Comments on: My first…soaker. http://www.glampyre.com/2007/08/07/my-firstsoaker/ For the discerning knitter. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:10:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: tikki http://www.glampyre.com/2007/08/07/my-firstsoaker/#comment-1128 Sun, 02 Sep 2007 14:39:20 +0000 http://www.glampyre.com/2007/08/07/my-firstsoaker/#comment-1128 yeah for going cloth!!!! :D You know, I still find it incredibly unbelievable that most environmental groups are still so far in the dark about the latest research and developments in cloth diapers. Cloth doesn't harbour rash critters and are best sanitised by the sun. Far more water and power is used in the production of throw away plastic nappies than in washing cloth. at least 90% of cloth diapers are made using sustainable crops such as bamboo and hemp. Anyway, I love the soaker. You're in for a whole world of addiction that is soaker, shorties and longies knitting LOL yeah for going cloth!!!! :D
You know, I still find it incredibly unbelievable that most environmental groups are still so far in the dark about the latest research and developments in cloth diapers. Cloth doesn’t harbour rash critters and are best sanitised by the sun. Far more water and power is used in the production of throw away plastic nappies than in washing cloth. at least 90% of cloth diapers are made using sustainable crops such as bamboo and hemp.

Anyway, I love the soaker. You’re in for a whole world of addiction that is soaker, shorties and longies knitting LOL

]]> by: thischickknits http://www.glampyre.com/2007/08/07/my-firstsoaker/#comment-987 Mon, 20 Aug 2007 01:27:13 +0000 http://www.glampyre.com/2007/08/07/my-firstsoaker/#comment-987 I own a soaker/longie shop online and I must say I LOVE wool on babies!~ I cloth diapered my now potty learned daughter (she just turned 2) and it seriously isn't as hard as people make it out to be. Diaper services are NOt as easy as doing it yourself. I had 20 diapers and I could go about 2-3 days without washing. My house never smelt of poo or wee and my daughter NEVER had a nappy rash. If you really want some great info join the livejournal clothdiapering community. The women on there are so knowledgable and awesome. Cloth diapering is by far one of the best investments I did with my daughter. After 2 months my diapers paid for them myself. Ohh and not very many kids are allergic to wool. and if they are, acrylic ( i know its not as nice as wool) works well to. You can use cashmere, alpaca and peacefleece makes AMAZING woolies, you can even machine wash them! I own a soaker/longie shop online and I must say I LOVE wool on babies!~

I cloth diapered my now potty learned daughter (she just turned 2) and it seriously isn’t as hard as people make it out to be. Diaper services are NOt as easy as doing it yourself. I had 20 diapers and I could go about 2-3 days without washing. My house never smelt of poo or wee and my daughter NEVER had a nappy rash. If you really want some great info join the livejournal clothdiapering community. The women on there are so knowledgable and awesome.

Cloth diapering is by far one of the best investments I did with my daughter. After 2 months my diapers paid for them myself. Ohh and not very many kids are allergic to wool. and if they are, acrylic ( i know its not as nice as wool) works well to. You can use cashmere, alpaca and peacefleece makes AMAZING woolies, you can even machine wash them!

]]> by: Stefanie http://www.glampyre.com/2007/08/07/my-firstsoaker/#comment-976 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 05:32:53 +0000 http://www.glampyre.com/2007/08/07/my-firstsoaker/#comment-976 Thanks guys! This was a fun one...and the pattern's so basic it's easy to go crazy with the details. I hope the baby actually wears it! (I'm begging him / her daily not to be allergic to wool!) Thanks guys! This was a fun one…and the pattern’s so basic it’s easy to go crazy with the details.

I hope the baby actually wears it! (I’m begging him / her daily not to be allergic to wool!)

]]> by: Romi http://www.glampyre.com/2007/08/07/my-firstsoaker/#comment-960 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 04:54:59 +0000 http://www.glampyre.com/2007/08/07/my-firstsoaker/#comment-960 Tres chic! :) Tres chic! :)

]]> by: pamelamama http://www.glampyre.com/2007/08/07/my-firstsoaker/#comment-959 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 01:09:27 +0000 http://www.glampyre.com/2007/08/07/my-firstsoaker/#comment-959 oh for goodness sakes... email me at pamelamama on my gmail account and I'll get you some soaker patterns to play with! oh for goodness sakes… email me at pamelamama on my gmail account and I’ll get you some soaker patterns to play with!

]]> by: annelindenfeld http://www.glampyre.com/2007/08/07/my-firstsoaker/#comment-957 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 21:36:28 +0000 http://www.glampyre.com/2007/08/07/my-firstsoaker/#comment-957 I also wanted to "go cloth", especially since I'd been such a good hippie and even worked for Friends of the Earth. That was when one of my fellow co-workers pointed out that not only did cloth diapers harbor hideous rash critters, they weren't all that great for the environment. The energy (electric-coal fired) needed to wash and sterilize a cloth diaper pretty much zeros out any environmental benefit to using them. Now, has anyone come up with a good biodegradable paper diaper? I also wanted to “go cloth”, especially since I’d been such a good hippie and even worked for Friends of the Earth. That was when one of my fellow co-workers pointed out that not only did cloth diapers harbor hideous rash critters, they weren’t all that great for the environment. The energy (electric-coal fired) needed to wash and sterilize a cloth diaper pretty much zeros out any environmental benefit to using them. Now, has anyone come up with a good biodegradable paper diaper?

]]> by: embrown http://www.glampyre.com/2007/08/07/my-firstsoaker/#comment-952 Sat, 11 Aug 2007 03:02:16 +0000 http://www.glampyre.com/2007/08/07/my-firstsoaker/#comment-952 Oh, scraps are great for soakers. That's one thing I knit up when I'm trying to get rid of remnants. I use Eucalan to wash mine and then spin them dry in the washer. We use Bum Genius diapers for the most part, although we used diapers that I made and prefolds with covers in the newborn stages. I put the soakers on at night now that my baby's almost a year so that she doesn't soak through the sheets. But that usually means we wash soakers frequently... Oh, scraps are great for soakers. That’s one thing I knit up when I’m trying to get rid of remnants. I use Eucalan to wash mine and then spin them dry in the washer. We use Bum Genius diapers for the most part, although we used diapers that I made and prefolds with covers in the newborn stages. I put the soakers on at night now that my baby’s almost a year so that she doesn’t soak through the sheets. But that usually means we wash soakers frequently…

]]> by: Kym http://www.glampyre.com/2007/08/07/my-firstsoaker/#comment-944 Fri, 10 Aug 2007 03:40:33 +0000 http://www.glampyre.com/2007/08/07/my-firstsoaker/#comment-944 The whole cloth diaper thing fascinates me. I still don't understand how the soaker doesn't leak, even with the lanolin. Is the fabric just knit super tight? Soakers need a new cute, non gross name... hmm... The whole cloth diaper thing fascinates me. I still don’t understand how the soaker doesn’t leak, even with the lanolin. Is the fabric just knit super tight?

Soakers need a new cute, non gross name… hmm…

]]> by: Knit Girl http://www.glampyre.com/2007/08/07/my-firstsoaker/#comment-943 Thu, 09 Aug 2007 12:03:45 +0000 http://www.glampyre.com/2007/08/07/my-firstsoaker/#comment-943 Not a mom, so I haven't tried this for "soakers" but I would try my absolute fave wool wash Eucalan. http://www.eucalan.com/ It contains lanolin and is a leave in wool wash. You can get it in lavender as well which just screams happy baby to me. Not a mom, so I haven’t tried this for “soakers” but I would try my absolute fave wool wash Eucalan.

http://www.eucalan.com/

It contains lanolin and is a leave in wool wash. You can get it in lavender as well which just screams happy baby to me.

]]> by: courtneystansbury http://www.glampyre.com/2007/08/07/my-firstsoaker/#comment-941 Wed, 08 Aug 2007 15:44:24 +0000 http://www.glampyre.com/2007/08/07/my-firstsoaker/#comment-941 Lovely! I long to make these when I am pregnant....I can't quite figure out why though! I love the colors together and I can't wait to see the soaker on the little one! Where do you get the Lanolin to soak it in? Lovely! I long to make these when I am pregnant….I can’t quite figure out why though! I love the colors together and I can’t wait to see the soaker on the little one!
Where do you get the Lanolin to soak it in?

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