Just getting started...did I pick the wrong fabric?
So I probably jumped the gun, because I don't really know anything about fabrics!! I went to the fabric store and, though most sites about DIY pads talk about hemp, bamboo, PUL materials....I got just the regular old fleece for a "shell", organic cotton quilt batting for the absorbent "core", and I don't even know what it's called but I couldn't remember PUL and the lady suggested another fabric she said is used for lining cribs (seems like very dense cotton?) and I got that for a "lining".
Now I'm worried I got the wrong stuff!! Mainly it's the fleece I'm worried about, because *some* (and only a few, actually) sites say it's water proof or resistant, so will it not let the flow through to the cotton?? Also there's mention of it "beading"? I have yet to wash the fabric, but I was thinking that it might become more absorbent with more washes?? Please someone help me!! thanks :)
Now I'm worried I got the wrong stuff!! Mainly it's the fleece I'm worried about, because *some* (and only a few, actually) sites say it's water proof or resistant, so will it not let the flow through to the cotton?? Also there's mention of it "beading"? I have yet to wash the fabric, but I was thinking that it might become more absorbent with more washes?? Please someone help me!! thanks :)