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My county ext. homemaker's club cooks a Christmas dinner, sings carols with and makes presents for the residents of a local nursing home each year. This year, we have decided to make adult bibs for them(2 each) and one for ourselves (and the husbands who attend) to join them in wearing for our dinner. I found some really great patterns on outonthetownbibs.com. My question is-what can we back them with that will repel some liquid, and remain supple after washing and drying? I'm thinking of using plaid flannel for the men's as it can look like a vest and tie. We haven't decided on what to use for the female ones. Your help is appreciated. Thank you, Selena
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How about using the mats for baby cribs that are water repellant. The ones I have seen are flannel covered.
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Originally Posted by Selena
My county ext. homemaker's club cooks a Christmas dinner, sings carols with and makes presents for the residents of a local nursing home each year. This year, we have decided to make adult bibs for them(2 each) and one for ourselves (and the husbands who attend) to join them in wearing for our dinner. I found some really great patterns on outonthetownbibs.com. My question is-what can we back them with that will repel some liquid, and remain supple after washing and drying? I'm thinking of using plaid flannel for the men's as it can look like a vest and tie. We haven't decided on what to use for the female ones. Your help is appreciated. Thank you, Selena
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Try some PUL (don't know the full name) It is a stretch knit that is covered with water proof coating on one side. The 'mama's' that make their own diapers and 'rubber' pants use this. You can google/bing cloth diapers and come up with a few sites that sell the diapers and PUL. I had a lady I took care of in my home a few years ago and I made pads for her to sit on in her wheelchair. When she had accidents it didn't leak through.
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Couldn't you use the vinyl tableclothes? Put the printed side of them as the "wrong" side and have the soft fuzzy side that would be against the patient.
You can usually get these on sale after a holiday for a few dollars. |
Originally Posted by CoyoteQuilts
Try some PUL (don't know the full name) It is a stretch knit that is covered with water proof coating on one side. The 'mama's' that make their own diapers and 'rubber' pants use this. You can google/bing cloth diapers and come up with a few sites that sell the diapers and PUL. I had a lady I took care of in my home a few years ago and I made pads for her to sit on in her wheelchair. When she had accidents it didn't leak through.
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Originally Posted by moonwork42029
Couldn't you use the vinyl tableclothes? Put the printed side of them as the "wrong" side and have the soft fuzzy side that would be against the patient.
You can usually get these on sale after a holiday for a few dollars. |
Be careful to not call them "bibs" when giving them to the residents. I cared for my aunt after she had been in a Board & Care. I told her I was putting an apron on her, and she said, "Thank you for not calling it a bib." They need bibs, but they are still sensitive.
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Perhaps check with the nursing home as to what has been used in the past. They'll know what has worked ... and what has not!
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Originally Posted by Granny Quilter
Be careful to not call them "bibs" when giving them to the residents. I cared for my aunt after she had been in a Board & Care. I told her I was putting an apron on her, and she said, "Thank you for not calling it a bib." They need bibs, but they are still sensitive.
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