DIY query
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Topic: DIY query
Posted By: Leish
Subject: DIY query
Date Posted: 05 July 2007 at 9:45pm
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Hi all
Was perusing the greenbeans website and saw the DIY pocket kits and wondered what FOE means? I know that it stand for Fold Over Elastic but I am not sure what that actually looks like. Is it more like a Fuzzi elastic or a Tweedle/Baby Harmony elastic? Thanks ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 05 July 2007 at 9:49pm
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its not like fuzzis - fuzzi elastic is in the nappy and not seen but the FOE goes on the outside ...
if you look in the "Your creations gallery" on the greenbeans site they have a few pics of some made up. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: Leish
Date Posted: 05 July 2007 at 9:59pm
Oh thanks gandt  Didn't think of that.------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 05 July 2007 at 10:21pm
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The nappies my mum made had the FOE with the kit and she used it in the inside and they are fine. She found the FOE eaier to use in the inside. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Leish
Date Posted: 05 July 2007 at 10:47pm
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Have you tried using the nappies Becks? I was worried that the FOE might leave red marks on thighs. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: mum2emj
Date Posted: 06 July 2007 at 7:39am
| i have used the FOE greeenbeans kit- i have a pic in the clothbots pic's. i have find it works fine, and it doesnt leave red marks on kayla or leak. apparantly FOE is slightly harder to make. |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 06 July 2007 at 9:25am
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Yep i've used them on him a couple of times and no red marks but it is inside so not directly on his skin. The way my mum made the nappies they are very much like tweedles. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 06 July 2007 at 9:41am
If it's your first time making nappies I'd recommend the standard pockets then trying the FOE ones. FOE does look pretty cool though!  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Leish
Date Posted: 06 July 2007 at 3:44pm
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Thanks everyone
This will be my first time making anything. Eek. Hope that it goes ok. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 06 July 2007 at 4:27pm
I found they do take a little bit of practice but can be quite rewarding. I just don't have that much patience...I tend to get bored after the 2nd nappy!  ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 06 July 2007 at 5:10pm
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Is FOE like the elastic on a Bummis cover? ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: Leish
Date Posted: 06 July 2007 at 9:47pm
Thats what i'm worried about Paws  I tend to be a bit like that too and I think I am only doing it out of curiousity. Want to see if I can do it.------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 07 July 2007 at 1:47pm
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I'm sure ya can Leish! If you need to, I'm sure there'll be someone on the Nappy Network who could show ya how.
I really must learn how to make nappies now that I have the machines! Just need to get fabric... Maybe when I've finished studying. Don't need another way to procrastinate!
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 07 July 2007 at 2:05pm
yes...  ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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aimeejoy wrote: