The Flats and Handwashing Challenge ends tonight and the big question is - what did I learn? Basically, these three things: How to hand wash diapers - Or anything else, for that matter. It's a good skill to have and it just goes to show that cleaning doesn't require a degree in rocket science. It takes time, common sense and a little bit of trial and error. Our wash routine took about 45 minutes total plus 5+ hours for drying on the line. I have to admit it would be difficult to do this Continue Reading
Flour Sack Towels vs Flat Diapers
Since we're using only flat diapers this week, I thought a post which compared the absorbency of "flour sack towels" (or FST, as they are often abbreviated) against other flat diapers would be helpful. First of all, here's a simple absorbency scale I made based on our experiences over the years of using many types of flat diapers. Do you agree with the rankings? Flour sack towels aren't really diapers, of course. But they are a simple and cheap way to get started with cloth because you Continue Reading
How to Hand Wash Your Cloth Diapers: Photo Tutorial
I had this idea that washing diapers by hand was really hard or complicated. I'm discovering that neither is true. We mothers know how to get things clean, and that's all you've got to do when hand washing diapers. It's a simple matter of rinsing, washing and wringing them out when done. You do have to set aside a lot more time, though. Here's the routine I've used this week, which closely follows the guidelines at the Cloth Diaper Geek blog. Yes, I used the bucket-and-plunger method, BUT I Continue Reading
Kitchen Towels and Kawaii: Flat Diaper Challenge
If you saw yesterday's blog post, then you'll know I'm taking the Flats and Handwashing Challenge this year. We're diapering Ingrid in flats-only this week and laundering/drying them by hand. Today I want to show you the stash I put together. My goal was to use the most affordable options I could find, without having to make or sew anything, or buy costly accessories. In this way, I felt that I could more strongly make a case for cloth diapering even if you have a tight budget. Here are Continue Reading
Why I’m Handwashing Our Cloth Diapers This Week
In my 7 years of blogging, I've encouraged people to give cloth diapers a try even if their budget is tight, or there's no washer or dryer. This year, I figured it was high time I put my money where my mouth is. So I'm taking Dirty Diaper Laundry's Flats and Handwashing Challenge this week. Six years strong, this is a week-long event that aims to prove that pretty much anyone can cloth diaper. After all, our grandmothers and great-grandmothers had no choice in most situations, and they rolled Continue Reading
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