My first attempt at sewing diapers came with the news that my dear friend was pregnant. Given that I had been a cloth diaper retailer for four years at that point and was surrounded by stacks of diapers, I have no idea why I wanted to venture into diaper construction.  However I figured [...]

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Families are finding ways to diaper for free in this soft world economy. The folks at Fern & Faerie have experience in the department of recycled diapering.
They offer a free tutorial with folding and sewing instructions for diapering with household goods.  A stylish prefold diaper is born using an old towel, flannel pants, [...]

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These days hospitals, schools, cities and states are all requrired to be “prepared” for emergencies like never before.  We all know that preparing our own homes for emergencies is important as well.  For some reason, though, when I thought about my own family’s preparedness I never thought about diapers. 
One day I received an email from [...]

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As a large marketplace for handmade artisans, HyenaCart sent out an email statement to HyenaCart sellers addressing the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA).  HyenaCart has nearly 40,000 registered shoppers all interested in buying handmade items.  The CPSIA may largely impact their marketplace and their email works to calm some of the excitement around this issue.  Here is their statement:
“By now, many of [...]

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There are a few good cloth diapering resources that get bookmarked, linked to, talked about, and poured over for years after the author’s children are out of diapers.  This month, the blog article “Cloth Diaper Essentials: A Comparative Review” joins these great cloth diapering articles. Traveling with Baby’s review compares 9 brands of cloth diapers including chinese prefolds, fitteds, [...]

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The months of June and July 2008 have become a season of giving cloth diapers away.  Two major groups of sewing women have dedicated portions of June and July for sewing and giving; the This-End-Up Yahoo Group and the Kayla’s Cloth Kits Yahoo Group.
Denise Cole, one of the moderators of the The This-End-Up Yahoo group with [...]

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I hate sewing and using patterns, I just love fabric. Even my cat laughs when I come home with more fabric I “need.” So, I was very pleasantly surprised when I tried the Chloe Toes cloth diaper pattern. The Chloe Toes cloth diaper pattern is easy to use, comes in several sizes, and offers several options [...]

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Don’t you just love it when you happen upon a new site that is soooo cool? Luck was on my side when I stumbled through a link that led me to Make Baby Stuff. While I have yet to find any cloth diaper patterns on this fun site, I have found tons of [...]

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Did you know that a large, one-time use company will go to great lengths to protect their name? Yes, this is happening to me. I recently filed an application to trademark the name “Pampered Bunz.” Yesterday, I got a copy of a letter (from my lawyer) from an extremely large company who owns a well-known [...]

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From ”old fashioned” prefolds to the hottest bamboo and hemp fabric fitted diapers, non-waterproof diapers are popular these days.  Diaper covers are a good, if not necessary, addition to a stash consisting of prefolds and fitteds.  Whether you choose to use prefolds because you are pinching pennies, or you are splurging on that Good Mama Fitted, The KCK One™-one size fits [...]

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