T-Shirt Absorbancy?

[SBradbury]

On some of the pages for making diapers it says you can use old t-shirts. Does anyone have experience with this? How absorbant are the t-shirts? Does it take quite few layers to make it work? I was thinking about using them for fitteds and doublers. Does this sound feasible? TIA!!

[ReneeC]

The absorbency depends on what the cotton content of the t-shirt is...the closer to 100% cotton, the more absorbent.

You would want to use several layers, though. I would use 6-8 layers for the absorbent section of a fitted or for a doubler...which doesn't come out as bulky as it sounds!
HTH!

[katiedidbug]

I use four layers for the actual diaper and 8 for the soaker. I love my t-shirt diapers. Good luck!

[SBradbury]

For t-shirts with they typical designs on them - will that affect absorbancy? Should I avoid that in the soaker area or will the wetness just go through that as well?

[marziechar]

I wondered about this, too when I first started making diapers, but one night someone spilled some water, so I threw a couple diapers on it....heehee it worked very well and very quickly!

As people have mentioned, 100% cotton (or very very close--I think I read a site that said no less than 85%)....

The print, as you were probably thinking doesn't absorb anything, so just keep it in mind when you're making them.

I make fitted pockets outer: birdeye and one layer of Tshirt, then inner: fleece (touching baby) and one layer of Tshirt. I made several 4-layered soaker/doubler/pocket inserts out of flannel, and Tshirts. I'm about to make some from microfleece towels and terry cloth towels to be prepared.