I'm glad I'm not the only one with crunchy flats! Ever since I moved and no longer have a drier, the flats go crunchy. I wash the microfleece liners, covers, pocket nappies and inserts/boosters all together in the wash. We have a front loader washer. Nothing is bamboo or hemp. Pocket nappies were second hand.

So can I use vinegar in the wash with all of these items? I do put a capful of Eucalyptus oil in every nappy wash, and half a cap in regular clothes washing, just for the nice smell.

They are softer going on the line, and I can't get to them when they are *just* dry. The weather here can be hotter than I realise and things dry fast. I have used a hairbrush to relift the nap in the fabric and they were softer, but not as soft as they were coming out of the drier. But very next wash, they are crunchy again. I don't want to have to sit for 3 hours brushing the nap.