I am going to jump on the MCN bandwagon and I don't want to buy them, maybe one or 2 so i can get an idea on what they look and feel like. I hope to make my own soon.
Has anyone made any AIO with any success? I am reading the 1st thread to try and catch up but I haven't seen anything yet. I am curious as to what makes them so absorbent. I am not a fan of pilchers..
I look forward to getting to know you all! Hope you are all having a great weekend!!!
Sarah - I havent made an AIO but I use fleecie and PUL covers. PIlchers...oh yuck!!!! Have you had a look at all the types of MCN's out there? Your better off to trial and error before jumping in to quickly...Some girls make a pocket nappy and stuff it with a booster, i use pea pods. Yo have to find the right type so to speak, of nappy you like before jumping in and making some. Good idea to get a few first like you said. Some have different height's in the waist, snap finished, velcro finish or snappy finish. I hope im not being to confussing (my head is now spinning lol) come back and let us know what exactly you have looked at and tried and we'll see if we can help.
Mel - one more week. Im so excited!!!!!!!!! Dont bother about cleaning the house...Ive got thread everywere here all over the floor, in the kids stuff...ah Vy had some in her mouth before. DOesnt matter mate!
On a nappy designer/legend (as some refer to her as) wavelength, I must tell you I have had the absoluet pleasure of meeting Lori who makes VB's. I was in totaly ore of her wednesday when she came to MY HOUSE!!! sorry for the shouting but she is the most amazing woman i have yet meet. She has 7 children, her eldest has autisum, she is at Uni and tafe and running her business. It was so good to talk to someone here that can relate to having
a) a child with a disability
b) a hectick mummy schedule
c) your own business
d) plus trying to keep you house ....well sort of clean
She offered for me to come to her house for a sew up...I learnt so much from her in the 2 hours I talked with her. I have a new super hero...Lori
Enough Maz *Maz slaps herself in face*. Must go...sewing some delishious new covers that I'll show off to you all at Mel's next saturday.
okay peops time to get a show of hands as to who is coming to my place next week.
I think Maz might be (heheh) anyone else...Sammi, Cat, Nelle, Tracey, Ray, Jols......anyone????
Tracey said she would come and make coffees and drool........you still up for that..I have a pressie here for zyon too if you are coming otherwise I will pop up for a visit. I have been waiting to hear you are a bit less frazzled before turning up on your doorstep!!
Ray if you are coming I have your precious microfleece for you too hun!!
SarahBarah if you are in the Melbourne you are ,most welcome to join us for our sewup too.
I also have a portacot if anyone bubbas need nye nyes and stuff like that.........
I am going to double post seeing as this thread doesn't get as much traffic so apologies in advance
Hi Mel, I am in Horsham, so not far away except for the fact I am too scared to get my P's I would have loved to come to the sew up but maybe some othertime.
Maz, I guess the reason I want to jump right into the AIO's is the convenience. I really love my disposables, they are not too bulky and only one layer to fuss with. I guess in my mindset the more layers you put on the bulkier the lot gets, am I mistaken? I think I have a lot to learn still....
What is PUL? I know I saw other abbreviations that I don't know, if any others can be clarified that would be great.
Well time to start coming up with some money so I can fund my new project
PUL is polyurethane laminate. Its a type of waterproof stuff but it breaths. So sort of the same effect as your yukky plastic pants but much nicer for bub & you can get it in a massive range of materials. Check out Wild Child nappies, they have a laminating service where you send in your own material. So really you could get what ever you wnated as far as patterns go.
MM is Malden Mills Fleece. Again another waterproofing layer. Comes in a range of different weights. Makes nice covers & used in AIO's. - first AIO I made was of MM outter hemp internal soaker & microfleece inner. Its the black & white check one on my blog, works really well. Fast becoming one of my fav nappies.
FOE is Fold over elastic. I have used it but not that fussed with it only because I don't need it for how I made my nappies & covers. Its like a thick bit of elastic that has a crease in the middle so you can fold it over. so you end up with elastic on both sides of your material, you use it to bind the edge of something. Have a look at the Baby Behind PUL & wool covers to see what I mean.
MF could be Micro Fleece or Micro fibre. Mfleece is what yiou have as your liner or inner of a nappy to keep skin feeling dry. M Fibre is very absorbant material.
I made my first nappy last night. Think i did pretty well however i'm having one problem. The elastic i put in the legs isn't making the material bunch up, if that makes sense, so it's not stretching much. When i'm sewing the elastic on it's stretch as far as it goes but then when im finished it just doesn't, i don't get it. What am i doing wrong?
Are you sewing just the ends of the elastic down or are you sewing along the whole length of elastic? You're only supposed to anchor each end down....I've made the mistake of sewing along the whole thing (my first nappy) and had the same problem as you.
you can go along the length of it if you use the right stitch, I use a tripple zig zag and have no probs but on thicker layers i use the one that just incases the elastc after tacking it down. not sure wat its called...
it is a stretch zig zag that some machines can do......it actually catches bobbin halfway to the zig and then again halfway to the zag if that makes sense rather than the standard zigzag which catches just at each point/turn IYGWIM
it makes the elastic more secure and can even out the gathers if done right....... the only reason you wouldn't do it all the way down is if you were elasticating a thick fabric like fleece - hence why the honeyboys use a tacking and casing system. If you were doing a stretch fabric you definitely want to stitch it all down otherwise it gathers really weirdly.
I also use the stretch zigzag on my covers and the elastic is nice and bunchy when I let go. It is the zig zag stitch that looks like its cut through in places...BBH's use them on their nappies if you have a look. I dont think I could just anchor down my elastic on the ends..id be to scared that the elastic would fray after awhile and click out of the sticth so to speak.
Tegan I take my hat of to you for trying matie...Nappies blog my mind to much and run away and hide..hench me going to the sewing day to find out a little about them. Let us know how you go..IM interested to know.
Have just realised that I threw out my SL chenille in blue and green. I could just hit myself in the head..I had plans for it and the green was 1 1/2 meters worth. So stupid...can you tell im pg????
Sarah - depends what nappies you use to bulkiness but yes I agree they are bulky. I went to a 1st birthday party today and everyone crowded round when I changed Vy cause she was the only one in MCN (peapod) yes me, her mama was very proud!!!! especially when she got up and did her bum tapping thing afterwards going YEAH!!!!
Has anyone tried mama birds nappy patterns? The AIO looks like an interesting one! I might give it a go next week. I wish I had saved for a better sewing machine, it isn't bad, it is a homemaker brand though, I don't have much luck with their stuff :S
Well i just made a second one. I used the stretch zig zag and it did seem to be a lot better, but not perfect. Will probably have to have a few more goes at it to get it right. I would show a pic but can't seem to get the gallery working, will try again tomorrow.
Last edited by Antheia; September 9th, 2007 at 10:27 PM.
I would have loved to come to the sew up but maybe some othertime.
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