Flat Birdseye Cloth Diapers
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See a 5 year old fold a flat diaper using origami fold in 24 seconds:
Origami fold video - short in .wmv
Origami fold video - short in .mpg
A longer video of the 5 year old folding and putting it on a baby doll:
Origami fold video - long in .wmv
Origami fold video - long in .mpg
If the link doesn't work, copy and paste this to your browser http://www.greenmountaindiapers.com/videos/kimorigamisnappi.wmv
8 weeks old, 11 pounds.
4.5 months old, 16 pounds.
2 months old, 14 pounds
5 months old
doubled (2 diapers) on a 3 year old.
8 months old, 22 pounds.
7 months, 19 pounds, same baby as next picture
7 months, 19 pounds. Inside this is a doubler.
fold into quarters
fold the sides in
placed in Bummis Super size newborn
Just the right thickness and absorbency for a young baby
Layer 2 or 3 diapers for an older baby. Use unpinned in wrap style cover, or pin it under anything.
Can be pinned or snappied. This is Snappi fastened. This is 2 Flat Diapers. One on the outside that you can see which is Snappied. Inside this is another flat folded up long and thin like a doubler.
There are many fancy folds you can find pictures of how to do online. I'm not coordinated enough for them. But, I am familiar with prefolds, so I make my flats into "prefolds", that is, I make them the same shape as a prefold. ANY size prefold. Like this:
Fold one end to get your desired length
For extra absorbency for older babies, I fold a second flat into a narrow rectangle.
Fold sides in to get the width you want.
Doesn't it look like a prefold now? Rainbow Short prefold shown on right for reference.
Pins work nicely with flats. Or use unpinned in Bummis or other cover.
Links to more folding info: (don't forget to come back) Kittykins Folding page Cherubs nappy folding page, Iownappies folding page
Origami Fold in pictures:
fold down back to shorten for a young baby.
See a 5 year old fold a flat diaper using origami fold in 24 seconds:
Origami fold video - short in .wmv
Origami fold video - short in .mpg
A longer video of the 5 year old folding and putting it on a baby doll:
Origami fold video - long in .wmv
Origami fold video - long in .mpg
On a newborn, use the origami fold shown above, then fold the back down to make it shorter, then:
fold up the wing to make it narrower
fold in the wing then bring it to the front
same thing, other side: fold up wing to narrow, fold in, bring to front
attaching snappi
Thirsties Cover size XS. The larger newborn covers work over this, such as Litewrap, Imse Vimse, Thirsties, pull-ons and wools. But not Bummis newborn covers. Bummis don't have enough height at the hip for this much diaper.
closeup of birdseye weave
Our size small is 27"x27" before washing. After washing size small is about 25"x27".
Our medium size is in unbleached only, and they are 32" x31" before washing. Fully shrunk they are about 28"x30". Our size large is 34.5"x34.5" before washing and about 31"x32" after washing.
I like the size small on newborns and young babies, and either the medium or large from about 13 or 14 or so pounds and up.
You don't need both medium and large, pick either size but not both because they are quite similar. White or unbleached? I think the white has that nice, classic look which I love, but side by side the unbleached is a little bit softer, but not by much since both are soft. If you want to have one size birth to potty learning, then pick the medium unbleached. We made the small and large sizes because that really is my first preference: small on newborns and large on older babies, which is still a very economical (and fun!) way to diaper.
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All three sizes are one size fits most 7 to 40 pounds
$12.00 per dozen, white size small
$15.00 per dozen, medium unbleached or large white
One size fits most 7 to 40 pounds
Stock Status: In stock. Usually ships in 24 hours.
As an introductory offer for a limited time we are offering the white birdeye flats in 3-packs (a group of 3 diapers). This way you can try them without spending very much at all. You just might get the "flats-love". It's worth a try!
$3.00 for a 3-pack of small
$3.75 for a 3-pack of large
One size fits most 7 to 40 pounds
Stock Status: In stock. Usually ships in 24 hours.
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