replacing worn elastics in cloth diapers

These instructions show a simple way to replace the elastics in your well loved cloth diapers with no sewing experience. The cloth diaper in this video is an old style AMP All-in-Two diaper. Items needed include Thread and needle to sew by hand or sewing machine. Elastic (I like using 1/4" polybraid). Bobby pin. Seam ripper or scissors. Cut a small hole in the fleece on the diaper between the old elastic and the serged edge at the end of each elastic. Feed the new elastic in the diaper by using a bobby pin and tack it down at both ends. This way your cloth diapers will last for a very very long time!

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• sew
• repair
• diapers
• elastic
• recycle
• easy
• AMP
• cloth
• AI2
• All-in-Two
• re-usable
• washable
• replace
• elastics

[tractrg1rl]

thank you! excellent, simple tutorial. the others I saw were so confusing. I think I can do this!!

[ChihuahuaMama13]

Thank for you this incredible tutorial! I was just about to toss out a couple diapers because I don't have a sewing machine. You saved me (and the dipes)!

[amygamie]

Thank you, I was just given 4 dozen fitted diapers and covers that just needed new elastic. This is by far the best tutorial I have come across yet. Everything else was so complicated. This method is much simpler. Thank :)

Just to add it is best to use 100% polyester thread when doing this so the thread doesn't wick, and to run them in the dryer afterwords to close the PUL fabric back up just in case.