Thursday, September 20, 2012

Cloth Diapers. part 1. Supplies

  1. 1/2 yard of Waterproof PUL fabric.
    1. Polyurethane Laminate fabric is used to make the outer shell.
    2. This is the same regardles of the style or option
  2. The diaper pattern. You can find then online, or just sketch out our own.
  3. Liner. Microfiber, Microflease or microswade.
    1. For the Cover style, you just need a 1/8th of a yard.
    2. For the Stuffer or All in one style you need 1/2 yard.
  4. Elastic
    1. For the Cover Style
      1.  fold over elastic. 
      2.  Clear elastic. 1/4 inch wide, 48 inches long
    2. For the Stuffer or All-in-one style 
      1. Polly brade elastic. 1/4 inch wide 24 inches long.
      2. Clear elastic.1/4 inch wide, 48 inches long
  5. Closures Option
    1. Hook and loop, or Velcro. one ince wide, 24 inches long.
    2. snaps. 48 sockets, 16 studs, 64 caps.
    3. Ribon & S hooks, 8 of them.

This will get you all set to make 4 diapers. For me, this came to about $12 a diaper.

You can get this stuff at most fabric stores, or online at specilty baby diaper places
Like: verybaby.com  or find your own.


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