Cloth Nappy Making #3

So is minky like the berry plush nappies?

not sure if this helps anyone out, spottys at mt druitt has polar fleece on sale for 4 dols a meter. its 100% polyester

Ooh thanks Blueflower.
I got ripped off at Spottys at Birkenhead! Pretty sure I paid more than $4 the other day.

About polarfleece/microfleeece: Is there a right and wrong side to it? Does it matter what side of it is touching babys bum? I've got the type that is fluffy on both sides, but the sides are slighty different.

I shop at the Mt druitt SL too! I got all my cotton rich fleece there a few weeks back for $3 a metre & I think I got the last of teh little additions microfleece the other day for $5/m

I *think* the right side of fleece is the side that curls towards you when you stretch it out near the edge. I am sure I read that somewhere. BUT it could have been the wrong side that curls towards you LOL.

and with POlar fleece, it susually the side that appears 'brighter' and 'fluffier' I so work with it to much.
I am so pi$$ED! I just got an email for this christmas fleece I ordered 4 weeks ago saying it has only been shpped out NOW from the us!!! I needed it for next month. I am so not going to buy from them again! I bet I get my Dot minkee way before it now. Hmmm images of maz rolling around in dot minkee.
I made my own prefolds last night too. One side is bamboo fleece and the other is bamboo terry..they are so soft and lush. im hoping 12 will be enough..if not then it looks like im of to snaps australia to Karina. The last lost of bamboo fleece I got came in tube form. I was cutting it last night and it was so much easier to use. Ive been up sewing until midnight cause i just cant sleep so I do prodcutive things rather then sit. I actually vaccied the house, cleaned the bathroom, toilet ect...just needed to mop the floors...one day rofl
Sammi - I was jsut plain lazy and needed the space to get rid of the scraps...plus it looked like I done a heap when Jed came home so Im in the good books pmsl.

Maz, i do that, I can't get to sleep before 11pm anyway so most nights I sit & make a nappy. Last night I cleaned the windows, scrubbed the oven & kitchen cupboards LOL, final inspection is on monday so sewing has been put aside atm. Not put away LOL I still have my sewing machine out on the kitchen table (where it has been since May mind you LOL). I don't want to pack it & move it away untill the weekend when we will actually be living in the new place.

YOu'll have to let me know your new address so I can send that nappy to you to Fiona

Yeah, I keep meaning to ask you for you details so I can pay you. Can you PM me.

I'm thinking of buying some bamboo or microfibre or something nice to make inserts and boosters with. My uderstanding of microfibre though is that it leaks under compression... SO if I do use microfibre to make an insert, does that mean I have to sew something else on it so it doesnt leak, or is it ok to just stuff it into the pocket of my nappy and the fleece inner will protect against leaks? Should I just get the hemp/cotton stuff to make my inserts with? Is bamboo very absorbant?

Also, I have LOTS of flannelette. What can I do with it? I used some of it to make the outside of a nappy, but not sure what else I can use it for? I want to do something with it so its not juct sitting around, iykwim?

I have a heap of Flannel booster that I find work well when teamed with Microfibre.

Bamboo is very absorbant (takes longer to dry).

Fiona how many layers of flannel do you use for a booster matie??? Ive got some here I want to use aswell and bugger all boosters (yes Im like a builder - I never sew for me)
Karina - get your hands on some bamboo fleece if you can. You'll feel like yourve died and gone to heaven. Ive been making prefolds for this bub for the last few baby and it just makes me want to melt. Going to use my off cuts for boosters in the prefolds. Cant waste our bamboo. oh Fiona you could always make breast pads out of your scraps of bamboo...im going to try it

Cool thanks! Haha yeah I have more nappies than inserts and boosters which kind of defeats the purpose! Is the bamboo stuff really soft? I havent seen or touched it before.

I also have a stack of cotton rich fleecy stuff (ok, well only just over 1m so not that much). I washed it today and now I dont like the feel of it. It feels scratchy, which I wasnt expecting.
Is it meant to do that or did I get a dodgy batch?
Can I use it as an inner or is it better to use the polyester stuff for the inners?
Is it absorbant - can I use it for boosters??
Or is it best for other stuff?
I only got it because it was soo soft, but now its not so soft :(

Gosh, sorry. I ask too many questions dont I!

Maz, the ones I have are 4 layers but really long so I double it when its in use then its topped with a 3 layer Microfibre.

Bamboo fleece is devine! The first time I felt it, I sat there patting it for like 20 minutes like it was a cat or something! LOL

Karina - pm me your address matie and i'll send you a small piece of bamboo fleece so you can see what it feels like. Flannel does go 'startchy' after you wash it btu dont forget its still new and hasnt really been used.
Fiona - thank you so much for letting me know about the boosters...im going to try that now. mauw mate
I just got some pink flannel with bugs and a white flannel with multi coloured hearts on it in the mail today. Planning on making some bassinet sheets and the rest for boosters, now that I know how ;)

No problem Maz.

Off to check your store actually, Make sure you hold onto at least 2 of the purple dragon fly's for me. Busy moving & all I don't want to miss out!

Ooooh Maz, thanks so much. I'll PM you soon.

Just thought I'd let you guys know that Spotlight is having a 20% everything sale on monday, at all their stores and they're open till 9pm that day!
JIC you dont get the emails from them :)
If I remember, I might go get some more fleece and maybe some flannel if they still have any left. Some of the flannel they have is gorgeous.

Just thought I'd share that theweewuns now has instock Minky and Malden Mills fleece :D

Oohh .... thanks Sam!! I might have to get my hands of some of the MM fleece. I made my first ever Honeyboy using a double layer of polar fleece, which I didn't expect to have much water resistance, but it does, surprisingly. Still, it would be nice to make some more nappies with a single layer of MM fleece instead.

Has anybody sewn with the procare before? I'm thinking about making a Honeyboy AIO with procare as the outer, instead of MM fleece. Would that work?