Modern Cloth Brands

Forget the clothesline filled up with white square terry cloth .... those traditional nappies have been replaced by Modern Cloth alternatives. Not only are they great fashion, but they are so easy to use.

Congratulations to FuzziBunz for being our first cloth brand on board ....
(NappyChoice went live Dec 06)

Retailers of Modern Cloth & Accessories

To make it easy, if you see a cloth brand on our website you like, then we will have a retailer for all your questions and follow-up sales.

Traditional Nappy Folding Instructions

The following instructions are courtesy of The Nappy Lady.

All of the following nappies, once assembled will need a liner for daytime use, or a pad and liner for night use. They can be fitted either with pins or with fasteners. Fasteners cannot prick your baby, are easy to use, and also do not weaken the terry fabric as pins eventually do.

The Small Fold

This fold enables you to put even the thickest 60cm terry on a newborn child, without adding too much bulk (because it spreads it so evenly). So it's an ideal fold when you only want to buy one size of flat terry. It also works fantastically with muslins instead of terries.

1. Fold all four points to the centre (or beyond, for a smaller nappy, or not as far as the centre for a larger one)	2. Fold each side over one third	3. Fan out the top of the nappy, holding where indicated

Newborn Fold

Ideal for use on newborns, especially boys, as the padding is at the front. Works best with a muslin containing a booster pad rather than a terry, which is a bit bulky. Actually, a decent muslin provides reasonable absorbency on its own for a newborn anyway, if being changed frequently.

Provides a dip at the front around the healing navel area.

1. Fold muslin into a triangle	2. Fold this triangle into a smaller triangle and turn so that long edge is away from you. Add a pad in the middle at this stage, lined up against the straight edge	3. Bring up the front point of the nappy, containing the pad up between baby’s legs
4. Bring both sides over the front	5. Fold down the side points to provide extra thickness at the front Pin or fastener through the muslin only (not the pad)	6. (Not shown) Tuck excess fabric up at the legs to improve containment

The Kite Fold

Quite a large fold, more bulky round the legs. Limited absorbency, but good to use to support a pad for overnight use. When on, tuck terry in underneath the legs to provide better containment and a neater fit.

1. Lay terry flat, and imagine a diagonal line running from top left to bottom right corner.	2. Fold bottom left and top right corners in to meet on your imaginary line.	3. Fold top left corner down towards bottom right.
4. Fold bottom right corner up as far as needed, adjust to suit baby's size.

The Fold for boys

1. Lay terry flat, and imagine a diagonal line running from top left to bottom right corner.	2. Fold the Terry square in half along the diagonal	3. Fold the long edge over (about 1 1/2 inches) 4. Put in a liner and put the baby on the triangle
5. Fold the two "wings" so they point up towards baby's head	6. Fold the extremities of the points under and down - it now looks something like a wolf's head.	7. Fold up one layer of the nappy in between the baby's legs
8. Fold in the two side pieces and overlap the points, which are now pointing downwards.	9. Fold the outer single layer up between the legs to cover the points up and fasten.	10. Tuck in excess fabric round the legs for a snug fit, to improve containment.

The Poo Catcher

Does what it says! Good for pre-weaning babies

1. Lay the terry flat in front of you	2. Fold down approximately 1/4 along the back end	3. Fold in 1/3 from the left and then 1/3 in from the right
4.	5. Holding this pad lightly about halfway down on the left, fold out the right flap and do the same for the left flap underneath	6. Fold up the front end as much as is required for your baby's size

The Pad Fold

Good for older babies (4-5 months plus) used inside any velcro-fastening gusseted nappies. Very absorbent, yet neat - no excess fabric over baby's hips. Excellent inside another shape folded terry as a mighty booster for an overnight nappy. May suit a boy best, as thicker fold is at one end.

1. Lay the terry flat in front of you	2. Fold over the top 1/3 (along a horizontal line)	3. Fold the nappy (along the vertical line) into quarters or thirds depending on the width of nappy required
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The Neat Fold

Essentially the same as the kite, just folded in a different order

1. Lay terry flat, so that a corner is nearest you	2. Fold the top and bottom corners towards the centre. How far you fold depends on the size of nappy required	3. Fold the right and left corners in to meet at the middle of the waistband (uppermost) edge

The Triangle Fold

The largest and least absorbent of terry folds. Could be used to support a pad for night time use

1. Lay terry flat, so that a corner is nearest you	2. Fold nappy in half - making a triangle!

When centre point is between baby’s legs, and sides brought round to fasten, you can tuck in under the legs, to reduce bulk and improve containment.