[ryleeee]

Are they that hard? What would I need to do this? How would I do it? Where would I get instructions? We're moving to a place with no laundry facilities (well, they have coin laundry but it's expensive) and we're considering buying a Wonder Washer for diapers. I'm having a hard time deciding whether or not we can afford to cloth diaper, stupid I know, but paying 20 bucks at a time for 40 diapers is a lot different than paying 20 bucks at a time for one cloth diaper. Right now we've got about 9 diapers, but they are all sizes M-L, and we have no newborn dipes. I can sew and have a sewing machine (two actually), but I don't have a serger. Is that a problem? Argh. I'm stressing out. I can't sleep when I think about it.

 

[MyLittleWonders]

Here's a thread in the Diaper Making subforum of Crafts with some info. Good luck!

 

[GranolaMoon]

Unless you do it the way described at Fern and Faerie I really can't see it being cost effective to sew prefolds, when you can get them fairly cheap from granitesmith on eBay. I'm a sewer too, but prefolds are so easy to come by and far less fuss to just purchase them.

Also, you've been here long enough, you could post an ISO this size prefold on the diapering trading post, and get plenty that way.

 

[kenzie&wyatt'smom]

If you have a zig zag on your sewing machine you can use flannel baby blankets and other items to make prefolds in espically small ones for a newborn who doesn't really soak a diaper and grows so fast.

 

[ryleeee]

thank you so much everyone =)
i'm starting not to feel so overwhelmed.

 

[ryleeee]

so...i'm not really sure how thick to make them. how many layers of tee shirt material would i use? how many layers of baby blankets? i'm sure i can get a bunch of baby receiving blankets for super cheap at a second hand store.

 

[onediaperinmama]

If you want to use the prefold twill that real prefolds are made of it's more cost effective to just buy them... unless you're making a whole stash, then you can buy the twill in bulk and save money over buying them ready made.

If you're going to use a thick interlock t-shirt material, I'd put about 4 layers in the center and 2 layers on either side. If you're using a thinner jersey type t-shirt material, I'd put 5 or 6 in the center and 3 on either side.

HTH!

 

[onediaperinmama]

Oh, I have instructions for real prefolds here: http://www.sewdiapers.com/prefold.htm - the layering there only works with a thin material like prefold twill or diaper gauze, but you could use one layer instead of 2 (in the beginning) for a jersey, birdseye, or flannel.

HTH!