How much does it cost to make mcn's?

**bada** · 04-04-2009 14:40

I'm looking into making some nappies and hoping someone could give me a rough figure for how much it might cost to buy initial supplies?

TIA

**RaryGirl** · 04-04-2009 14:47

It depends on what type of nappies you wish to make and of course what you want to make them out of.

Best thing to do is shop around the suppliers ... you can check them out HERE (scroll down the page to nappy making supplies).

Good luck.

**bada** · 04-04-2009 14:49

Thanks Nic, I'm looking at pockets or AI2's, and for starters using the cheapest materials (until I get the hang of it)

I'm just being lazy by posting this question, not wanting to look up individual prices and hoping someone would have a rough figure

**RaryGirl** · 04-04-2009 14:55

It depends on alot of factors though ... will you be buying things in bulk or individual nappy cuts, using microfibre, hemp or bamboo, PUL outers or minkee, velcro closures or snaps?

I'd say a VERY rough cost if you bought in nappy cuts, supplies from a couple of places, minkee outers, PUL, microfleece, elastic, velcro and bamboo you'll be over the $20 mark each nappy.

But that is a very rough idea ... sometimes you might be able to get everything from one supplier and they are having specials ... it pays to shop around.

**RaryGirl** · 04-04-2009 14:55

If you just want to practice, I'd go to Spotlight and buy the cheapest fabric you can find and just make a few up that way and once you are happy with everything, then buy the correct materials and go from there.

**bada** · 04-04-2009 15:01

I was thinking of buying enough materials to make a couple or a few at first. Not sure on fabrics yet, thought I'd start on whatever is cheapest so spotlight is a good idea. I'd be starting with velcro too. But if it's going to be costing around $20/nappy I'm thinking I might be wasting my time and should just go the shop bought option. Decisions, decisions...

**bada** · 04-04-2009 15:03

Perhaps I should have phrased the question more like "How much can you save making your own nappies opposed to buying brand name nappies"...

**~Bec~** · 04-04-2009 15:13

Originally Posted by Nic71

If you just want to practice, I'd go to Spotlight and buy the cheapest fabric you can find and just make a few up that way and once you are happy with everything, then buy the correct materials and go from there.

Yep, that's just what I was going to say. Buy a metre of polar fleece and a metre of microfleece from spotlight. You should be able to make at least 6 nappies from this and the fabric will probably cost you around $30. Not sure how much the velcro will cost. Get some bamboo or hemp from an online store and that will probably cost you around, um, $20 a metre?? for that you can probably make, enough trifolds or whatever for the 6 nappies. So for $50 + velcro and elastic you should be able to make 6 nappies.

HTH

**bada** · 04-04-2009 15:16

Wow, that's sounding much more financially viable. Thanks Becs

I'm excited!

**LoveMyBoys** · 04-04-2009 15:59

i got some scrap material from the second hand shop to practice on
then for $70 i got 2m bamboo fleece, 1m pul, .5m microfleece, 1 nappy cut minkee, elastic, velcro plus i got some flanelette and microfibre from the op shop.....so far i have made 3x bamboo fitteds with boosters, 2x ai2 plus boosters, 3x pul covers and ive still got some bamboo and pul left

here are some i made
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...2&l=8314c3c62f