Also, keep away from direct sunlight, damp areas, hot attics. Washing wool in hot water or in my case if your wool got accidently tossed in the washing machine and then the dryer ouch!
Follow these steps to loosen up your wool so you can use it again. Prev Post. Next Post. Anyway for the most part the wool covers work great as outer clothing in most weather and baby wears a t-shirt instead of a bodysuit. Or you could try felting it up a bit to increase absorbancy. Kristine On August 28, Kathy- What type of insert are you using? I use both a bamboo cotton and hemp insert and change frequently. The wool is not waterproof like PUL and so if the insert s is saturated it will leak.
It is more water resistant and wicks the moisture back onto the insert. Does anyone else have this issue? What am I doing wrong?
I need to be able to use the wool soaker underneath clothing. Just send us a message in the form below with any questions you may have. Like buttah. In most cases you'll see this in either a cover that has an elastic waist, uses wool blend as a waist or in a wrap style closure.
It's not going to hold up over time as a pull on style cover all by itself. Usually just a tad lower in cost than the blend but still pricey. Not all wool interlocks are created equal. The texture how soft it is or isn't comes from how fine the fibers are that are spun into the yarn used in knitting it.
In my endless search for the perfect wool I've felt samples that I would not personally consider next to baby skin soft.
Some people find it helpful to look for some type of certification, either certified organic or Oeko-Tex certified. There is also a washable superwash wool interlock blend that has recently been available.
In my opinion this is not really appropriate for diapering wool. A very basic explanation of superwash wool is that it has been treated with a polymer resin plastic to keep the fibers from felting and interlocking. While it does not wick moisture the way say cotton clothing would, it also would stand to reason that it also won't absorb the excess moisture of a diaper in the same way wools traditionally used for diapering would.
That's not to say it does not function at all, but given the choice of washable vs. Washable wool does take dye beautifully and has a very soft hand and drape because of the way it's treated. It's wonderful for a lot of projects, just not diaper covers. Again this is my personal opinion and the reason I've chosen not to use it in my business at this time. When I was researching it, I found this article by Paula Burch to be helpful- Explanation of superwash wool.
Wool crepe - This is also knit tubular on a machine, but one side is a knit side and the other side shows the purl of the stitch. So there is a wrong and a right side. It also has a slightly crinkly texture, especially after felting. Lucky I asked then!!! If softness is going to be a big factor, Manos is a good choice, or Treliske is the ultimate in softness that I have ever, ever felt. The Treliske looks pretty good….
Treliske is extremely soft, but pills like there is no tomorrow. Kind of rough, but after you lanolize them and wash them a few times, they actually soften up a bit. My baby has not seemed to mind. You just cannot throw them in the washer to wash ask my DH how he knows this :doh: , you just have to gently rub out any stains in a sink of warm water. Very cool! Good price. Good luck. I know that sounds crazy, but with the warm weather upon us, it would be nice for her to have a diaper cover to lounge around in instead of putting on a full outfit.
That means that you can keep re-using a wool cover without washing it until it gets poopy, or it starts to smell even when dry people typically go for weeks between washings. It comes in an eight-ounce skein which is enough for about three soakers. The other fun thing you can do when knitting soakers, is dye the wool yarn with kool-aid or acid dyes more on that in a future post.
I eventually made a business of this for a few years. Finally, if you or your little one have a wool sensitivity, you can also give acrylic yarn a try. So as long as the knit is tight enough to prevent contact of the diaper and the outer clothing, it performs reasonably well as a water-resistant barrier.
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