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For all the eco-friendly DIY mommies out there, here is my "How to" video on serging / overlocking a reusable menstrual cloth pad. Please subscribe to my channel for more sewing tutorials and

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As posted in my previous update, I receive $3500 from an offline.  I used some of this money to buy an industrial overlocker and an industrial walking foot sewing machine.The walking foot has made

Hi everyone,I received another offline fund of $3500!!!  This was not on Gogetfunding, I received the payment directly from a backer.  I am so thrilled.  I will be using this money to purchase

Hello again! So my week was verrryyyyyy CHAOTIC!!!!!! I did not get time to write, but I did however find time to sew (I always find time to sew, LOL). Well firstly the weekend before was my second eldest

$104 were raised on Gogetfunding.com so far.

Hi everyone, So I run a small business in South Africa called "Boegoe Bugz - Die Hekel Hoekie". I make modern cloth nappies, baby carriers, mama cloth (reusable sanitary pads) and children's

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Hello to everyone reading this... My family and me (husband, me and our four beautiful girls, ages one to seven) have finally decided to take a big leap in our lives and move 960km (almost 600 miles) away

BB Baby Carrier 100% Cotton Canvas Ergonomic Comfortable Easy snap-in newborn insert Snap-in hood Soft quilted waistband PFA's (perfect fit adjusters) Back Carry Front Carry Up to 2 years depending on

This documentary gives great insight on the Boer folk (Boerevolk) in South Africa.

Recently I received a email from a lady who read my birth story, she is also very fascinated with natural birth and children. I responded and wrote about the purpose of my blog; to motivate women, especially

First of all "Die Hekel Hoekie" is Afrikaans, translated to English it stands for "The Crochet Corner". I started "Die Hekel Hoekie" back in 2011 when I was pregnant with

I started a small self-publishing business about two years ago. I am a home-school mom and my then almost 5 year old came to me and said she is ready to learn to read and write. As a good mommy I went

Modern Cloth Diapering Era Late 1980's to present Late 1980's - Cloth users re-emerged with environmental issues concerning the use of disposables. In 1990 a Gallup poll stated that more than a quarter

1960's (Dark ages for cloth) The disposable diaper rapidly took hold and cloth diaper use fell out favor. Pampers became very popular. Became one company still kept going "Disana". They invented

1950's The boater waterproof diaper was invented. It was a diaper cover made out of nylon parachute cloth and it fastened with snaps. Her shower curtain was her inspiration. The first pre-fold diaper was

1940 - 1950 1940 - First pinless diaper by Joseph LaKritz, he invented this diaper due to a friend's baby choking on a diaper pin! His diaper closure however never got as popular as another to follow...

Early 1900's Rubber pants was invented, but was only used when really necessary (far trips, protecting fancy clothes) due to the fact that was not breathable and caused extreme rash and chafing. Hygiene

Late 1800's 1849 Modern safety pin by Walter Hunt. Around the 1850 a type of diaper shoulder suspender were invented, but most people stuck to the simple diaper. 1887 This is the year Maria Allen introduced