imho, pilling and fading knock the diapers out of the EC category. i tihnk EC should be reserved for diapers that have only been worn a couple times. if the fading/pilling happened the first, or second, time you washed them and they've only been worn once i might say "worn once but some pilling on the hemp". if they're still pretty new then VGC with a note on the pilling/fading. if they've been washed a dozen times or more than maybe even GC with a note. but you should be warned that i am notorious for making diapers sound worse than they are when i go to sell so perhaps i'm not the best one to ask.
