Yet another question about wovens --

[Abbyloos Mommy]

Can you tell I love wovens? Haha. Not so much the actual fabric, but the PRINTS!

Ok. Does anyone know, how I could make an AIO with wovens, besides using PUL behind it, or is that the only way? And how breathable would that be? Is it possible to do like, a WIO out of jersey or something, and then put the woven on top of the wool? And again, how breathable would that be?

Like I said, I love prints, but I also love to show those prints off! How can I do that while making it waterproof?

Does anyone know where you can get your wovens laminated or whatever in PUL? Is there like, a minimum to do it?

My biggest problem is with PUL. I can't keep dd in it all day, or she gets heat rash. But I love prints, and woven is the most readily available to me?

Anyone else see my dillema? LOL

[swtladyfare]

i actually love fleece prints! there are a whole lot of them and if you find it in a really thin fleece you can just stick it over some windpro

[boscopup]

I wouldn't recommend adding anything non-wool to your wool, since wool is handwashed once every 2-3 weeks, whereas everything else needs to be machine washed much more often than that.

There are co-ops that do DIY PUL (where you send off your prints to be laminated). Of course, it's still PUL, so you'll still have the heat problem.

I think the fleece print recommendation is probably a good one, or you can do appliques on solid fleece - alot of people have done stuff like that.

Cotton prints *can* be used on AIOs, but they will wick sooner than solid PUL will. If you want to use cotton prints, you need to serge or zig zag the edge (cotton print, then PUL, then inner material such as suedecloth or microfleece) or bind it with FOE. Again, these will still wick faster than solid PUL, unfortunately.

If you found some 100% polyester prints, they'd work well on the outside of an AIO. I've never seen them locally though.

[Abbyloos Mommy]

Why do you have to serge the edge? Why can't it be t&t?

[onediaperinmama]

Originally Posted by Abbyloos Mommy

Why do you have to serge the edge? Why can't it be t&t?

Because it is almost guaranteed to wick if you t&t - you can try though but I'd highly suggest making a shell / all in two rather than a 'true' all in one with an internal soaker. Using prints on the outside of an AIO is the holy grail - it's hard to get right without leaking. Most successful print AIOs are serged. Picture how t&t construction is and what occurs, you are placing the outer cotton next to the inner cottons sewing them together and turning right side out - they are touching on the seams and in the seam allowance. When the inside gets wet, it will totally wick to the outside since you've joined them at the seam. The inner PUL becomes almost inconsequential.

When serging, it keeps the two fabrics a bit more separate and lets the PUL do its job.

Either way - t&t or serging, it's best to use a microfleece or suedecloth on the inside layer, this helps reduce wicking.

But do know that print outer aios tend to wick, I would not use them for night time or naps

HTH (yes, am a geek for posting on CHRISTMAS DAY - happy holidays everyone!)