I am busy working on the new diapers. The hemp/organic cotton jersey material came in the mail last week so time make the diaper inserts. I ordered the fabric from the usual place at Pick Hemp. They have the best prices and a large selection of hemp fabrics blended with organic cotton. For the inserts I am making my own version of open end prefolds. The prefolds wind up being 2-5-2 as far as layers go so nine layers total once it is folded in thirds. They are super easy to make, dry quickly and work great so very happy with the end result.
Hemp jersey prefold
Materials: Half a yard of Hemp/organic cotton jersey fabric. I don't prewash the fabric. I cut it larger to accomodate shrinkage.
1. Measure and cut an 18 inch piece of hemp jersey fabric. The insert will shrink to about 15 inches in length once washed and dried.
2. Cut off the selvage and zig zag around the entire piece of fabric.
3. Fold in the ends of the fabric 6 inches on both sides and sew.
4. Bring the ends of the fabric piece to the center and overlap. Pin and sew through all of the layers on both sides. All done
3 comments:
Is this the fabric that has 4% lycra with it? I'm curious if it would get stinky diaper issues that a synthetic material would (microfiber). Thanks for the tutorial! I'm looking to switch to natural fabrics soon.
Hello! The hemp jersey fabric I use is 45% organic cotton and 55% hemp so no synthetic component. I know exactly what you are talking about with the microfiber. It does get pretty stinky after a while. I gave up on using microfiber. The latest fabric I am using is organic cotton and bamboo blend. It works great also.
Hi! Is the fabric measurement 56 inches by 18 inches for each diaper? I wasn't sure if the 1/2 yard of fabric was for 1 diaper or if you can make around 3 prefolds per half yard. TIA!
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