Lil Helper Charcoal Bamboo Cloth Diaper

Diaper Type: AIO/AI2
Closure Type: Snaps (front)
Sizing: One size
Rows of Snaps: 2
Insert Type: Snap-in
Outer Material: Bamboo PUL/TPU
Insert Material: Charcoal bamboo and microterry
Lining Material: Charcoal bamboo
Leg Elastic: Encased
Number of snaps on each wing: 3
Price: Diaper with insert: $26; Additional Insert: $10
Website: http://lilhelper.ca/

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Question from Chandra:
Hello. I was wondering how many layers of bamboo fleece you would recommend using to make inserts? I have bumGenius 4.0s. [Read more →]

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Question:
What is your favorite fabric for making cloth diapers?

Answer:
My favorite cloth diaper making fabric is bamboo fleece. The bamboo fleece I use is soft, durable and very absorbent.  I’ve used different cotton fabrics before and I’ve found that none of them are as absorbent as the bamboo fleece.  Also, most cotton tends to get a bit scratchy, especially when line dried. [Read more →]

My latest creation. A bamboo fleece fitted diaper with a Spring Ooga Booga print on the outside.  It’s a little big, but better too big than too small :)

Organic Bamboo Velour

For those of you who don’t know, I’ve been making bamboo cloth diapers, doublers, inserts and cloth wipes for a few months now.  I fell in love with bamboo fabric, when my daughter became a heavy wetter and cotton diapers failed to hold the HUGE amounts of pee that came out of this little baby at night.  We actually ended up using disposables for a couple of months until I discovered bamboo fleece.  Around that time I started making diapers, so I decided to play a bit with different fabrics and try to find out which one would work best for us.  After doing some online research, I decided to order some bamboo velour, bamboo fleece, bamboo loop terry, and bamboo french terry.  I also tried hemp fleece, but never got hooked on that stuff.  I found it too rough after a few washes and it stained more easily.  It also has a tendency to get a bit more stinky than bamboo.  That’s my experience though.  I know a lot of people out there LOVE hemp fleece.

After some extensive testing courtesy of my daughter, I decided to go with bamboo fleece because of its absorbency and softness.  Bamboo velour felt softer than bamboo fleece, but it just wasn’t absorbent enough.  Although velour is a a great fabric to have as the inside layer of a diaper, right against baby’s skin.  I also love the fabric for cloth wipes / washcloths.