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How To Make Cloth Diapers

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

When there’s a hole, tear, missing button, or item that needs hemming I’m on it. The simple sewing tasks don’t intimidate me however, making a cloth diaper seems out of my league.
Of course that was before I discovered the dozens of websites explaining in great detail how to sew anything from an all-in-one, fitted, [...]

How to Give Your Cloth Diapers Some Bling

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

There’s no denying the immediate love a mama feels when she opens a brand new bamboo velour diaper. So squishy. So yummy. So perfect. But, after a while a stash of vanilla can lose it’s charm.
Thankfully, there are some amazingly creative and talented WAHMs working hard to spice up wool, diapers, [...]

Rotavirus and Cloth Diapers: What To Do

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

I’ll be the first to shrug off a stomach bug or fever but when it comes to diarrhea I’m hittin’ the high road…well atleast I’m wishing I could. Not only do you just ache for your poor child and the misery they’re in but secretly you’re wishing you didn’t have to deal with the [...]

How To Sew In The Elastic For Cloth Diapers

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

Amber of Diaperkits.com has created some great how-to videos on YouTube recently. This video shows you how to use the blind method of sewing in elastic in a fitted cloth diaper. Her sewing machine leaves me speechless. It looks like it can sew the elastic by itself! But I assure you [...]

How We Cured a Yeast Diaper Rash

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

I have dealt with rashes on Paisley for pretty much her whole life (18 months). I’ve gone from thinking it was an allergy to serged diapers, then to a wool allergy, then eczema, and even food allergies.
During this process I sold all the serged diapers and switched to turned and topstiched. When it [...]

How To Pin A Cloth Diaper

Saturday, May 24th, 2008

As with anything in life a little practice makes perfect. Pins are no different. I personally have put in zero practice therefore I have a great fear of pins.
Thoughts of stabbing my baby give me nightmares. But, having said that I know there are thousands of moms pinning diapers successfully every hour.
This [...]