Cloth Nappy Making #5

[luna moth]

I have so many questions... Do you use a single layer of bamboo in your prefolds? And do you have towelling pieces either side, or one big towelling backing with a strip? Arghh! Prefolds confuse me SO much! I have made 3 fitteds, but can't do a prefold!
OK, I haven't tried yet, and TBH I could make one, I just don't know what works best. What towelling do you use, maz? And what measurements do you make it to?

[~Raven~]

There is a great tutorial on the verybaby website. They have a lot of great tutorials there too! I can pm you the link if you have trouble finding it but it's pretty easy to negotiate.

[MrsC_Aussie]

I made prefolds for Susie. I used two pieces of double sided bamboo towelling 30x30, and two strips of hemp jersey for the middle layer (10x30). put down one big piece, put on top the two thin pieces of hemp, then topped with the other piece of bamboo. sewed down the side of the hemp bits so it looked like three columns, then overlocked all the way around the outside I've been so so happy with them! I only wish Id made more...I bought 12 of the booroi ones, and to be honest, I'm disappointed with them. they shrunk quite a bit and they're much buliker than what I made but no more absorbant! so they're my emergency ones if the others arent dry!

[maz]

Well done hon they sound perfect. I mademine vertially the same but used bamboo fleece and yep was over the moon with them...i still have some around here somewere lol.

[KatieRabbit]

So when you talk about towelling Maz, you don't mean bamboo towelling or that would take ages to dry too?? Just normal Spotlight towelling?
I have one Booroi prefold that someone gave me and I thought it was all bamboo but must be wrong. Never actually used it as I only got it recently and bub still cooking!! Just checked the Booroi site and they have 100% bamboo fleece down the centre and outers of bamboo terry. Now even more confused!
ETA: uuummmm just had a thought, is terry and towelling the same fabric??

[KatieRabbit]

Raven
Can you please PM me the link as I have had a look but can't see any tutorials under service other than a snap press one!
Many thanks!

[luna moth]

Cheers MrsC - that sounds brilliant.

And I love that your bubba is called Susie. It's so pretty.