Is cashmere appropriate for longies?

kissntell · December 2009

I made some longies from a cashmere sweater, but I don't think it's working well. I lanolized it with Lasinoh, but it still feels wet over a prefold. It's also huge on my 4 week old son. Does wool need a snug fit to work?

*speedracer* · December 2009

i made cashmere longies from a sweater and they work great. is it 100% cashmere? i've noticed cashmere tends to be thinner so that might be part of the problem. i use it in summer without clothes over it.

alchris · December 2009

It should work as long as it's thick enough! You might need a double (or triple!) layer through the wetzone if it's really thin.

goinggreengirl · December 2009

I've read that cashmere will work though because it's thin, it sometimes needs an extra layer. I have a cashmere sweater I'll be making into longies, but I think I'll do a double layer around the diaper area just to be sure.

MTOW · December 2009

I made some soakers from old cashmere sweaters that worked well, but they were slightly felted and I put a double layer in the wet zone. The original sweaters were pretty thin, though, so you can make it work.

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