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Cloth Diaper Chat #15-- with Rebecca of Cuddle Baby
7/13/05

6 mamas in attendance

18:57:38 mod_Cuddlebaby hello!
18:57:41 mod_Cuddlebaby welcome!
18:58:15 jojospok23 hi
18:58:18 Kdybs hi!
18:58:19 mod_Cuddlebaby Im Rebecca mom to four 11 weeks up to almost 10 years"
18:58:42 mod_Cuddlebaby I own Cuddlebaby.com and have been sewing diapers dince 1998
18:58:59 mod_Cuddlebaby cloth diapering someone since I was 10  :)  (I'm oldest of nine)
18:59:16 Kdybs Hi Rebecca, Hi Joanne! I'm Kristin from the compassionate parenting board- I thought I would just stop by and see what was going on.
18:59:30 jojospok23 same here, and hi Kristin ;)
18:59:30 mod_Cuddlebaby woohoo!!
18:59:39 mod_Cuddlebaby all of us from compassionate parenting!
18:59:44 jojospok23 aye
18:59:50 mod_Cuddlebaby that's cool.
19:00:07 mod_Cuddlebaby just YOU going on  :)
19:00:12 mod_Cuddlebaby any questions?
19:00:22 Kdybs How did you get started sewing diapers?  I am way too addicted to afford my habit:)
19:00:25 mod_Cuddlebaby so all of us have 2-3 month olds right/
19:00:36 jojospok23 yup, 11 weeks here.
19:00:39 mod_Cuddlebaby I'll give you my secret  :)
19:00:41 Kdybs 12 weeks here
19:00:42 mod_Cuddlebaby diapersewing.com
19:00:48 jojospok23 was there last night!
19:00:50 mod_Cuddlebaby step by step instructions on sewing diapers.
19:00:53 mod_Cuddlebaby she's great.
19:01:18 Kdybs oh- very cool
19:01:22 jojospok23 is it hard?
19:01:25 mod_Cuddlebaby debit
19:01:27 mod_Cuddlebaby debi
19:01:32 mod_Cuddlebaby her name just came to me  :)
19:01:35 mod_Cuddlebaby no, easy.
19:01:42 mod_Cuddlebaby start with old towels until you learn.
19:01:43 jojospok23 i would have to borrow a sewing machine, so i would have to really commit
19:01:46 jojospok23 right
19:01:47 mod_Cuddlebaby I just started...with no help.
19:02:17 Kdybs What level of sewing ability would you say it takes?
19:02:20 jojospok23 could you sew before? see thats my major hang up :P havent used a sewing machine since i was 11
19:02:31 mod_Cuddlebaby cut up some of your husband's t shirts  :)
19:02:41 mod_Cuddlebaby I had a few early ones with chevy emblems on the butt  :)
19:02:48 jojospok23 lol
19:02:57 mod_Cuddlebaby I didn't eithr Joanne (is that right for your name?)
19:02:57 Kdybs oh how funny
19:03:03 jojospok23 yes
19:03:25 mod_Cuddlebaby junior high home ec class sewing level  :)
19:03:27 mod_Cuddlebaby really.
19:03:39 Kdybs okay- I have that- I just need to get my machine working
19:03:41 jojospok23 i quit sewing when i stitched right through the pad of my finger :(
19:03:53 Kdybs I'm going to try and knit a soaker soon too
19:03:56 Kdybs ouch!
19:04:17 mod_Cuddlebaby yeah knitting soakers is HOT right now...
19:04:17 jojospok23 i must admit i am more inclined towards knitting-the needles aren't so sharp lol
19:04:43 mod_Cuddlebaby you'll use wool right?  of course you know to knit it extra large then felt it...
19:04:50 Kdybs I have so many projects on needles right now- but I figure one more isn't going to hurt me.
19:05:02 mod_Cuddlebaby I've put a needle through my fingernail, and right on through...
19:05:11 mod_Cuddlebaby can't do that in most newer machines...
19:05:41 Kdybs I wasn't going to felt the first one (the pattern that I have doesn't call for it).  Do I have to felt it?
19:05:47 mod_Cuddlebaby yeah, get good at it Kristin (is that right) and I woul dlove to sell at my site.
19:06:09 mod_Cuddlebaby hmmm, good question, I think so, but now not so sure.
19:06:37 jojospok23 how exactly are the leak resistant though, if they don't have PUL or something in them?
19:06:40 mod_Cuddlebaby I think that you would to make it tight enough, but maybe you should ask a knitting expert.
19:06:49 mod_Cuddlebaby I can ask on my wahm email list.
19:07:00 mod_Cuddlebaby lanoline
19:07:05 mod_Cuddlebaby lanolin
19:07:11 mod_Cuddlebaby that's all!
19:07:17 Kdybs I think it is just tightly knit.  Looking at the wool type and gauge it seems really tight.  Then just lanolize it and go
19:07:26 mod_Cuddlebaby you have to lanolize the soakers regularly, never ever wash them,
19:07:27 jojospok23 wouldnt the pee go through the weave gaps?
19:07:31 jojospok23 oh
19:07:37 mod_Cuddlebaby which, frankly is the reason why I don't own one  :)
19:07:42 jojospok23 eeeeww
19:07:46 jojospok23 never wash?
19:07:49 Kdybs what covers do you use on your diapers
19:07:52 jojospok23 really. eeewwww
19:07:56 mod_Cuddlebaby I'm lazy.  I put all covers, diapers and everythng in both the washer and drier
19:08:02 Kdybs you wash them by hand- in the sink
19:08:30 Kdybs I have two wool covers now and I just throw them in the sink once a week or so and put some lanolin in there about every other time.
19:08:31 mod_Cuddlebaby Kristin, yeah that sounds plausible...I'm a crocheter, but haven't done anything wool.
19:09:18 mod_Cuddlebaby I use Nappie Wraps....mine.
19:09:26 mod_Cuddlebaby it's my best seller, everyone loves them.
19:09:32 mod_Cuddlebaby they are the 'bubble' type
19:09:36 Kdybs I just saw the cutest pattern for a crochet soaker- I can't crochet.  http://www.tohook.com/blog/?page_id=44
19:09:38 jojospok23 i'm cheap, i use gerber wraps :(
19:09:56 mod_Cuddlebaby so great for fitting over all diapers but not tight enough for non fastened diapers.
19:10:13 jojospok23 they work, but i dont like them. am getting fbs, kissaluvs contours and litewraps
19:11:02 Kdybs I don't see them on your website- maybe I'm not looking the right place??
19:11:14 mod_Cuddlebaby i started with prefolds and gerber plastic pants
19:11:46 mod_Cuddlebaby joanne, have you got them on order already?
19:12:15 jojospok23 no, not yet
19:12:42 jojospok23 cotton babies has a sale on, when i get paid next
19:13:56 mod_Cuddlebaby great pattern
19:14:14 mod_Cuddlebaby maybe my mom'll make it  :)
19:14:26 jojospok23 :P
19:14:38 mod_Cuddlebaby whats the url for cotton babies?
19:14:53 mod_Cuddlebaby i'm nursing now
19:14:55 jojospok23 cottonbabies.com
19:15:02 mod_Cuddlebaby forgive my slowness
19:15:07 mod_Cuddlebaby duh
19:15:11 mod_Cuddlebaby thanks
19:15:27 jojospok23 6 fbs with inserts for $87
19:15:29 jojospok23 yw :P
19:17:51 mod_Cuddlebaby what are our babies' names?
19:18:06 Kdybs Mia Grace
19:18:30 jojospok23 abigail rose-yours?
19:18:53 mod_Cuddlebaby sarah olivia
19:19:18 mod_Cuddlebaby all girls and ALL beautiful names!!
19:19:25 Kdybs That's what I thought!
19:19:41 Kdybs I love all of the pictures of abigail- she is just too cute!
19:19:46 jojospok23 yeah :D
19:19:50 mod_Cuddlebaby mine's trying to go to sleep
19:20:03 jojospok23 ty
19:20:07 jojospok23 mine too
19:20:12 jojospok23 :bf
19:20:23 jojospok23 sloooow typing :P
19:20:24 mod_Cuddlebaby i need to keep up so i learn everone's names and everything
19:20:42 Kdybs You need to post pictures Rebecca :)
19:20:46 mod_Cuddlebaby slinging to osleep?
19:20:54 mod_Cuddlebaby yeah!!
19:21:11 mod_Cuddlebaby