Friday, December 23, 2011

Nursing Pads


Options are flannel for $1.50/pair or Bamboo/Hemp/PUL for $2.00 pair.

Thursday, December 8, 2011

New Hemp Insert!

Hemp insert fully opened up. It is 44 inches in total length and is 5 inches wide.

Fold this end first for the large setting. Fold until it reaches the sew line

Now fold over the microterry and snap. It is now 14 inches long.

For the medium setting, fold the hemp until you see the second snap.


Fold over the microterry. It is now 12 inches long.

For the smallest setting, fold the hemp over until you see the third snap

Then fold the hemp back on top of itself.

Fold over the microterry. It is now 10 1/2 inches long.


This insert is available separately for $6 or with a diaper for $14.50!

Monday, February 7, 2011

Sample Pictures

Little bit of everything!

2t/3t Training Pants

Inside of training pants


One Size Diaper


 Diaper on medium setting


Diaper on smallest setting


Inside of diaper

Mama Pads (Kiki Pads)



Changing Pad


Double Sided Wipes


Medium Wet Diaper Bag


Fleece Inserts



Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Winner!

We reached over 100 on our Facebook Fan Page so it's time so celebrate with a winner!

Drum roll, please!

And the winner is.......


Heather M.....n!

Contact me for your prize :-)

Price List

One Size Pocket Diaper w/ two inserts-$12 (Solid Color)

One Size Pocket Diaper w/ two inserts-$15 (Printed Design)

One Size Pocket Diaper w/o inserts-$8.50

Infant All-In-One Diaper-$9.50

Sm Wet Diaper Bag (8x12.5)-$4

Med Wet Diaper Bag (14x15)-$7

Lg Wet Diaper Bag (17x27)-$11

X-Lg Wet Diaper Bag (26x27)-$15.50

2T/3T Training Pants-$7.50 (overnight add $1)

4T Training Pants-$11.50 (overnight add $1)

Double Sided Wipes-$1

Fleece Inserts-$1

Nursing Pads-$2/pair

Changing Pad-$12

Petite Mama Pad-$4

Regular Mama Pad-$5

Overnight Mama Pad-$6

Petite Organic Mama Pad-$8

Regular Organic Mama Pad-$10

Overnight Organic Mama Pad-$12

Packages:

Newbie Package-$165 ($184.50 Value)

12 One Size Pocket Diaper w/ two inserts

Med Wet Diaper Bag (14x15)

X-Lg Wet Diaper Bag (26x27)

10 Double Sided Wipes

8 Fleece Inserts

Add anything else and get 10% off of that too!

Mama Pad Starter Kit-$70 ($79 Value)

5 Petite Mama Pad

6 Regular Mama Pad

3 Overnight Mama Pad

Sm Wet Diaper Bag (8x12.5)

Med Wet Diaper Bag (14x15)

Add anything else and get 10% off of that too!

Organic Mama Pad Starter Kit-$130 ($147 Value)

5 Organic Petite Mama Pad

6 Organic Regular Mama Pad

3 Organic Overnight Mama Pad

Sm Wet Diaper Bag (8x12.5)

Med Wet Diaper Bag (14x15)

Add anything else and get 10% off of that too!

Make Your Own Package

All orders over $125 receive a 10% Discount

Things You Should Know About Cloth By Kim

Here are a few things you should know about Cloth by Kim before you make an order:

  1. One of my primary goals in starting Cloth by Kim was to make cloth diapers more affordable for friends. When I discovered how inexpensive I could make the diapers I just couldn't stomach charging 4 times as much in the final cost. I know that price holds many people back from using cloth diapers so I wanted to make these as affordable as possible.
  2. I strive to charge reasonable shipping rates. What this means is that since my profit is lower in the product area, I charge as close as I can to the actual shipping rate. I know that many stores will offer free shipping, but please understand that the post office does not ship for free and I don't have as much extra to take this from.
  3. Sometimes you may notice that the diapers may have imperfections. While we strive to give you the best quality possible, sometimes small mistakes do happen. Some stores would then offer these diapers as "seconds" at a discounted rate. I have found my prices to come close to these discounted rates, so for now, I won't be discounting these any further. If you find that an item that you purchased is inferior in quality and performance, then please let me know and I will do whatever I can to fix the problem.
  4. I am trying to make these affordable while still making a small profit (half of which goes to adoption funds of people that we know). I buy the material on sale at a discount when I find it, so these are not "cute" diapers. They are one color. If you want something specific then I can try to do that too, but I may have to charge you a little more since these prices are based on my finding the best deals and passing that along to you. I also will not be keeping things in stock so it may take up to a month from the time that I receive your order to when you receive your product. That allows a week to order the material, then time to make it, and then mail it out to you.
  5. There is a three year warranty on the diapers. This is about how long the materials should last when used and cared for properly. Therefore, anything that happens to them before that point is probably something that was done incorrectly while making them. So, I will take full responsibility for that and right my wrong!
  6. At lastly, I am not a "professional" seamstress, and I am still learning. I welcome ideas on how to make these things better! If you have any ideas on new products, I welcome those too!
  7. Finally, if you would like to order, please email me at GourmetKim (at) gmail (dot) com or leave a comment!

Why Cloth Diapers?

I know, I know. You want to know why on earth you would use cloth products when there are so many disposable things on the market? Isn't disposable easier?

Yes.

And no.

On the one hand I don't think that many people will argue with you that disposables have their advantages. Throw them away and you're done. The end. But then, there are some drawbacks to disposable. Some babies are sensitive to certain brands of diapers. When this happens many times the baby's skin will dictate that you buy the most expensive diapers. Ever had to stretch those last couple of diapers until the next paycheck? Or make an emergency run to the store because you ran out? Then there's the extra trash. With many cities now restricting how much trash you can throw out, it can be a big advantage not to be throwing out diapers every day. Especially when you have more than one child in diapers.

Cloth diapers have come a long way since the days when our grandmothers used them. You no longer have to dunk the diapers in the toilet or soak them in bleach. I once had a friend tell me that she would have to get her mom to get the diapers out of the toilet where they were soaking just so she could go to the bathroom! Talk about a pain!

While you can still buy the old style diapers that require a degree in origami to fold them, or even the prefold diapers that made things a little easier, many people prefer to use the fitted style diapers. Ever since I found the pocket one-sized diapers I was hooked. I had used prefolds and covers up to that point, but I have to admit that it was borderline in the saving money area. The one size diapers allow you to buy 12 diapers for one child, and in theory, those will last from infancy through potty-training. The exceptions will be the tiny babies and the large toddlers who refuse to potty train!

While we're on the potty training subject, many people say that their children potty train faster when they were in cloth diapers. I can't speak on the because all of mine have gone from cloth to potty training.

Is cost an issue for you? I will admit that cloth diapers requires the upfront cost vs. the one pack of diapers at a time method. But to give you a cost comparison on cloth vs. disposable I'll use a cheap case scenario. If you go through an average of 4 diapers a day, at the low cost of $.15/diaper, you'll spend $219 per year in diapers alone (not counting wipes). Multiply that by 2.5 years in diapers and you get $547.50 in the cost of diapers. Compare that to $144/12 diapers, $10/10 wipes, $5/5 fleece inserts, $17.50/lg & med wet diaper bags, and $12/changing pad. And many of those things are optional! That's $188.50 from start to finish. And, if you take good care of them, many of those things can be used for a second child!

Lastly, you may be asking why buy diapers from Cloth by Kim. Here are just a few reasons:

  • Diapers are guaranteed for three years.
  • Diapers are only $12, which is a low cost for a pocket one size diaper. We buy the deals that we can find and pass them along to you!
  • 50% of the profit goes to adoption funds of families that we know or have heard of! Right now we personally know 3 families that are adopting internationally and trust us! That's not cheap! After these friends have completed their adoptions Cloth by Kim will find new families to send the money to. There are so many orphans in the world and this is our way of helping those children find their forever families.

Welcome!

Hi! Welcome to my business page! Cloth by Kim attempts to make as many reusable cloth items as I can! By using cloth you save money and late night trips to the store because you ran out of something. All patterns are designed by me with the exception to the AIO mama pads, which are Kiki Pads. Currently I make one size pocket diapers, Kiki pads, cloth waterproof changing pads, wet diapers bags,
training pants, wipes, and fleece inserts. I'll be posting pictures soon, but until then check out my Facebook Fan Page.
New to cloth? Check out these links: http://www.clothplanet.com/index.html
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art5556.asp