Cloth Nappy Making

over my head mate....have no idea. Go and have a sticky, google 'how to make a bum jumper'. sorry cant help!

Ask the NC ppl in the Sewing room FJ - I think there might even be a sticky on it there somewhere?

yeah I have. I have no problem making a bum jumper just have not done it using the sides not the arms...

Mel, just checking that I sent you a PM? Milo has been sick so I'm a bit all over the place, sorry :(

Maz, Making the longies/bum jumper was **** easy. Basically get a pair of Vy's track pants & fold them in half & pull out the crotch so you get a point then trace around the shape. Then use that as your pattern. Cut out the material you want to use so you have 4 bits. First sew up the straight side of each leg then open the (now) 2 bits out & lay them on top of each other. then sew from the top of the waist to the tip of the crotch on both sides. Then flip it around so you now have a pair of pants. Now you just need to sew up & around the inner legs. Make sence??

Just make sure that when you cut your pattern you leave enough at the top & bottom to put your hem & a pocket for the elastic.

I Just Bought A Snap Press!!!

Awesome Fiona Jill! Good for you!

:clap: WTG!

FJ, I am so jealous!

FJ - ROFL - NO you didnt make sence but nothing does to me ATM. Welcome to the wonderful world of snapping...I just bought a heap more snaps yesterday too. YOur going to LOVE it!!!!

I have about 10 nappies ready to be snapped! I can't wait, its going ot meke putting them on Isla so much easier. Atm I just put a cover over it but its so fiddly to get it all on while she is rolling about!

Just thought id share the following info with you
Went to SL last night and the lady there was telling me that QUICKSEW are going to be bringing out a nappy/cover pattern by the end of the year. Very interesting.
I also went to lincraft and found the most goregous material there. Completely different to SL. I bought some with elephants on them and they have butterflies and roses, stuff ive never seen before.

It will be easy enough to go over the snaps on my sandman nappy once I have a snap press hey? Alot of the snaps on it don't snap together because the little prong in the middle isn't squshed enough. if I just squish it again that should fix it right? I'm not very impressed with the make of this nappy. It very "quick" IFYKWIM. Not alot of care to check it over.

Sorry if someone has asked before but what would i need to buy to make a wet bag and where would i get the stuff from to do it ?

I'm getting a sewing machine in a couple of weeks and i want to make one or should i say try to for when my new nappies arrive.

Pul is the best stuff for a wet bag so you get that waterproofness. Try nappiescovered, nappyworks, bubba earth. They all sell PUL some in nappy cut sizes, some by the metre for a wet bag you probably need by the metre. All three have plain and someprinted puls to choose from. HTH :)

Tiny Toosh is another that sells it by the metre.

FJ I think you should email about the snaps on the sandman nappy. If they are faulty then it should be replaced and the WAHM should know about it so she can rectify the situation.

Michelle sus out the cost of wetbags before buying your PUL. They are about $15 - 20ish depending on what you're after. Unless you're going to get into making nappies as well then the cost of buying PUL for just a wet bag may not be economical IYKWIM.

That's just my opinion though ;)

Thanks for that Sammi. I'll check things out i was just trying to think of somethinig that i might be able to make. I've not used a sewing machine for years.