How do I measure for the best fit?
All measurements should be taken over the largest and bulkiest diaper your will wear the soaker with.
The waist - measure around your child's belly where the top of the soaker will sit.
The rise - measure from where you want the top of the soaker to sit, between the legs to where you want the soaker to come at the back. This may be an inch or more above where the diaper sits. If in doubt, make the rise higher than you think you'll need.
The thigh - measure around your child's thigh below where their diaper sits.
Inseam- measure between the legs to the ankle.

When ordering for a custom spot, we will ask you how you want the soaker to fit IE do you want it bigger so they can grow into it or are you looking for an exact fit. It is important we have your child's actual measurements to start and then we can make adjustments from there.

How long will the soaker fit?
That depends on how fast your baby is growing and how big the soaker is to start. Generally it's the rise that they will outgrow first, so if in doubt, add an inch or two onto the rise measurement. The waistband can be folded down to start  and it will stretch as your baby's waist gets larger. The drawstrings can be removed once the waist no longer needs to be tightened to fit comfortably.

How do I care for my woolens?
Your soaker will come to you already lanolized and ready to wear.

Allow it to air dry between uses and it should only need to be washed every 2-3 weeks depending on the amount of wear it gets, assuming it is only wet. If your woolens do get poopy on them, wash them as soon as possible.

To wash simply fill a sink up with warm water and add your wool wash to the water, submerge your woolen and allow to soak for about 20 minutes. Gently squeeze them while still submerged to provide enough water movement so that they are cleaned but never agitating because this will cause them to felt. Drain the water and refill the sink with warm water to rinse your woolens, taking care not to let the stream of water run over your soakers. After your woolens are rinsed remove them from the water gently squeezing (never wring) to remove excess water and roll in a towel. Lay flat to dry.

Every 3 to 4 washes it will be necessary to re-lanolize your soaker. To do this mix a 1/2 inch strip of lanolin into hot water with some wool wash and add to your warm water bath. Turn your woolens inside out and allow to soak for a minimum of 20 minutes and as long as overnight. Remove from the water, gently squeezing and then roll in a towel. Turn right side out and allow to air dry.

What is the difference between chemical free and organic?
In the United States there are expenses involved in becoming a certified organic farm, many of the small farms we purchase from practice the organic techniques but can not afford the expense of becoming certified. If you have questions regarding their practices, please feel free to email me and I will be happy to answer them for you.

The second meaning is a bit of a running joke in my family. I have developed the habit of speaking in the royal tongue and abusing the "royal we". For example, "We need to take out the trash," really means "honey, you need to take out the trash." When we were tossing around the idea for a web site name I wrote TheRoyalEwe.com down and my darling husband read it as TheRoyaleWe.com. He asked what that had to do with sheep but thought it was perfect for the self coroneted Queen!