prepping prefolds?

Ok, so I just got a new PF. It's a nice organic cotton one - very nice and all, but I only got one. So I'm trying to prep it using the boiling method. IDK what I'm doing (clearly

) but I boiled it for 15 minutes then washed and dried it. It's not all quilty and soft like it should be. At all. Did I miss a step? Do I need to do this a few times over?

Becky
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ok, so it doesn't really replace washing/drying? what's the point in boiling then?

Becky
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I thought that if you boiled them, you could skip a few of the washing steps. IDK really.

I've never done it before...I've just washed/dried them 5 times in the past. I know you have to wash and dry them for each step. and you have to use detergent for the first few washes ,for sure.

Becky
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Yeah, I kinda thought that Dawn woulda been a good idea while I was dumping out the water after boiling it.

ok, I'll try a second boil WITH Dawn and rewash.

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Boiling definitely skips a bunch of steps. I boil w/ a tiny squirt of Dawn, then wash in the machine once (in your case I'd do it w/ some towels or other laundry), then dry in the dryer. It may not be absolute peak performance, but it's definitely usable on the bum.

ETA: I just want the Dawn to break the surface tension. I don't want bubbles or a detergent effect. Washing w/ detergent a single time before it goes on the bum is supposed to do that.

Edited by musicmama - 16 Feb 2012 at 2:59pm

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I wonder why that didn't work. I prepped all my unbleached prefolds and flats by boiling (with nothing added) for twenty minutes, followed up with a single hot wash, and then dried in the dryer. They were quilty and absorbent enough after that. I wonder if it is the specific brand.

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Yes there should be a tutorial on initial prep!

I am boiling my UBIP (I still don't know if I have the acronyms right... Unbleached indian cotton prefolds)right now and I don't have any dawn. They aren't organic, just unbleached and I'm going to put them in my HE washer with 1/8th cup country save detergent (that I will have dissolved in some warm water and add to the detergent receptacle) on a hot cycle with an extra rinse and then dry them in the dryer on medium heat...
is this ok?

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	Ok, so I just got a new PF. It's a nice organic cotton one - very nice and all, but I only got one. So I'm trying to prep it using the boiling method. IDK what I'm doing (clearly ) but I boiled it for 15 minutes then washed and dried it. It's not all quilty and soft like it should be. At all. Did I miss a step? Do I need to do this a few times over?
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	I always used the boiling method with my pfs but I boiled them for at least 30 mins and still washed them like 5-6 times in the washing machine. Maybe you could just throw it in with your regular diaper laundry a few times?
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	ok, so it doesn't really replace washing/drying? what's the point in boiling then?
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	I was actually just about to ask why do you need to boil them? I am new to cloth so I am trying to get as much info as possible. Lis

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	I thought that if you boiled them, you could skip a few of the washing steps. IDK really. I've never done it before...I've just washed/dried them 5 times in the past. I know you have to wash and dry them for each step. and you have to use detergent for the first few washes ,for sure.
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	Did you use any Dawn or anything? I boil for 15 minutes with a squirt of Dawn and then do enough washes to fully get them rinsed. I'll dry them once and call it good. They have always been ready to go. Not sure what happened with yours?
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	Yeah, I kinda thought that Dawn woulda been a good idea while I was dumping out the water after boiling it. ok, I'll try a second boil WITH Dawn and rewash.
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	Sounds like Dawn was the missing ingredient. Sorry you have to do it again, but at least it is only 1 PF.
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	Boiling definitely skips a bunch of steps. I boil w/ a tiny squirt of Dawn, then wash in the machine once (in your case I'd do it w/ some towels or other laundry), then dry in the dryer. It may not be absolute peak performance, but it's definitely usable on the bum. ETA: I just want the Dawn to break the surface tension. I don't want bubbles or a detergent effect. Washing w/ detergent a single time before it goes on the bum is supposed to do that. Edited by musicmama - 16 Feb 2012 at 2:59pm
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	Hmn I smell a new DP tutorial with pictures, lol.
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I wonder why that didn't work. I prepped all my unbleached prefolds and flats by boiling (with nothing added) for twenty minutes, followed up with a single hot wash, and then dried in the dryer. They were quilty and absorbent enough after that. I wonder if it is the specific brand.
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	organics sometimes take up to 8 washes to be fully prepped. but there is a difference in quiltiness between indian and chinese PFs.

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	Yes there should be a tutorial on initial prep! I am boiling my UBIP (I still don't know if I have the acronyms right... Unbleached indian cotton prefolds)right now and I don't have any dawn. They aren't organic, just unbleached and I'm going to put them in my HE washer with 1/8th cup country save detergent (that I will have dissolved in some warm water and add to the detergent receptacle) on a hot cycle with an extra rinse and then dry them in the dryer on medium heat... is this ok?