Flat Birdseye Cloth Diapers
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A video of the 5 year old folding a flat and putting it on a baby doll:
Video
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.
How to fold a flat diaper into a prefold shape
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.
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.
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
Go retro! Birdseye flat diapers are versatile. Flats are so easy to wash and dry! These are the favorites for handwashing situations, traveling, adoption trips, homesteaders, missionaries, shared laundry and laundromat washing situations - anytime easy washing and quick drying is important. Plus, they are the most economical way to diaper a baby. Add covers, and you may be able to diaper a baby birth to potty for not very much money at all. Medium or large also work as receiving blankets, and have a multitude of uses. Ours are custom milled for us out of soft "Indian" cotton made in Pakistan. They are not made in China. Most places don't tell you the fully shrunk dimenstions, and some don't even tell you the before washing dimensions, so who knows what they are. Our large size is in unbleached and they are 33" x35" before washing. These are bigger than other brands. Made in Pakistan.
Cloth-eez Unbleached Square Birdseye Flat Diapers
Small has yellow edge stitch, large has green edge stitch
100% cotton birdseye diaper that shrink to close to a square. Size small shrinks to about 27.5 inches by 27.5 inches, and 28x29 inches before washing. Size large shrinks to about 29x29 inches when shrunk. 33x35 inches before washing. Now, birdseye is a variable fabric and they will never be perfect squares consisently with any brand due to the nature of the fabric, but these are the most "square" birdseye we have had in many years. We think these the best we've ever had overall for squareness after washing and they are soft. Unbleached is a little softer than white, but white tend to lay a bit flatter at the edges than unbleached do. Versatile and easy-washing. Please don't expect perfection for squareness. It's just not possible with this fabric. Right now they are only available by the dozen. They are very nice, high quality cotton birdseye weave. For easy size identification, small has a yellow edge stitch on 2 ends and large has a green stitch on 2 ends. Conventionally grown cotton made in Pakistan.
$25.00 per dozen for size small, yellow stitch
$27.00 per dozen for size large, green stitch
One size fits most 7 to 40 pounds
Stock Status: In stock. Usually ships in 24 hours.
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