So I am all done and I am super happy with my new prefolds of many colours. Here is the
'before' photo
'just addng the dye' photo
and the 'final result' photo
Heres one I made to match my 'GroBaby' diaper shell - I made a lilac one to match my other shell too.
I would encourage anyone who has basic prefolds to have some fun with colours - brighten up your babies bum from the inside out.
Maybe I should start selling them at Maxwell Designs?
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So, I had a devil of a time finding 'Soda Ash' in the end I gave up when I found out that it had WARNINGS all over it and that it may cause fumes when using - so I opted for a safer and more readily available product
Dylon Cold Dye FIX - and I went dye crazy!! Photos to follow but I now have the following colour of prefolds - Green, Blue, Red and Lilac - they look great and I am very happy with the way they turned out - the green and lilac match my new GroBaby shell covers - an added bonus to home dying, you can match your prefold or cloth to your cover.......I am still in the rinse - wash process so will update you when they are all done.
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I have been using pre-folds for a while now but after seeing some dyed diapers on one of my favourite retailers
otterbabies I was inspired to dye my own - I mean how hard could it be? Well not as easy as you would think. I thought I could do the most natural way I knew - with beetroot and blueberries (seperately not together) and set about soaking my pre-washed diapers for a few hours. At first the colour looked great, just what I was looking for, but after asking a very good friend of mine if I was doing it right she told me that vegetable dyes will not hold and will wash out within a few washes - back to the drawing board. Debby forwarded me a great article on dying cloth diapers and I found out I need in order for the dye to stay. So I went on Ebay and promtly bought my dye. I was so excited for it to arrive so that I could add some flare to my cloth diapers.
The dye arrived yesterday and after reading the instructions carefully I realised there was yet another ingredient I needed! I wish the seller on ebay had told me that. I now have to try to find Soda Ash - not an easy thing when you live in a small town with just one hardware store. So I am on the hunt for the alusive soda ash this afternoon -wish me luck. I really want to start the dying process tonight!
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'before' photo
