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OT but have u always been in finland?
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do u have any links /pics of flatfolds folded on a baby?
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do u have any links /pics of flatfolds folded on a baby?
thanks
But have ya'll tried pinning FLATS?? This dserves a new thread...
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I will be! I agree they are trim & really effective! I think this is THE way to diaper on trips where you'll be having access to who-knows-what washing machines (it's a no brainer to wash a 1 layer piece of fabric supa' clean in one hot cycle as opposed to a thick fitted, which you need to be familiar with the water and the machine to get your wash routine just right with multiple cycles and rinses
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) and you may or may not want to pay for dryer cycles if it's coin operated, or even if you do, they'll dry, like, instantly. The insanely fast drying time (MUCH faster than a prefold) means you don't have to lug around your whole stash to get you through a long wash/dry routine....just maybe enough for the day and do a fast wash/dry once a day (they dry fast even hung up indoors!).... I could even see washing in a tub & hanging up in a hotel room overnight if there were no machines, or stopping at a laundromat near a diner for lunch on a road trip and gettin' your dipes washed and dried while you ate.
Flats are THE DIAPER around finland. Crunchy mamas 'round here use them exclusively mostly because they are easy to wash and fast to dry (most people dry on a rack, not in a dryer), and just wrap them around baby using the oragami fold and use a bumpy velcro wrap to hold it on in place. Of course without pins or a snappi, the cover gets messy, but they just have a lot of PUL covers on hand. They think my fitteds are bulky and complicated in terms of care and don't understand my love of pretty diapering.... :LOL
I just ordered 6 flatfold diapers from Sunflower Derrieres, a 30"x30" single layer of hemp fleece, dyed in pretty colors. I think I'll be able to snappi the smooth side. The oragami fold I use is exactly the same as on Stell's tutorial, even the end part where she folds the wings thinner (creates a gusset) and then folds the wings shorter before finally wrapping them around baby and securing them in the middle. Very neat looking, trim, and effective. Creates about 10 layers of fabric in my DS's wet zone, too.
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--plenty! She can make the flats out of organic cotton, too--one of mine will be made of that to try out. I think I'll get more of these to be my traveling stash so I will feel brave enough not to use sposies due to my confidence in caring for the dirty diapers so easily and quicklym as needed. For ease of putting them on, they could also be pocket stuffers!!! Same benefits of quick care, no learning curve with the folding.
Anyone else want to share experiences, comments, questions about flatfold diapers? Do you use the same folding technique?
Originally Posted by mehndi mama Anyone using flats? ......... I like how super-trim the flats are, too. |
I will be! I agree they are trim & really effective! I think this is THE way to diaper on trips where you'll be having access to who-knows-what washing machines (it's a no brainer to wash a 1 layer piece of fabric supa' clean in one hot cycle as opposed to a thick fitted, which you need to be familiar with the water and the machine to get your wash routine just right with multiple cycles and rinses
Flats are THE DIAPER around finland. Crunchy mamas 'round here use them exclusively mostly because they are easy to wash and fast to dry (most people dry on a rack, not in a dryer), and just wrap them around baby using the oragami fold and use a bumpy velcro wrap to hold it on in place. Of course without pins or a snappi, the cover gets messy, but they just have a lot of PUL covers on hand. They think my fitteds are bulky and complicated in terms of care and don't understand my love of pretty diapering.... :LOL
I just ordered 6 flatfold diapers from Sunflower Derrieres, a 30"x30" single layer of hemp fleece, dyed in pretty colors. I think I'll be able to snappi the smooth side. The oragami fold I use is exactly the same as on Stell's tutorial, even the end part where she folds the wings thinner (creates a gusset) and then folds the wings shorter before finally wrapping them around baby and securing them in the middle. Very neat looking, trim, and effective. Creates about 10 layers of fabric in my DS's wet zone, too.
Anyone else want to share experiences, comments, questions about flatfold diapers? Do you use the same folding technique?
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My mom used flats on me which was perfect b/c the water was only on for 1 or 2 hours a day and electricity was expensive. (Okinawa, Japan) So she could wash them really quick and air dry (while running around flushing the toilets and washing the dishes
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Looks way complicated for me to figure out, but I bookmarked the page for our next diaper emergency! We keep losing our electricity where we live due to bad storms (we live in a teeny village in valley) and invariably run out of diapers! I have had to get creative a few times. (Last time, I went into the new baby's stash box, pulled out all the soakers, and laid them in Lucy's wool.
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I have a lot of big squares of fabric! This could really come in handy....
I have a lot of big squares of fabric! This could really come in handy....
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Ok, I'm having a ball with pinning over the last few days so I insist on trying out the oragami fold even if it looks really complicated! I had flats here but Dan threw them out this morning!!
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: Granted I had them ready for the garbage but they've been sitting for 3 days.. what would one more day have been?
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Oh and I emailed Sunflower about dyed organic cotton flats.
Oh and I emailed Sunflower about dyed organic cotton flats.
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me too,
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| Angelica- I couldn't find the flats on sunflower derriere's site. Are they hiding? |
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: Totally what I was thinking!
Originally Posted by summiebee Who in God's name takes napkin folding classes? To defend myself it was FREE. |
I really like flatfolds for travel. I don't really like the gerber ones very much, they're kinda small and super-thin, like cheesecloth. But I do have really nice flatfolds that I got from JC Penney. The brand name is Wee Esentials. I think they are about $8 for a pack of 6, but I got them on sale for $6 a package and I had a coupon for $10 off any purchase so I wound up paying just $2 for 12 diapers
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I just use two at a time - the first one I fold in half then fold like a prefold (using the newspaper fold) and the second one I just fold up a bunch of times and put it in like a doubler. They're no bulker than a regular prefold but dry in a snap!
I just use two at a time - the first one I fold in half then fold like a prefold (using the newspaper fold) and the second one I just fold up a bunch of times and put it in like a doubler. They're no bulker than a regular prefold but dry in a snap!
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I thought I heard 30 x 30 was a good size.
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The F&F site says to double your desired rise measurements. It also says 27 inches is standard.
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Originally Posted by twouglyducks What's a good size?? |
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LOL. It was on my honeymoon...LOL...Oh gosh...I am making is sound worse...LOL...anyhow my husband went off to take some sort of manly archery class or something like that and it was either napkin folding or someother lame thing or be alone for two hours...it was hilairious...all of these Stepford wives wanna bee's folding napkins for their dinner parties in the future and then me....LOL...
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LOL. It was on my honeymoon...LOL...Oh gosh...I am making is sound worse...LOL...anyhow my husband went off to take some sort of manly archery class or something like that and it was either napkin folding or someother lame thing or be alone for two hours...it was hilairious...all of these Stepford wives wanna bee's folding napkins for their dinner parties in the future and then me....LOL...
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