How to Tie a Towel Into a Diaper

A towel can be folded into a diaper with nothing more than a diaper pin.

Any parent knows that babies go through a lot of diapers and will likely find that knowing how to fold a towel into a diaper will be helpful at some point in their child's life. There are many ways to go about folding a towel into a diaper. Depending on the size of your towel, you may find that some folds are more useful than others.

Things You'll Need

• Diaper pins

Instructions

Square Fold

1. Fold the towel in half, width-wise with the crease on the bottom.

2. Wrap your thumb and index finger around the towel a little more than half way down and pinch the fabric inward so that the towel takes on a kind of hourglass shape.

3. Slide the baby between the front and the back so the crease comes between your baby's legs.

4. Bring the corners together.

5. Fold each corner over until it is tight against your baby.

6. Pin each side with diaper pins.

Triangle Fold

1. Fold the towel diagonally so that it forms a triangle.

2. Fold the creased end down about an inch length-wise once and lay the towel down with the long end on top.

3. Lay your baby on the towel so the center point of the triangle is between his leg.

4. Pull the center point of the triangle between the baby's legs and hold it up at its belly.

5. Pull each corner of the folded long end around the baby's waist so that all three corners of the triangle meet at the baby's belly.

6. Pin the towel with a diaper pin.

References

• Terry Nappies: How to Fold Your Terry Nappies