Thursday 16 June 2011

Béret hiver

Our Béret hiver hats are one of our biggest sellers-and now we are offering you the chance to get one for FREE!

Our Béret hiver hats have been specially designed by Nanna Sue and handknitted with 100% Australian wool (the trim is 100% polyester). These gorgeous hats are sure to keep your precious blessing warm, looking stylish and make heads turn-wherever we go, if our little miss is wearing her Béret hiver she always gets lots of attention and compliments.

Being Nanna Sue's own design you will not find these anywhere else!



How to enter:
Comment below this blog with the answer to this question:
Which do you prefer?
Béret hiver
Béret hiver with crochet flower

Once you've commented send your contact details to us via e-mail


Entry Conditions:

Must be an Australian citizen
Only one entry per household
Entries close on the 30th June at 11.55pm AEST
Entries will be drawn on the 1st of July at 10am AEST
Winners will be contacted via e-mail by 1st July at 11.55pm AEST
Winners will be able to choose one, in stock, Béret hiver/Béret hiver with flower
Prize will be mailed using Australia Post within 7 days after recieving confirmation from prize winner

Wednesday 25 May 2011

June Giveaway

Next month we will be giving away TWO Babyland pocket nappies!

These nappies are great, inexpensive AIO pocket nappies. Our experience tells us that these can be worn from birth-we only had three blowouts and one of those was because Nanna Sue forgot to do up the leg snaps-however once bubs hits 3months you will need an extra microfibre insert-we prefer to use Hippybottomus' microfibre/bamboo inserts as they have the absorbency of bamboo with the quick drying time of microfibre. We've found them to be a good workhorse nappy-the only draw back as far as we can see is that they are imported from China.

The nappies feature: Waterproof PUL outside, Microfleece Inner, A microfiber Insert, Adjustable Snaps on both waist and leg to prevent wing drop in older more active babies!

How to enter:
Head on over to Nanna and Mum's Crafts forum and write a review (25 words+) about one of our products and include a picture of your reviewed product in use.

Send your contact details to us via e-mail


Entry Conditions:

You must own one or more of our products to enter
Only one entry per household
Entries close on the 30th June at 11.55pm AEST
Entries will be drawn on the 1st of July at 10am AEST
Winners will be contacted via e-mail by 1st July at 11.55pm AEST
Winners will be able to choose one of the 7 nappies pictured above
Prize will be mailed using Australia Post within 7 days of the end of competition

Monday 23 May 2011

Simple wool keeps sheep dry. It will keep your baby dry too.

This week is the week of the  'Flats & Handwashing Challenge' from Dirty Diaper Laundry.
 
As well as joining in the challenge we thought that we might encourage you to use flats whilst showing that woollen nappy covers are a great alternative to traditional plastic pants.

Between the 23rd-30th of May we will be giving away a FREE terry towel nappy to everyone who orders one of our 100% Wool Nappy Covers.

Our covers are specifically designed to be used with traditional nappies and are handknitted with 100% Australian wool, lanolised to keep baby drier. They have an elasticised waist band and legs for a better fit and to keep those little accidents contained.
 
Why use woollen nappy covers you might ask?
Wool keeps sheep dry. Why? Wool's structure produces an elegant combination of water repellence, breathability and moisture absorbency.

At a microscopic level wool consists of a series of overlapping scales (called cuticles) which have a tendency to repel water droplets. This structure, in combination with a thin coating of lanolin (an oil secreted from the sheep's skin) causes water to run off the fibres. (The duck's back effect is also a sheep's back effect.) Natural water repulsion makes wool a good candidate for a nappy cover
 
But there's more. Many artificial fibres also repel water, but that alone does not make them a good choice for a nappy cover-a plastic bag would fill this condition. It is important that the fabric also be able to breathe, or the temperature next to baby's skin will rise. Breathability (and hence reduced skin temperature) is an important factor in preventing nappy rash. When a woven wool fabric is boiled, the fibres become entangled and they form a lofty mesh with many tiny air pockets. This process is called fulling. Fulled wool is a highly water-resistant, breathable fabric.
There are artificial fibres that both repel water and breathe-Goretex is one such fabric. The third important property of wool is that it also has the ability to absorb moisture at a microscopic level. Beneath the water-repellent outer cuticle of the wool fibre is a highly porous core. The voids in this core can store minuscule water droplets-up to 30% by weight of the fibre itself-so that wool is able to both absorb and transmit moisture simultaneously. This is a very elegant, balanced mechanism, and there is no artificial fibre that can do this.
This threefold combination of water-repellence, breathability and moisture absorbency make wool unparalleled as a choice for nappy covers.
It is also worth noting that even if an artificial fibre could be manufactured that exactly duplicated the properties of wool, it would still be a less desirable choice. Without exception, attempts to mimic nature are highly energy and resource intensive, even if they achieve their goal. Simple wool keeps sheep dry. It will keep your baby dry too.

Thursday 19 May 2011

May Madness

Nanna and Mum's little miss in her pink beret hiver

This May all hats have been reduced to an AMAZING $5 or less!

You'd better be quick though because this offer ends at midnight on the 31st of May when all hats will revert back to their normal prices!

All of our hats are hand knitted by Nanna Sue using 100% Australian Wool with the exception of our patented Beret hiver which is hand knitted with a combination of 100% Australian Wool and 100% Acrylic Wool.

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