https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:02:56 +0000 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:22:35 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=27080 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=27080&PID=709673&title=woollen-soakers-or-shorties#709673 Author: kiwivic
Subject: 27080
Posted: 25 June 2009 at 10:22pm

If you're using them as a cover (with a fitted nappy underneath) then you'll need to lanolise them before use. But if you just want them as an extra protective layer over a pocket or AIO they don't need to be lanolised at all

Vic xx]]> Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:22:35 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=27080&PID=709673&title=woollen-soakers-or-shorties#709673 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=27080&PID=709538&title=woollen-soakers-or-shorties#709538 Author: whitewave
Subject: 27080
Posted: 25 June 2009 at 8:24pm

Okay another question... my mum is going to knit some longies for me, do I need to lanolise them before use or is it just a maintenance thing you need to do every so often?]]> Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:24:05 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=27080&PID=709538&title=woollen-soakers-or-shorties#709538 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=27080&PID=707012&title=woollen-soakers-or-shorties#707012 Author: kebakat
Subject: 27080
Posted: 22 June 2009 at 1:05pm

You only really need one layer of microfibre and then all the rest can be hemp or bamboo. ]]> Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:05:55 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=27080&PID=707012&title=woollen-soakers-or-shorties#707012 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=27080&PID=707010&title=woollen-soakers-or-shorties#707010 Author: whitewave
Subject: 27080
Posted: 22 June 2009 at 1:04pm

Okay I have another question - I won't start another topic, I'll just put it in here.

For a night time heavy wetter, do you need to use microfibre to draw the moisture in quickly? Just wondering, cos if I can get rid of the bulk of the microfibre then maybe I can get more trimmer, absorbent inserts into the nappy. Will, say, a bamboo trifold and a 4-layer hemp insert (homemade super soaker!) do the trick? I haven't tried bamboo inserts yet, and I'm wondering if its worth buying some to try. ]]> Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:04:47 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=27080&PID=707010&title=woollen-soakers-or-shorties#707010 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=27080&PID=706780&title=woollen-soakers-or-shorties#706780 Author: whitewave
Subject: 27080
Posted: 21 June 2009 at 10:13pm

Cool, lots of options to consider! Thanks guys, I'll have fun tomorrow spending waaay too much time on the net! ]]> Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:13:19 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=27080&PID=706780&title=woollen-soakers-or-shorties#706780 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=27080&PID=706642&title=woollen-soakers-or-shorties#706642 Author: kiwivic
Subject: 27080
Posted: 21 June 2009 at 6:13pm

whitewave wrote: I'm interested in trying some woollen soakers or shorties over top, but don't want too much bulk. Are there any readymade trim versions I can buy, or patterns I can get my mum to knit? And can you do up bodysuits and sleepsuits over top of them?

Why not go for longies? That way they double as protection and pj pants! You could knit your own (really easy using the Tiny Birds Organics pattern!) or you could buy some ready-made



Vic xx

Edited by kiwivic]]> Sun, 21 Jun 2009 18:13:31 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=27080&PID=706642&title=woollen-soakers-or-shorties#706642 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=27080&PID=706412&title=woollen-soakers-or-shorties#706412 Author: weegee
Subject: 27080
Posted: 20 June 2009 at 10:52pm

Also, try trademe - there are some cheap soakers on at the moment (linky), plus I've seen some merino covers on there too... actually they would have been these ones.]]> Sat, 20 Jun 2009 22:52:22 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=27080&PID=706412&title=woollen-soakers-or-shorties#706412 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=27080&PID=706406&title=woollen-soakers-or-shorties#706406 Author: weegee
Subject: 27080
Posted: 20 June 2009 at 10:40pm

There are a bunch of patterns linked to on this page - some of the links may be outdated but most should be fine. You can buy premade ones from Tweedle, Mother's Instinct or on Craft Fetish (warning - lots and lots of other cool stuff on Craft Fetish too, hold onto your wallet).

Trimmer options for wool covers include Staccinator covers (you can get them from Snazzipants), DesignerBums if you can source them second hand, or Disana have a couple of different versions (try Organic Island Baby).

The wool covers themselves aren't that bulky, but I have to say if you have dome-up bodysuits that could be your problem? Sometimes they can squeeze the moisture out of your inserts esp if you're using any microfibre. You could try one of Jess's onesie bummsie's (from Exquisite Baby or Mother's Instinct) to give yourself a bit more room. You *may* find you need to go up a size in sleepsuits.

And if you're going to try wool covers or soakers, you could try longies (see Kye's recent thread about night nappies in the product review section) or possibly even a fitted nappy instead of a pocket?

LOL information overload from me as per normal. I got lazy with linking part way through so let me know if you need pointing to anything I didn't link to

Edited by weegee]]> Sat, 20 Jun 2009 22:40:01 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=27080&PID=706406&title=woollen-soakers-or-shorties#706406 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=27080&PID=706399&title=woollen-soakers-or-shorties#706399 Author: whitewave
Subject: 27080
Posted: 20 June 2009 at 10:19pm

Most mornings I have to change Cam's clothes because his night nappy has leaked! I think it may be coming out of the leg holes, because I really can't pack his Ecobubs and Honeychild pockets with any more inserts! He does have skinny legs, and probably isn't quite fitting his mediums properly.
I'm interested in trying some woollen soakers or shorties over top, but don't want too much bulk. Are there any readymade trim versions I can buy, or patterns I can get my mum to knit? And can you do up bodysuits and sleepsuits over top of them?
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