My Plastic-free Life - Topic: Hankies http://myplasticfreelife.com/forum/plastic-free-alternatives/hankies/ Simple:Press Version 5.2.6 Clear Marie on Hankies http://myplasticfreelife.com/forum/plastic-free-alternatives/hankies/#p895 Plastic-free Alternatives http://myplasticfreelife.com/forum/plastic-free-alternatives/hankies/#p895 Yes regular pinned nappies/diapers .. My oldest child is 21, so half were bought then, and the rest when I had my now 11yr old :P 

 

I'm in New Zealand so my sources probably won't help you but hopefully Beth's do .. If not, I'd suggest picking up a 2nd hand bed-sheet, or flannelette shirts work well too (anything soft & absorbent), giving them a good hot wash to kill bacteria, then chop it up and you'll have more hankies than you could ever need ..

]]> Fri, 13 Jul 2012 14:25:49 -0700 Beth Terry on Hankies http://myplasticfreelife.com/forum/plastic-free-alternatives/hankies/#p887 Plastic-free Alternatives http://myplasticfreelife.com/forum/plastic-free-alternatives/hankies/#p887 Hi Jeannemara.  Do you mean flat diapers?  Here's a link to some info and options:

http://www.kellyscloset.com/Fl.....c_808.html

 

But I'll bet you could find them secondhand.  Try the "Prefolds & Flats" forum on Diaper Swappers:

http://www.diaperswappers.com/......php?f=154

 

Or you could try requesting them locally through Craigslist or Freecycle.

(I owe any diaper knowledge I have to Calley Pate from The Eco Chic blog because she filled me in on all of this when I was writing my book.  There are more cloth diaper resources listed in the book, by the way.)

]]> Wed, 11 Jul 2012 11:10:43 -0700 jeannemara on Hankies http://myplasticfreelife.com/forum/plastic-free-alternatives/hankies/#p886 Plastic-free Alternatives http://myplasticfreelife.com/forum/plastic-free-alternatives/hankies/#p886 Marie, are your cloth diapers the "old fashioned" kind? A square of material that gets pinned? If so, where did you find them? I have been searching for that type and cannot find them anywhere.

]]> Wed, 11 Jul 2012 04:57:34 -0700 Clear Marie on Hankies http://myplasticfreelife.com/forum/plastic-free-alternatives/hankies/#p864 Plastic-free Alternatives http://myplasticfreelife.com/forum/plastic-free-alternatives/hankies/#p864 We use (cut up) old bed sheets & cloth diapers - don't worry, they're thoroughly cleaned! Smile

]]> Fri, 29 Jun 2012 20:11:51 -0700 S.Assilem on Hankies http://myplasticfreelife.com/forum/plastic-free-alternatives/hankies/#p757 Plastic-free Alternatives http://myplasticfreelife.com/forum/plastic-free-alternatives/hankies/#p757 I cut up old t-shirts - they're soft and they don't unravel in the wash, so you don't need to hem them Laugh.  I just double 'em up if I'm really snotty. 

]]> Tue, 28 Feb 2012 22:11:59 -0800 electrofriend2000 on Hankies http://myplasticfreelife.com/forum/plastic-free-alternatives/hankies/#p747 Plastic-free Alternatives http://myplasticfreelife.com/forum/plastic-free-alternatives/hankies/#p747 I just read this old post about hankies. I was able to buy a few from a thrift store along with a couple of new ones. All of them leaked onto my hand during a really bad cold. I recommend a thicker organic cotton material. Then I bought a hankie from a website that sells material feminine products that absorbs really well. I think that it would be much cheaper to buy the material off the bolt at a material store.

]]> Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:46:10 -0800 julsie on Hankies http://myplasticfreelife.com/forum/plastic-free-alternatives/hankies/#p499 Plastic-free Alternatives http://myplasticfreelife.com/forum/plastic-free-alternatives/hankies/#p499 You could go to any fabric store and feel the inventory until you find something that would be soft and smooth against your face.  Yardage is packaging-free!

]]> Sat, 24 Sep 2011 16:27:44 -0700 AliceMartel on Hankies http://myplasticfreelife.com/forum/plastic-free-alternatives/hankies/#p496 Plastic-free Alternatives http://myplasticfreelife.com/forum/plastic-free-alternatives/hankies/#p496 Thanks for the links!  So many posts you don't know where to look!  Hehe.

]]> Sat, 24 Sep 2011 10:20:38 -0700 Beth Terry on Hankies http://myplasticfreelife.com/forum/plastic-free-alternatives/hankies/#p495 Plastic-free Alternatives http://myplasticfreelife.com/forum/plastic-free-alternatives/hankies/#p495 Alice, check out all the comments in these two posts.  Tons of ideas:

 

http://myplasticfreelife.com/2.....e-kleenex/

 

/2010/03/kleenex-neti-pots-twitter-and-facebook/

]]> Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:21:25 -0700 AliceMartel on Hankies http://myplasticfreelife.com/forum/plastic-free-alternatives/hankies/#p493 Plastic-free Alternatives http://myplasticfreelife.com/forum/plastic-free-alternatives/hankies/#p493 I was wondering, if I can't find hankies in thrift stores or antique shops, I guess I could make some? http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-.....ndkerchief

The website says that old bandanas and pillow cases can be used...what other fabric could I use?

Too bad I didn't keep my mom's old fabrics - everything was donated to Centraide (it's like Good Will) - well at least it wasn't wasted.

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