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"Tom Farrell" wrote in message om... "Cynthia Spilsted" wrote in message ... snip Right, that I knew. I'm curious, do you have any strong opinions on buttons on toddler day-wear? I'm inclined to avoid them, but wondered if people felt it's not a problem. Tom Farrell http://www.SewingWithTom.com/ For my own children, I generally avoided buttons for both the safety concerns (any bought item with buttons I re-stitched the buttons to make sure they were secure) and self-dressing issues. There is enough frustration in a two year old's life without them having to fight buttons when their fine motor skills are not ready for them! Some of the girls' dresses buttoned up the back, and Michael had one or two shirts but that was about the whole of it: tops were mainly pull-on as were pants. We had a few items that snapped or zipped up, but pull-on/off ruled in our house. It made the routines of the day a little easier to manage and helped them learn to dress themselves. Of course, sometimes these things do backfi my older daughter had a thing for dresses but a November birthday. On her 3rd birthday she was cross because I insisted on pants to go to the indoor playground. I thought the argument was settled - until I heard laughter behind me in the foyer of the 'Growing Space'. I put my baby down and turned in time to see an item of clothing flying through the air accompanied by "I told you I didn't want to wear pants!". My daughter had not stopped at removing her coat and boots: she stood starkers in the entry of the Space in full fury. I finally fixed the dilemma of winter weather clothing by sewing reams of lace on all her pants! (Now, this same daughter goes around in 'army look' and still looks feminine!). My biggest problem with toddler clothes was lack of selection for little boys: I had a problem with GI Jose and Ninja Turtles on everything. It was either plain and boring or violent and mean for little boys. I finally bought plain jogging fleece, sewed some outfits and put my own pictures on them with fabric dye sticks and fabric markers. The 'dinosaur panorama' jacket is coming back to our house to be passed on again: it has gone through at least five little boys and is still going strong. The zipper has had to be replaced about three times but the rest of the jacket is in excellent condition. Cynthia |
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I tried not to use buttons on fronts of toddler and under sized
clothes. Choking danger always something to think about. Some kids do not like buttons. A niece of mine hated anything with buttons so everything for her had zippers. Small baby sleep wear is so inexpensive and there are so many great styles available I would probably not sew them anymore. Gowns with french hand sewing, specialty stuff and smocked outfits or dresses is where you can get a lot more for your time and trouble IMO. Taria Right, that I knew. I'm curious, do you have any strong opinions on buttons on toddler day-wear? I'm inclined to avoid them, but wondered if people felt it's not a problem. Tom Farrell http://www.SewingWithTom.com/ |
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The sleepers that I should have copied cost $75 each at a place called "Sir
Nicholas & the Toad" in Vancouver, BC. The only reason that I had them was they were handed down to my daughter from a dear friend with very wealthy family. I still regret not copying the style - and I have enough on my plate that a trial and error version is not a high priority.... I sewed a lot for my own toddlers - and most of my first-born's clothing. For friends, I concentrate on more unique items such as making their first Halloween costume, fun bibs or patchwork stockings for the family. I think Tom's idea of the Polartec sleepers is wonderful because those are only available in the high-end stores and are priced far higher than their worth. Most 'blanket' sleepers on the market are rather horrid affairs... Cynthia "Taria" wrote in message news:uo05d.1591$8H1.1058@trnddc08... I tried not to use buttons on fronts of toddler and under sized clothes. Choking danger always something to think about. Some kids do not like buttons. A niece of mine hated anything with buttons so everything for her had zippers. Small baby sleep wear is so inexpensive and there are so many great styles available I would probably not sew them anymore. Gowns with french hand sewing, specialty stuff and smocked outfits or dresses is where you can get a lot more for your time and trouble IMO. Taria Right, that I knew. I'm curious, do you have any strong opinions on buttons on toddler day-wear? I'm inclined to avoid them, but wondered if people felt it's not a problem. Tom Farrell http://www.SewingWithTom.com/ |
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Here in So. Cal. you could cook a poor wee one if you put them in
enough fleece! Guess I am sort of spoiled and don't much understand really cold weather. My kids are 20 and 22 and I sewed almost everything for them but there is just so much more available now. Taria Cynthia Spilsted wrote: The sleepers that I should have copied cost $75 each at a place called "Sir Nicholas & the Toad" in Vancouver, BC. The only reason that I had them was they were handed down to my daughter from a dear friend with very wealthy family. I still regret not copying the style - and I have enough on my plate that a trial and error version is not a high priority.... I sewed a lot for my own toddlers - and most of my first-born's clothing. For friends, I concentrate on more unique items such as making their first Halloween costume, fun bibs or patchwork stockings for the family. I think Tom's idea of the Polartec sleepers is wonderful because those are only available in the high-end stores and are priced far higher than their worth. Most 'blanket' sleepers on the market are rather horrid affairs... Cynthia "Taria" wrote in message news:uo05d.1591$8H1.1058@trnddc08... I tried not to use buttons on fronts of toddler and under sized clothes. Choking danger always something to think about. Some kids do not like buttons. A niece of mine hated anything with buttons so everything for her had zippers. Small baby sleep wear is so inexpensive and there are so many great styles available I would probably not sew them anymore. Gowns with french hand sewing, specialty stuff and smocked outfits or dresses is where you can get a lot more for your time and trouble IMO. Taria Right, that I knew. I'm curious, do you have any strong opinions on buttons on toddler day-wear? I'm inclined to avoid them, but wondered if people felt it's not a problem. Tom Farrell http://www.SewingWithTom.com/ |
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I would never make anything of fleece for small children, except maybe a
jacket for casual wear when they are over 5 and will be supervised by an adult. It just doesn't seem safe, espcially for sleepers. Most of the time when my children were young, we were living in IL, WS, and CO, they slept in safe flannel and never seemed to need anything heavier. This is just MOHO. Emily |
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Tom Farrell wrote:
[snip] Last but not least: No buttons on infant or toddler sleepwear, please! It is a safety issue because kids will swallow almost anything! Right, that I knew. I'm curious, do you have any strong opinions on buttons on toddler day-wear? I'm inclined to avoid them, but wondered if people felt it's not a problem. Tom Farrell http://www.SewingWithTom.com/ As a mother of a 15 month old boy I can honestly say that buttons are a pain in the neck, he wants to be off playing, not standing around waiting for buttons to be done up. PS. He must know when I'm typing about him, he always wants my undivided attention when I'm half way through typing my post. -- Melinda http://cust.idl.com.au/athol |
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"Emily" wrote in message ...
I would never make anything of fleece for small children, except maybe a jacket for casual wear when they are over 5 and will be supervised by an adult. It just doesn't seem safe, espcially for sleepers. What's the difference between covering them with a blanket and putting them in a sleeper that's made of... well, of blanket? Most of the time when my children were young, we were living in IL, WS, and CO, they slept in safe flannel and never seemed to need anything heavier. Safe flannel? You mean that stuff that bursts into flame at the slightest hint of a spark? No fabric is perfectly safe and hardly any are outright dangerous. The key factor in most cases is for the parents to observe how warm or cool it is and ensure that the child is wearing it when appropriate. Polartec comes in thicknesses ranging from thinner-than-flannel to over half an inch thick, so it's great in regard to you being able to choose just how warm or cool you want the fabric to be when you get it. They do, in fact, make Polartec prints specifically designed for babies. Tom Farrell http://www.SewingWithTom.com/ |
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Tom Farrell wrote:
"Emily" wrote in message ... I would never make anything of fleece for small children, except maybe a jacket for casual wear when they are over 5 and will be supervised by an adult. It just doesn't seem safe, espcially for sleepers. What's the difference between covering them with a blanket and putting them in a sleeper that's made of... well, of blanket? The difference between putting a young child to sleep under a blanket vs in a 'blanket flavoured' sleeper is that air can circulate much more readily around the child beneath a blanket and so s/he is much less likely to overheat. Very young children are much less able to regulate their own body heat and can be at risk from febrile convulsion and dehydration when overdressed in bed. Most of the time when my children were young, we were living in IL, WS, and CO, they slept in safe flannel and never seemed to need anything heavier. Safe flannel? You mean that stuff that bursts into flame at the slightest hint of a spark? YES! You make an important point, Tom! Lots of people don't realise how dangerous flannel (or, as we in Oz call it, 'flannelette') is! The fluffy nap is so easy to catch flame and the layer of oxygen that makes the fabric a warm one is what feeds the fire. Mind you, it's hard to know what *is* the safest fabric for children's sleepwear: synthetic fabrics melt and 'outgas' while natural ones smoulder and then flame. It's interesting to note that the 'danger' component doesn't really come into play while the child is actually *sleeping* in the garment: it's in the time before bed that vigilance is needed. No fabric is perfectly safe and hardly any are outright dangerous. The key factor in most cases is for the parents to observe how warm or cool it is and ensure that the child is wearing it when appropriate. Polartec comes in thicknesses ranging from thinner-than-flannel to over half an inch thick, so it's great in regard to you being able to choose just how warm or cool you want the fabric to be when you get it. They do, in fact, make Polartec prints specifically designed for babies. I used rugby fleece to make sleepers for my kids. Both were compulsive blanket-chuckers and with the sleepers, I knew they were adequately covered. When DD was five, though, she began having night terrors. This turned out to be directly related to overheating in her sleeper and I had to discontinue its use. FWIW, I never used snap tape for making baby clothes and I *hated* fiddling with buttons while dressing a wriggly toddler. I used snap fasteners which I applied myself, using the purpose-built tool they came packaged with. They were just so easy to rip apart when dressing/undressing! Mind you, IME young mothers just aren't interested in hand-made baby clothes today! They want 'cute' little adult-replica clothing put together by 'label' manufacturers so the newborn can appear as a miniature adult in jeans, joggers and proprietary sweatshirts! Urk! Whatever happened to white, lacy baby wear? Sigh... -- Trish {|:-} Newcastle, NSW, Australia |
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I would use fleece over flannel any day!
Why? Flammability questions aside, fleece does not produce lint. If you've ever had a child with respiratory problems and/or environmental allergies, fleece beats flannel by a country mile. Flannel produces lint until it is no longer flannel! I like the look and feel of flannel, but had to limit it's use with my children - especially my oldest. Good quality fleece was not available where I live 18 years ago, so I used a lot of good quality jersey knits and jogging fleece. If I could have had access to the range of Polartec that is available today...... I do not use flame retardant fabrics because the compounds made my children's eczema flare up badly. Cotton flannel does not always 'poof' up into flame, but the linting factor makes it quite flammable. Lint is so flammable that we used to save the dryer lint for campfire starters! Cynthia snip "Emily" wrote in message ... I would never make anything of fleece for small children, except maybe a jacket for casual wear when they are over 5 and will be supervised by an adult. It just doesn't seem safe, espcially for sleepers. snip |
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