Looking for PUL fabric

[Leslie In North Pole]

I am getting ready for baby and am looking for PUL fabric pieces that are large enough to make a diaper cover... As of yet I haven't found any locally.

If you have some you don't need or know a store where you can get it on discount... think of me.

Thank you.

Edited to add:
PUL: stands for Poly Urethane Laminate. It is simply a knit or woven fabric that has been laminated with polyurethane to make it waterproof.

 

[DuckLady]

Leslie, next time I go to Fabric Depot, I will look. Or you can go to their website and look around
www.fabricdepot.com
If you don't see it, email them. They are very helpful!

 

[Leslie In North Pole]

That would be great, Terry. We have a JoAnn Fabrics and a couple of mom and pop places here... that is where I envy people who live "outside", a little drive time and your selections are so much better. Thanks.

 

[chickenlady]

Try www.diapercuts.com

 

[Leslie In North Pole]

Hello, Chickenlady, thank you for the suggestion,

I did look at their site, but at $12 or more a yard, that gets pretty spendy. I just need simple, plain. Something I can possibly make a few pullups out of as well, until my two year old is done potty training and my older boys are finally master staying dry at night.

 

[happibuddha]

Thy this link:
http://www.boiseclothdiapers.com/fabric.htm

Or this one...lots of PUL for ~$8/yd
http://www.verybaby.com/ccp0-catshow/solid-color-PUL-fabric.html

 

[Wildsky]

You can pay to get any fabric you like PUL'd - I have some denim somewhere around.
Let me look in my files - I've sent fabric off before to get done for me.

You can also buy on EBAY - but remember regular plain PUL only costs about $7-$8 a yard.

 

[Wildsky]

This is where I sent my fabric:
http://www.fabrite.com/apps.html

Your best bet is to look on YAHOO GROUPS and find diaper making groups or sewing groups - where they all get together and send fabric in - or where they buy the fabric and split it up.

(The only reason I know all this is I used to have my own online diaper making shop - 2 years ago)

Edit to add: You won't find good PUL at any store like Joann's or even Fabric.com - nobody really keeps it in stock - if you do find any kind of waterproof fabric chances are it will be too bulky to use for a diaper or cover.

Your other option is WOOL.

 

[Leslie In North Pole]

Thanks, happibuddha for the links.

Wildsky, I tried looking at the fabrite site before but I am not sure the of the exact term I am looking for... what kind of lamination? What kind of fabrics are best?

I know alot of people use wool in my area... due to never having seen pul before but my husband has a really bad reaction to wool... like he needs more excuses for not changing the baby. I swear, I mentioned how a lot of people use wool and he started itching.

Now I have so many questions...

I have made my own diapers in the past but never the covers and now I am trying to figure out the whole pullups and momma pads thing, too.

Thank you for all of the help!

 

[Wildsky]

I'd be more than happy to help I've made it all....

I MUCH prefer AIO's but that was just me - covers seemed to be a lot of work, for a lot of work

AIO's were just SO easy and if I made em myself - well I could have as many as I needed.

Bummer on the wool alergy.

I've used a mixture of fabrics to be laminated, the slight stretchy is THE best. the denim I did had a slight stretch and was really cute - I had half my fabric laminated to make little matching dresses..... (didn't get that far

)

To get a fantastic deal - really look up some Yahoogroups - I used to be on a few of them, you can buy as much as you need, they put in a BULK order and then the person organizing it cuts it and sends you your part. You do normally have to pay the person who's organizing - like $1 per cut.... so the more you buy the more you save.!

The BEST for absorbtion is those microfiber cloths - I've NEVER been able to find the actual FABRIC, and bought a HUGE lot of the cloths for 50c a piece - just to have that super absorbing fabric in the middle.

Suedecloth is your best bet for against the skin - as it doesn't hold moisture and stays dry. (Edit to add: a microfleece works really nicely as well - but in hot weather it can be kinda well HOT)

For a nice AIO I would use about 4-6 layers of Microfiber on the inside. (Edit to add: I had to buy a big fancy overlocker to handle all the layers - my little walmart special couldn't handle it - I have an 8 thread overlocker now with cover stitch - that does everything but mix drinks!)

Do you have a snap--press? THose are AWESOME, I bought an industrial one for something like $50 - well worth it!!! I still use it and I don't make diapers anymore.

Feel free to drop me a PM - I'll reply with my email address so you can email all the questions you can figure up!!