cloth_nappies

Nappies and Woollies for sale

2008-07-07T11:11:18Z

Top row: Wizard print Weenotions pocket with bamboo inner. Medium, excellent condition just outgrown and not the best fit for my little boy £5
Stained glass print Weenotions pocket, bamboo inner. Large. Again excellent condition, just doesn't suit £5
Peeweez WAHM recycled fabric fitted nappy. BTP. Slight hole in one seam, easy to repair and doesn't affect function. Am happy to supply photos. £3

Bottom row: Clwt twt bamboo, size 2. Gorgeous nappy. Sadly out grown by my chubby monsters £4
Chicken nappy, large fitted. Excellent nappy, just not being reached for and I need the funds. £4
Little Raindancers monkey nappy. Large fitted. One of the poppers is slightly stiff sometimes but we've not found it to be a problem. £4

Medium woollywraps longies. Good condition, no damage just fluff from toddler playing with them. I will try to debobble them before posting. £5 each or both for £8

X Large recycled longies with elastic waistband.

Hips 27inches
Rise 22 inches
Inseam 14 inches

The legs look really cute rolled up and they're great for night time nappies. £5

UK WAHM shorties. Yarn is quite thin, possibly DK weight? Very cute shorties especially for summer. Not able to cope with my supersoaker toddler Hardly used £7

Hips 25 inches
Rise 19 inches

All prices include postage but I am open to sensible offers

cloth_nappies @ 2008-06-23T19:59:00

2008-06-23T19:00:48Z

Anyone used "weenies" wraps before? just got one that was reduced in the local pharmacy so thought I'd give it a go.....

Cleaning aplix

2008-06-15T10:57:55Z

Does anyone know an easy way to clean the hooky side of aplix? Other than painstakingly picking out the gunk with a needle I can't think of a way to do it. I've got some Nature Babies Diddy Diapers I want to sell but the aplix is full of fluff and looks minging.

For Sale

2008-06-14T08:10:08Z

I have a lot of girly nappies for sale as after 2 girls I am expecting a boy :)

Photos are on my Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8257907@N06/sets/72157600228765349/

Flats/prefolds

2008-06-01T21:37:20Z

All I have are prefolds, but HRH is getting so mobile - crawling, cruising, climbing - that they're becoming.. not useless, because we haven't had any leaks, but they're not exactly staying put within the wrap. Liners, now they are becoming crinkly and useless :p

To anyone who's also used them, can you recommend any decent means of folding for a toddler? With or without pins/nippas? Or should I think about using them in pockets??

Yes, I have been a very unadventurous cloth user, but it has worked until now *lol*

hemp

2008-05-31T16:01:39Z

I need some hemp inserts for pocket nappies, or better yet some hemp flats/prefolds to use as inserts. Any links to online sources for these items with decent prices? I am in Ireland. I have found inserts on babykind.co.uk, but want to shop around a little bit.

Thanks:)

Trying to clear some of the stash

2008-05-15T14:07:47Z

I have been through the stash and added even more throughout the post! Prices include postage and any possible pp fees :) On Woolies I measure from just underneath the drawstring cord for the rise.

Longies knit by Neels in 'Olsen' Blackberry Ridge merino by Beemer Knits (HC yarn) in Excellent condition and have just been washed and sprayed with Monkey Farts lanolin :lol:
Rise: 17
Hips: 22
Inseam: 9
£17 *REDUCED*postage included.

No idea why I've been hoarding these seeing as we haven't used covers for about five months lol.
Motherease Rikki GONE
White Imse Vimse Bumpy Day - SOLD
Teddy print Imse Vimse Bumpy Day - Medium, looks new to me, we bought it new off the old CNA and have only pre-wash it I think, SOLD
Sumbuns Heather Ross Goldfish - Large (fits more like a medium), SOLD
Tots Bots GONE
Baby Beehinds PUl Wrap - Medium, EUC, £4
Lovebums - Medium, EUC (fleece is slightly bobbly as to be expected), £5

these longies were a YYMH spot i purchased on HC at mom's diner and i sent in natural dye studios BFL for them. they're very tightly crocheted and just gorgeous (pics are awful and do them no justice) but sadly too small in the hips for my monster. only tried on, £15*reduced*
19" rise
20" hips
8.5" inseam

(baby not included :lol: )
SOLD!

SOLD!

Flowerpot tots Medium on BFL yarn, hand embroidered Dinosaur crochet longies *sob* VGUC, some slight felting at the crotch, £12
Hips: 22"
Rise: 16.5"
Inseam: 7.5"

Longies in a Goldfish-alike colourway knti by Neels on here, the blue has run into the white making it off-colour, very slight felting at the crotch, £7
Hips: 23"
Rise: 15"
Inseam: 6"

Knit by me in Krafty Koala's 'Bendigoblue' colourway on Aran BFL, these are not my best work as still hadn't perfected my pattern at this point, but they are one of those longies that went with absolutely everything! Crotch is felted, making this bombproof to say the least! They need blocking but I am happy to do that for you if you mention it to me. £5
Hips: 23"
Rise: 15"
Inseam: 6"

Knit by me, again these aren't my best work as I was still perfecting my pattern and technique, our single most favourite pair this last winter! They knit on Krafty Koala's 'Tequila Sunrise' Merino/Alpaca blend and have felted like crazy (I find all alpaca does this to us!) but are so absolutely bombproof it's a joke, they're fab for long car rides, going in a baby carrier, night time, everything you'd need an extra hardworking pair of woollies for! if we were having anymore then these would sooooo not be for sale. £5
Hips: 22"
Rise: 14"
Inseam: 6"

TOP LEFT - Muttaqin 3SR, the outside is a knit fabric and has bobbled slightly, however the inside is still like new, very soft velour (I think it's bamboo), no staining. £7

Swaddlebees medium pocket, has slight staining that *should* sun out, tried to get a picture of it (below) - £4 plus £2 if you want the swaddlebees microfibre insert that goes with it :)

Carter has gotten chubbier so that when we use prefodls we have to use the jellyroll instead of angelfold and thus these embellished prefolds aren't getting used :cry: Think the stripes is Amy Butler (it was off my Nappy Santa!), the fancy one is Amy Butler and then there's the famous Fish in Bags fabric which was one of my all time faves. They're Thirsties (a popular US brand of PFs) unbleached premium prefolds (meaning more absorbant than regular). No stains, EUC, £4 each which includes the postage.

Christmas SOS, SOLD!!
Medium Natural/Black stitching sidesnapping velour Elbee, gorgeously soft still like new! Just not absorbant enough for Carter but a fantastic fit! There is some slight staining on the doubler, see pics, it's not dirt as it's been washed about five times in my paranoia! £12

Medium Sugarpeas wool cover set 1. Hardly used, only two of the inserts between these two sets were ever used, the rest are prewashed only but it's hard to tell which is which so I can't point them out! £20 for the set!

Medium Sugarpeas wool cover set 2. Used maybe once, only two of the inserts between these two sets were ever used, the rest are prewashed only but it's hard to tell which is which so I can't point them out! £22 for the set!

Set recs?

2008-05-07T12:32:33Z

The wee one's first birthday approaches, and while I'm notoriously stingy (witness the boring prefolds that adorn her gorgeous little bum) I'm tempted to buy her something special for the busy summer party circuit *lol* A nice dress/nappy set or something like that?

There appear to be a zillion people selling these online, but I'm sure some of you have your favourites in terms of look, price, quality, poo catching ability etc etc. Pretty please could you share?

Ta muchly!!

For Sale

2008-05-06T20:46:15Z

woollywraps - merino blend woollyback in raspberry ripple, size medium (15-25lbs)
used once, washed in baby shampoo and treated with lansinoh lanolin. £10

tots bots - tots wrap - aplix fastening - with leg gussets in lilac spots, Size 2 (20-35lbs)
lightly used, no staining, looks like new. £4

tots bots - bamboozle - aplix fastening - natural colour, size 2 (18-40lbs)
lightly used, no staining, looks like new! £5

baby beehinds - bamboo fleece in pink intensity - one size (8-35lbs)
barely used, no staining, colour still wonderfully bright, looks as new £6

These are the ones that just didn't work out so well for us. Paypal only please, prices don't include postage.

Macaws, Dinos and Boats!

2008-04-22T11:34:05Z

Some fluffly kind of pictures :D

I was lucky enough to win the auction for the Weenotions Macaw wool wrap and here it is, in all it's beauty and of course obligatory shots of Carter wearing it :D

Suzanne's work is as always, perfect! It's rather large on Carter but he'll soon grow into it I am sure ;) It's so thick and gorgeous, I imagine it will be used as both a show off wrap and a night time one this summer :D

Trying to get him to keep still is impossible recently, he's a proper little monkey!

Finally a couple of pairs of shorties I've been knitting on and off for about a month inbetween other stuff, for his summer wardrobe

This is only my second time doing embroidery on wool so it most definately isn't perfect lol.

The button was one of a set of four I purchased off Etsy.

Charity Raffle to raise money for SANDS

2008-04-15T13:09:05Z

Hope its ok to post this here!

I am running a charity raffle custom slot for shorties/crops/board shorts to raise some money for SANDS (Stillbirth and Neo Natal Death support charity) tickets are available at the bargain price of $2 each through my HC store.
I've requested funded pp only please so that I can give 100% of the proceeds to SANDS rather than losing % to paypal fees!

Currently there is nothing else listed on my store so hoping its ok to have posted this here - still quite a few tickets left and the raffle ends on 17th April so I need some extra support!

http://hyenacart.com/TempestuousPoppet/index.php?c=0&p=23872

The yarn for the winner is BFL and was hand dyed by Kraftykoala in her gorgeous "Sunflowers" colourway, the yarn alone is worth £16 and I am giving my time entirely for free to knit it up into the winners choice of cloth nappy cover. Finished item will be lanolised and ready to use.
If anyone has any questions then you can contact me at
faerygirl at ntlworld dot com

Good luck to anyone who enters and thanks for looking!

Julie x

Longies, Mutt, covers etc.

2008-04-13T12:53:17Z

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2343/2342933089_0c2932893d_o.jpg
Longies knit by Neels in 'Olsen' Blackberry Ridge merino by Beemer Knits (HC yarn) in Excellent condition and have just been washed and sprayed with Monkey Farts lanolin :lol:
Rise: 17
Hips: 22
Inseam: 9
£17 *REDUCED*postage included.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2332/2342932753_6621316550_o.jpg
No idea why I've been hoarding these seeing as we haven't used covers for about five months lol.
Motherease Rikki GONE
White Imse Vimse Bumpy Day - Small, VGUC, £3.50
Teddy print Imse Vimse Bumpy Day - Medium, looks new to me, we bought it new off the old CNA and have only pre-wash it I think, £4
Sumbuns Heather Ross Goldfish - Large (fits more like a medium), GUC, £4
Tots Bots GONE
Baby Beehinds PUl Wrap - Medium, EUC, £4
Lovebums - Medium, EUC (fleece is slightly bobbly as to be expected), £5

SUGARPEAS
I have two Sugarpeas WIOs (Wool-in-ones) which work fab, but just aren't fitting Carter anymore, I have two mediums, a Red one which is used a little but still in EUC, it comes with three extra snap ins (four total) which have either been used once or just pre-washed (can't tell the difference so I can't say which is which) - I would like £19 for it all including postage.

The other set is green with the three extra snap ins (four total) and has only been used a couple of times so is like new, the extra snap ins have maybe been worn once or are just pre-washed like with the above set. I'd like £22 for this set as it's that bit newer.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2321/2085816189_5c36c66ca3.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2163/2086602740_ab856c0878.jpg
these longies were a YYMH spot i purchased on HC at mom's diner and i sent in natural dye studios BFL for them. they're very tightly crocheted and just gorgeous (pics are awfuk and do them no justice) but sadly too small in the hips for my monster. only tried on, £15*reduced*
19" rise
20" hips
8.5" inseam

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2039/2049273177_3484b227dc.jpg
(baby not included :lol: )
£17 *reduced* PixieKnits alpaca longies, worn twice and still look like they did when i opened the package, here's better pics and the measurements of them: http://mumzmall.co.uk/pixieknits/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=9&products_id=100

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2226/1808715004_28ef044df8.jpg
TOP LEFT - Muttaqin 3SR, the outside is a knit fabric and has bobbled slightly, however the inside is still like new, very soft velour (I think it's bamboo), no staining. £7

pre-washing advice, please:)

2008-04-03T19:31:03Z

Hello!

I have (hopefully) just completed my newborn stash, hooray!

Now I need some advice on prepping and pre-washing everything. I know this gets asked all the time in clothdiapering but wanted to ask for some specific advice using products I have available on my particular items.

I live in Ireland, have a front loading washer. I have been using Tesco 'Naturally' brand detergent lately, and often I also use a local natural brand. I also have Napisan. I have a tumble dryer as well as a clothesline.

The items I need to prep are:

-assorted pocket nappies: mostly Swaddlebees, some Happy Heinies, Nature Babies, Fuzzibuns, and Slinki Minkis, all brand new, mixed snaps and aplix

-inserts: microfibre, printed cotton flannel, and hemp, also some ordinary microfibre cloths, all new

-wipes: printed cotton flannel, ordinary face cloths, all new

-general baby clothes and accessories

I would really appreciate any advice on prepping everything and general washing, temps and how many washes, and recommendations for detergents (I shop at Tesco and natural foods shop). Also advice on a wipes solution for my wipes warmer, homemade or otherwise.

Lay your knowledge on me! I would love to have as much info as possible so I can put this in my memories and refer to it later. Thanks so much!

Water meter

2008-04-02T09:29:07Z

Apologies in advance if this is prying too much, but may I ask how much water you ladies go through? Usage, not cost, of course.

Reason being that we're switching to a meter based on our local company's DIY usage calculator and now I'm getting cold feet. We can switch back to rates within 12 months if it doesn't work out, but hassle, yadda yadda..

For our part, we're 2 adults plus 9mo bub. We wash most dishes in the sink and run the slimline dishwasher a couple of times a week. 1-2 showers a day between us, bath the wee one every other day. Garden/car water generally comes from the water butts.

longies

2008-03-30T11:41:07Z

hello again.
Does anyone de-pill their longies or will this make them less effective over time? Can't decide whether or not to take a wool shaver to a pair of my daughter's.

Fast drying fitted nappy-advice please

2008-03-26T10:43:42Z

hi,
I'm new to lj and my first post is a beg...
Can anyone recommend a really fast-drying nappy that isn't too expensive? At the moment I seem to spend all my time washing and tumble drying my nappies as they take forever to dry hanging up inside and the weather's too rank to hang them out.. I don't really want to spend a lot per nappy unless it's unavoidable as my son is going to be potty training soon and I'll only have 1 in nappies then so can go back to 3 or 4 washes a week with no urgency to get them dry. At the moment I'm using a combination of microfleece-stuffed wonderoos, motherease one-size, flat terries and a hotchpotch of homemade fitted ones, all of which (except the flats) seem to take forever to dry. I'm really looking for some quick drying fitteds that I can use at night or if I'm out and that'll dry (preferably without going crispy) in a couple of hours on a radiator or overnight if I bung them on an airer as I hate using my washer dryer to dry them. It can take up to 5 hours to get them dry in there, which is not only bad for my electricity bill and the environment but means I find it difficult to get any other washing done and (as it's overheated in the past so I don't like to leave it) next to impossible to get out.

For sale

2008-03-18T13:57:02Z

Mods please remove if not appropriate :-)

I'm moving house next month so being very brave and destashing *sob* The nappies are listed here. Postage to be added at cost or free if you buy more than one.

There are some WAHM's, Berryplush, pockets, fitteds, PUL wraps and a wool wrap. A range of sizes from small to large and a mixture of boyish and girly nappies :-)

Sets

2008-03-10T22:44:30Z

Can anyone recommend a good site/WAHM to get nappy/shirt sets from? Am looking for a gift, have already checked out Baby Bufters. Thanks :)

Wiping out wraps

2008-03-04T12:10:37Z

My 7mo daughter seems to be getting through our wraps at a rate of knots at the moment - we've got poo squidged right up to the back elastic of our nature babies wraps practically every time, and, with only 7 of them, that means extra washes just so we've got enough for her.
Anyone got any tips for how I can avoid this? Am I just being lazy and not changing her enough, or is there something tricky you can rig up with liners to catch it all?
(We're mostly using nature babies wraps with cotton prefolds, if that helps. I have a couple of tots bots bamboozles, and a couple of lollipop fleeces, but we don't seem to get the same problem with them)

cloth_nappies @ 2008-03-04T08:55:00

2008-03-04T08:58:06Z

We have been using shaped nappies (Thirsties and Tots Bots) with wraps (Thirsties) since birth with Elisha. The time has finally come where I need to order next size nappies for her.

We love the Thirsties, but I am finding myself entertaining the idea of a pocket nappy perhaps. Looking at Bum Genius, Fuzzibunz, and Itti bitti D'lish

Any thoughts or reccomendations? Did you go from a 2 part system to pockets and hate it? Love it? Used a mix of both?

PUL wrap recommendations

2008-03-03T14:40:07Z

I need to get a couple of PUL wraps for my currently unborn baby. He will be exclusively breastfed. What do people recommend?

Patterns

2008-02-29T03:10:24Z

Does anyone make their own nappies or sanitary towels? What are the best materials to use? As far as cloth nappies what's easiest? Fitteds or pockets? Can you point me in the direction of patterns?

Also, little leather slippers for babies. Anyone make those or know a pattern for them? They seem easy, but I don't wanna take my babies apart to see how they're made!

I'm getting a sewing machine for my birthday! Yay!

help - stink and rash!

2008-02-20T16:23:45Z

We had ye olde ammonia stink come up so I stripped the nappies at the end of last week, same way I always do, one wash with bio (1 liquitab to a 3/4 full 9kg drum) and vinegar and then two more full cycles with no detergent, all at 60 degrees. A good half of our nappies are bamboo so I don't wash them any higher. The bamboo's were still eye wateringly ammonic (is that a word?) after being worn for like, an hour so I gave them a couple of extra washes with no detergent, again at 60. They smell fine out of the washer but as soon as they're worn then it's coming straight back. Also, whenever she's in a cloth my daughter gets a horrible rash around her legs. I had her in moltex while I did all the extra washes and things. Put her in a tots bots this morning and then when I changed her before lunch, she had huge blisters around the top of her legs and a bad nappy rash. Argh! She's back in disposables while I try and figure out whats going on. Help!

(I've washed the nappies with bio for about 6 months, not changed brand or anything, the rash is a recent development)

ETA: Forgot to add, I did use bicarb second time around I did the bamboo's

Sigh

2008-02-14T15:52:50Z

With regret, I am forced to admit that my adorable 6 month old daughter is much more agile (rolling and the like) on the rare occasions she is in dispicables compared to her lovely totsbots fluffles. Anyone else noticed this and/or can recommend any nappies that are more flexible for a would-be athlete? Do i need to find a cunning terry fold?

20% off sale at Mama Bless

2008-02-04T14:32:41Z

20% off sale

Mama Bless rainbow longies are on sale for £23.22 plus shipping.
Hemp Cotton One Size £7.92 plus shipping.
Bamboo Cotton £7.60 plus shipping.

These longies are great. I have had the Large ones for several months. I just quickly hemmed the leg by hand and now I have longies with a high-rise to last my son many many months.

I also love the bamboo nappy. I use it at night.

If you buy, please tell her Jen and Joseph from Germany sent you. I do not get commission or anything but she is an 'online friend' of mine. I had not bought anything at the time and she was helpful and super-nice when responding to my questions.

http://www.mamabless.com/acatalog/index1.html
http://mamabless.com/homepage.htm

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cloth_nappies

Nappies and Woollies for sale

cloth_nappies @ 2008-06-23T19:59:00

Cleaning aplix

For Sale

Flats/prefolds

hemp

Trying to clear some of the stash

Set recs?

For Sale

Macaws, Dinos and Boats!

Charity Raffle to raise money for SANDS

Longies, Mutt, covers etc.

pre-washing advice, please:)

Water meter

longies

Fast drying fitted nappy-advice please

For sale

Sets

Wiping out wraps

cloth_nappies @ 2008-03-04T08:55:00

PUL wrap recommendations

Patterns

help - stink and rash!

*Sigh*

20% off sale at Mama Bless

Sigh