopup]

Originally Posted by beepsmnms

Hmmm alova suede? Will walmart know what I'm talking about if i ask for it?

You should be able to find it easily. There's usually a section with some suede cloth stuff, and the bolt says "Alova Suede" on it.

[beepsmnms]

Great, I'll find some tomorrow. I have one more cut out to make but I have'nt cut the flannel for it yet so I may either use some of my fleece I already have that I know is wickable. Also, I washed the diapers and shes wearing the pocket again now, so I'll see in a bit if it wicked thru or not. The last one I made i didn't turn and top stitch and it seemed so wide in the crotch area and a lot of space between the leg seams and the inner soaker(bout an inch on either side of the soaker) so I think I'm gonna have a problem with that one, any quick remedies for that one?

[michellerene]

I think that's why pockets usually have microfleece or suede cloth inners-- cotton flannel is just problematic because it's so absorbant. Makes a great soaker or fitted or even insert in a pocket, but probably not for the pocket itself.

[susieinms]

I don't have any thing to add; I agree with the other ladies. The pul needs to roll, and especially seal the holes with heat. But I wanted to say that I LOVE that dipe!!! You did a stupendous job!! I still have a pul/micro fleece HB cut out that I have not sewed up yet. I came to a standstill with some Christmas gifts that I was making, and the diaper makeing got put on hold for a while. Soon though.....very soon~!

[beepsmnms]

Good to know, now that I sewed 3 diapers with flannel and PUL... OH well live and learn. I did wash it and dry it in hot and fix the flannel rolling outward and DD wore it again for about 2 hours and it did great. I'm going to get me some microfleece or suede tomorrow . Thanks ladies.

[orangecanoe]

I've used flannel inners with PUL and haven't had wicking problems. But I did as someone else suggested by sewing the elastic to the PUL side (through both layers though) and then also having the PUL cut about 1/4" large through the thigh area (think about doing that crescent thing from about above and below where you begin your elastic.) I also don't do a casing for the elastic.

With pockets I find that if my stuffer doesn't go all the way to the edge, I sometimes have wicking that way if it shifts around and the wet goes straight to the PUL.