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Suggested washing of your nappies
PUL Care Instructions
Hemp Facts/Care Instructions
Q: Suggested washing of your nappies
How should I wash my PUL nappies?
A:
• Dry pail you nappies. This means to place them in a nappy bucket without anything, just the nappies, booster’s etc.
• Scrape any solids into the loo, or use a tool such as the Little squirt, this greatly reduces the incidence of staining.
• Nappies, booster’s etc can be washed in a normal cycle in your washing machine, throwing in any other items of clothing. I generally throw my sons clothes in with his nappies. You can use normal clothes washing detergent.
• Line drying in the sun will get off any stains that may remain.
• Line drying may prolong the life of your PUL nappies.
Q: PUL Care Instructions
What do I need to know about PUL fabrics?
A:
Care of PUL
PUL (Polyurethane Laminated fabrics)
This is a fabric that has been treated with a coating to make it waterproof. It has a small amount of breathability.
The printed knits and wovens are most often 100% cotton or cotton blend. These are fabrics I've purchased and sent to the laminator to have PUL applied to the back. These fabrics may feel stiff at first but will soften up after washing. The plain PUL are 100% polyester.
PUL does not need to be pre-washed before sewing.
DO NOT: (below mentioned points will lessen the life of your nappies)
• Soak your PUL made items in bleach. Eg –napisan, nappy soakers.
• Tumble-dry for long periods, short tumble-dries occasionally are fine.
• Use vinegar in washes as it may affect the PUL.
Q: Hemp Facts/Care Instructions
What do I need to know about hemp?
A:
Hemp Facts
• Loves to be laundered. It thrives on regular use and laundering.
• Can take any amount of washing and still look great.
• Can handle extreme water temperatures, it is strong and long lasting.
• Has a much longer life span that all other natural fabrics.
• Its nature is highly porous, so it dries very quickly hanging on the line or in a tumble dryer.
• It becomes softer with each wash.
• Quickly absorbs moisture and is stronger wet than dry. This means it does not become fragile with washing.
• Naturally mothproof, mildew-proof and antibacterial.
• Naturally stain resistant, easily shedding dirt with washing.
• Hemp reaches its maximum absorbency after 6-8 washes.
Washing of hemp
• Pre-wash your hemp fabric two - three times in cold-hot water. Dry between washes to ensure maximum shrinkage before you cut and sew. You can use a tumble dryer or line dry.
• When laundering your hemp-made products they can be washed at any temperature.
• Once dry you can hand stretch the hemp article to its original size. I find this also softens it.
• Loves to be laundered. It thrives on regular use and laundering.
• Hemp reaches its maximum absorbency after 6-8 washes.
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