okay folks I'm just doing a spot of market research for a friend. Who would be interested in shaped snaps and /or engraved/embossed snaps to use on their nappies if they were available?
With the shaped snaps it would involve buying another die but the one die would fit all the shapes in the collection it is just that the diameter of the cap is a little bigger than the Kam ones so the shape lookas in proportion IYGWIM.
these snaps would be coming from a company that does all the snaps for Nike and Nautica, Adiddas etc and is compatible with all KAM presses so they are great quality polyacetal resin snaps. The price is also comparable with the KAM snaps.
Karina I have plenty of nappies with a flanelette inner and never have a rash problem. If you're concernend about the wet you can just use a rectangular piece of microfleece as a liner.
There are so many gorgeous flanelette patterns! Much more exciting than microfleece on it's own
Mel, those snaps sound very cute! It would be a nice touch for the nappies.
FionaJill, thanks so much for your help. Sorry another question: for the fleece, do I ideally use something that repels or absorbs liquids? The fleece I have seems to just soak it straight up, but the fleece on my bought nappies doesnt.. the water sort of just rolls off, if that makes sense. ?
LOL I think I might just make something else with the fleece I have and get some proper stuff from spotlight.
Sammi, thanks! I have lots of pretty flannelette and I really want to use it for something! Maybe I could use it for the outer so it actually get seen and use the more boring flannelette for the inner! I've got stars and moons, animal prints, some freaky psychadelic pattern with swirls and plenty more other plain boring ones LOL. If I see something nice, I usually buy it. If I'm going to spotlight today and I'll really need some self control so I dont get too much !
Anything that is 100% polyester will keep bub feeling dry. When you test your fleece are you just wetting it with nothing under it? The idea is the liquid will go through it & into the absorbant layers but the wet feeling wont pass back through to bubs skin.
The fleece on your bought nappies might be a better quality fleece then what we can get at SL. Also there might be a build up of washing detergent on them which will repel the water also. You may like to try a strip wash but using a small drop if "Dawn" dishwashing liquid in a HOT wash & then rinse twice. Thats how I do it anyway.
Try putting two layers of your SL fleece over the top of a booster then wet it if you push down on it you should find your hand will stay reasonably dry but the thing with SL fleece is its prone to compression leaks so if you haven't got your nappy boosted well then you may still find you will get leaks when bub is sitting for long times like in the car/pram etc.
When I was using pockets from SL fleece I found they worked well if I boosted with either a hemp or flannel teamed with microfibre. The microfibre will draw the wee away quickly then the hemp or flannel will absorb what gets squished out of the microfibre as its not good at holding on to the wee if its squished. KWIM??
Ahhh thnks for that FionaJill. I get it now! I did wet it with my hemp insert underneath it and then PUL underneath that. With the SL fleece it soaked straight in and the fleece didnt feel very wet, but the insert was wet... so it sounds like the same as what you are explaining. The SL fleece definately has an issue with compression leaks, but my inserts and boosters should take care of that.
Can you do a strip wash in cold water? We only have cold in the laundry. I suppose I could wash it in the bathroom sink with the hot water there, and just swish it around.
I've ordered some PUL from bubbaearth. I got the red and white one.
Would you be able to use PUL as a hidden layer, and have a prettier fabric on the outside??
Yep for sure but i avoid cotton fabrics on the outside of the PUL cuz I worry that it would just make the moisture wick through the PUL but I could be wrong. If you use a polyester print you wont have that worry.
Na pretty sure you need to use hot water, could you fill a bucket of hot water to put in your machine?
Yay! I have some gorgeous brightly coloured polyester prints I might use for the outers. I have a pile of white PUL on the way so might use it over that. Cant think of anything else to use them for!
Is there something you can use in place of PUL?
Or is PUL the best stuff to use for the outer?
I know you can use fleece, but is it a special sort of fleece, like a very thick fleece, or just regular fleece?
Oh what a good idea (bucket of hot water in my machine) I didnt even think of that. Might get DH to do that for me. I'll probably fall over carrying it down the stairs to the laundry. I wish we had hot water in there already. Would make things easier, but its a stupid old-fashioned share-laundry.
I'm off to Spotlight once Claire wakes up from her nap. I'm going to get some more fleece before they take it away. It was on special the other day!
Should I wash all my fabrics before I start sewing, for shrinkage reasons?
You should wash your fabric first, I don;t think it matters with fleece but I don't LOL
If you have PUL I was use that but if you want to make a few with out it just use 2 layers of your SL fleece but the PUL would be better.
The other Fleece you can use is the Malden Mills Fleece but thats one you have to get online. I have some here that I am making covers from.
Wish I had the car to go to SL, I have a layby of 9 metres of cotton rich I want to get out!
I think I might just use up the PUL, because I know it works, wheres my SL fleece is probably a little dodgy.
LOL FJ, DH took car to work today so I'm catching the bus to SL! I need to get out of the house anyway, and SL is only about 10-15 mins on the bus. What Spotlight do you go to?
I usually go to the little one at Mt Druitt. Penrith is bigger but I hate going in there. The staff are so slow it usually takes about 1/2 an hour to be served.
Woohoo my fleece was almost dry as soon as I took it out of the machine. Didnt think it would dry so quickly! Cant wait for my PUL to arrive. I hope its not too long. I so have no life getting all excited over PUL.
Didnt end up going to spotlight today. Its like 36 degree outside and I wasnt too keen on getting on the bus in that heat!
Whats the Mt Druitt Spotlight like, FionaJill? I go to the one at Birkinhead Point. It has lots of stuff but it annoys me because they are also slow there, half of them dont seem to know much about the products, and its too crowded and I'm not a crowds person.
Mt druitt is much smaller then any I have been in but you also get served faster & the girls do actually seem to know a bit about their products, or can at least tell you were something is located if you can't find it. I often find they have more in stock because its not as busy a store as Penrith or Blacktown.
Are there any cheap-ish snap tools out there? The one I saw on Snaps Australia looks a bit exxy (i'm such a cheapo!) and it looks big? I've no idea where I'd put it. Anyone know if there are hand-held tools out there, which would work for applying snaps? Particularly the plasticky/resin type snaps, rather than the metal ones.
I don't think there is any tool that put on the plastic ones other then the press.
Its not as big a sit looks, I just put mine on the table with the sewing machine. It is probably just as tall as the sewing machine & maybe less then half as wide. But its heavy, very heavy.
Its well worth having one because you can snap more then nappies. You can put them on everything. You can also get a smaller die set to put the smaller snaps on clothes etc. I am going to get this the next time I order some more snaps. That way I can put them on the dresses I make Isla.
I think the economics of the snap machine will work out cheaper than using the snaps from SL in the long run. I did work it out a long time ago but can't remember right now.
FJ did you figure it out before you decided to get yours? I think it's break even at around 20 nappies made but I'll have to try and find my working out before I can be sure of that.
oh ok thanks FionaJill. The snp press looks really huge to me but its good to know its not as big as I had imagined it. Hard to tell how large it is when there is nothing else in the picture to compare the size to!
Sammi, yeah the metal snaps from SL seem like such a rip off compared to the ones from Snaps Australia.
I think I m going to use velcro/hook&loop stuff for the time being.
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