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Posted: 24 February 2008 at 1:20pm |
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I received the fabric from Greenbeans and I have been studying TNN website. I see they have the option of gussetts to help reduce explosions.
Are gussetts necessary/helpful or are they just extra work when making the nappy?
Man I can't wait to get making these nappies and give them a go on Lauren, how sad am I? Nappies never used to excite me at all!
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kebakat
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Posted: 24 February 2008 at 1:35pm |
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I think they are just extra work. I don't like them much anyway. They have a tendancy to gape away from the legs a bit and leave red marks on Daniels thighs.. we love roll out fleece and I think they hold explosions better.
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Posted: 24 February 2008 at 2:12pm |
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Leo had always worn nappies with gussets because I'd believed they were better (only going on the sale blurb of the nappies I owned!) - but I recently bought a Foxybots which has the rolled out fleece and I love it. I only use it as a night nappy but it works better than any of my other nappies with gussets - I think because overnight the extra wee may wick out the stitching of the gussets? Also, not having a gusset means there's more width in the pocket so I find it much easier to stuff. He's not pooed in his Foxybots though so I can't comment on how well it would hold in, but I'm guessing it would be fine. I personally like the look of rolled out fleece too, it just looks more comfy.
Vic xx
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Posted: 24 February 2008 at 2:33pm |
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O.k excuse my ignorance but what is roll out fleece? I am new to this cloth nappy stuff so don't know the terminology yet!
I will pop onto Staceys website and see if I can what you guys mean by "roll out fleece"!!
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Posted: 24 February 2008 at 2:36pm |
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Nope still don't get it......help me girls....
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Posted: 24 February 2008 at 5:40pm |
I just made my first nappy!!! I used the wee weka pattern and followed the first set of instructions (when she makes the orange nappy) and this is the result
I am so chuffed with my nappy!!! Ok, I did break the needle at the end and havent quite sewn all thr way round the last velcro tab! but hey! not bad for a really crap sewer!
Peachy, as an indication I used the S/M size and thought it would be huge but made it anyway...I possibly did too big a seam allowance (1cmish) and the result is a perfect fitting nappy that is really trim.....ok that limits us on inserts.
I currently have an ecobubs trifold in there.
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Posted: 24 February 2008 at 5:41pm |
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oh, it took me about an hour to do and most of that time was squinting at the instructions thinking "so this but goes where??"
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Posted: 24 February 2008 at 5:50pm |
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I am so impressed at you guys for making your own nappies!!!! GO you!!!
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Posted: 24 February 2008 at 10:24pm |
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Which pattern did you use nzpiper?
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Posted: 25 February 2008 at 2:21pm |
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Go Peachy!
We have some homemade (not by me!) pockets with gussets, they were good when the girls were fully b/f and having huge explosions but now they're no better/worse than any of the others they have. Manda who sewed them did say that the FOE on the gussets was a monkey to sew.
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Posted: 25 February 2008 at 3:42pm |
 peachy wrote:
Which pattern did you use nzpiper? |
I used the wee weka pattern for S/M pocket. It is a bit on the small side even though the pattern looks humungus!
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Posted: 25 February 2008 at 4:19pm |
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Thats the one I have printed off to. It does look huge, I thought that too!
I am going to give it a go tomorrow hopefully, my day turned to complete custard today, I was a bit too disorganised to get sewing, but one good thing came of today, I joined Weight Watchers, I've got 9.5kgs to loose to get back to my pre-preggy weight!
O.k wayyyyyyyyy off topic!
Well done nzpiper your nappy looks fab!
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Posted: 25 February 2008 at 10:02pm |
peachy wrote:
I am going to give it a go tomorrow hopefully, my day turned to complete custard today, I was a bit too disorganised to get sewing, but one good thing came of today, I joined Weight Watchers, I've got 9.5kgs to loose to get back to my pre-preggy weight!
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Well done on joining WW's Peachy! I've lost weight successfully with their No Points plan after both of my pregnancies. I'm sure you'll do great 
Vic xx
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To add gussetts or not?
