Comments on Towards Sustainability: Homemade cloth facial wipes

I lurve your blog! Another idea for the wings migh...

2009-09-23T19:46:30.803+10:00

I lurve your blog! Another idea for the wings might be the tulle, or op shop curtain net, stiffened with a cornflour (corn starch?) mixture, and deffo ties or elastic for the shoulders.
After my babies were born and I needed extra sanitary padding, I used to use terry nappies. Cheap and when boiled, sterile and worked perfectly!
I pledge that today I will make my own facial wipes!

I used all my nappies as hand towels in the bathro...

2009-01-20T00:56:00.000+11:00

I used all my nappies as hand towels in the bathroom - they lasted about 8 years before I had to use them for rags.

Hi Keely, I reckon terry flats would work really w...

2008-02-02T14:15:00.000+11:00

Hi Keely, I reckon terry flats would work really well :-) I'm glad your overlocker is working well, I'm going to keep an eye out for a local one if it comes up for sale.

Hi Ali - yes, pull out your sewing machine woman!

Hey Kristi :-) I've seen some great wipes online that had flannelette on one side and terry on the other (and they were much bigger than mine) that ladies were using as exfoliating wipes. If *I* can sew these you can too, it's seriously simple! Have a go and let me know how you went!

Hi Kate, hmm I see what you mean about the wings possibly sagging, I think multiple attachment points is a great idea, thanks :-)

Lis, I made the wipes square because it seemed wasteful and time-consuming to cut up the nappy into circles: I'd have ended up with a heap of wasted bits and it would have taken me twice as long! There's no real reason why they have to be circles I don't think? Have a go and let me know how you went :-)

Cheers, Julie

The facial wipes are an excellent idea, I was only...

2008-02-01T21:23:00.000+11:00

The facial wipes are an excellent idea, I was only looking at the little round ones I use everyday and wondering what I could replace them with. I was thinking about circles out of towelling, like I made as breast pads when I was breastfeeding. You have made my mind tick over now and think about squares. Will have to go thru my fabric stash and see what I have :)
My machine is still out from making the veggie bags out of tulle.
Perhaps you could use tulle to make the wings, with a layer of stiffening inside it?

I see what you mean about the stockings. If you're...

2008-02-01T13:23:00.000+11:00

I see what you mean about the stockings. If you're going with cardboard it'll be heavier, which might mean that they sit wrong (feathers facing the floor), so you might need some way of attaching them at multiple points (rather than the biologically correct seam down the middle!). Velcro across the shoulders would work, and be pretty neat.

BUT if you were thinking of using the dress for anything else, perhaps loops on the wings that were safefy pinned on to the dress. Or shoulder loops on the dress, with ribbon ties on the wings.

Sounds fun. I only have a son, so it's probably not a problem I'm going to have to think about too much.

Really neat idea for facial wipes! I wonder if th...

2008-01-31T10:37:00.000+11:00

Really neat idea for facial wipes! I wonder if there is any type of exfoliating fabric you could put on the other side. Washable exfoliating facial wipes?? I use disposable ones now, hmmm... I wonder if I could make these with my very very limited sewing skills :)

Kristi

the cloth facial wipes are a brilliant idea. I nee...

2008-01-31T09:23:00.000+11:00

the cloth facial wipes are a brilliant idea. I need to make some for my daughter!! I NEED to pull out the sewing machine and USE IT for a few projects!!!!!

Great idea, using the old cloth nappies as facial ...

2008-01-30T21:06:00.000+11:00

Great idea, using the old cloth nappies as facial wipes, I've got heaps of old terry flats I could use for that! And I bought a second hand overlocker from ebay, have been really pleased with it, it wasn't as cheap as I would have liked, but I bought a pretty good brand, so I knew that even though it was old it would still be working in quite a few years to come!

Hi Kate, ooh, renting time is a great idea, I neve...

2008-01-30T20:00:00.000+11:00

Hi Kate, ooh, renting time is a great idea, I never knew you could do such a thing. There is a big craft shop locally that has machines and overlockers out the back for classes, I must go and enquire if they rent out theirs? Thanks for the tip!

As for the wings, we've had no less than five pairs of stocking-and-coat-hanger wings so far that have all been pretty much destroyed within no time at all (bent and/or ladders/holes in the stockings) *Sigh* This time I want to make something that will last LOL, so I am thinking fabric-lined cardboard trimmed with tinsel or feathers or something? I see what you mean about the velcro attachment though.

Oh and I love, LOVE, LOVE the velcro-waisted skirt idea! Even I could sew that - just a straight bit of fabric, hemmed and velcro sewn around the waist. Genius! That's now on my must-try list, LOL. Thanks :-D

Cheers, Julie

I don't have an overlocker either... but a shop ne...

2008-01-30T19:19:00.000+11:00

I don't have an overlocker either... but a shop near me lets people rent time on theirs apparently, which I will investigate shortly.

I'd suggest wings (I'm picturing 2 wire coat hangers and white stockings) on elastic you put your arms through. If you use velcro you mightn't be able to use the dress for as many different costumes.

A neighbour made my sister a skirt with a velcro waist - a really long piece of velcro - so the skirt fitted her from age 4 til she was all grown up. I wore it to a friend's 25 birthday. It was ankle length on the four year old, and knee length on the adult.