Uh Oh I was recently reminded that we do still have a blog - oops

I think I feel into the trap that facebook is sooooo easy and I'm there regularly so a quick update is fairly easy. But talking to a few friends they aren't on facebook and are not about to get a facebook account just to keep up with what is happening at Fairy Fabrics - lol. Blogger is no more difficult than facebook so here I am :)

We've had a fairly busy this month, we had our nearly annual order of bamboo fleece come in last week so we are swimming in 400gsm Bamboo 70%/Organic Cotton 30% Fleece. This time we also got a large amount of Bamboo Velour and a small trial amount of Bamboo stretch terry and Hemp stretch terry.

Additionally we have our own PUL in a Rainbow of colours at a very reasonable price.
We are also proud sponsors of the Cloth Nappy Hunt again starting in September.

If anyone is interested in a Pocket Making Class in early September could they please contact us
I think that's it for this time :)

Our 3rd Birthday!!!!

Grrrr!!!

Naw wasn't he cute!!!

Its our 3rd Birthday on the 1st of August - Woo Hoo!!!!!

So to celebrate we are going to offer 20% off everything for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of August - excludes wholesale.

Clearance

There's still some Khaki 300wt and some Mid Blue 200wt left in the clearance category. Both of these colours don't photgraph at well and are much nicer in real life :)

Remnants!!!!!

I've spent a little while listing remnants this last week, there is still some available :)

Jill is away for 2 weeks so if we are a little slower in responding than normal this is why. :)

New Clearance Catagory

Currently the new clearance catagory has 200wt Malden Mills listed for less than cost price.

200wt is ideal for day time nappies, snuggly warm pants or sleeping bags, and is also fantastic for blankets.

June Sale!!!!

10% off for the rest of June - use this code at the checkout - june2010sale

Hmmm whats new????

There's new dye colours - baby blue, bubblegum pink, teal blue, Chocolate Brown and Lime Green.

Plus new microchamois colours, go and look at the range we've got now. Just amazing, plus more coming this week!!! - lilac's back in stock, plus chocolate and mint. Already here, the new colours are turquoise, sorbet, and periwinkle.

www.fairyfabrics.com.au

There's a competition over at our new The Dappy Shop Blog

Feel free to let everyone know :)

Tie Dyed Storchenwiege Woven Baby Wrap

I love dyeing these they are so much fun and I really look forward to the end result.

Well it’s that time again! We are proud to announce our sponsorship of the eighth semi-annual Great Cloth Nappy Hunt!How does the GCNH work?

It’s simple! You register, for FREE, at http://www.diaperdecisions.com/pages/greatnappyhunt.php from now until the end of March, 2010.

Then you visit all the participating sponsor sites and hunt for the Diaper Decisions™ nappy, to earn entries to win some of the $7000 in prizes, including Three Grand Prizes worth approx $500 each!For more details about this great event, please visit the Rules and FAQ pages at http://www.diaperdecisions.com/pages/greatnappyhunt.php .

To be kept up to date with all things Hunt related please joinhttp://www.facebook.com/clothnappyhunt and/orhttp://twitter.com/ClothNappyHuntSee you at the hunt!

Oh and I stocked new PUL prints last night and new suedecloth colours :)

So what's new at Fairy Fabrics????

The first 10 people to email me tracy@fairyfabrics.com.au and tell me whats new at the website will get a 10% off voucher to use in the new year :)

http://www.fairyfabrics.com.au/

New Products this week :)

These have been listed and are available for purchase.
* Squirty bottles for dyeing
* Bamboo Velour is back in Stock - woohoo
* Wool Interlock has just arrived.

These are awaiting proper photo's, measuring and listing
* Soy Velour
* New PUL prints - these are really cute
* New FOE

This weekend on the 6th November we will be at the cloth nappy expo.
10am till 3pm at the Mt Gravatt Showgrounds (1644 Logan Rd)
We will have a selection of Auriels from Cherubs Kiss to sell, there will be a restriction of 2 Auriels per person. I hope to see some of you there :)

I am going away to Kingscliffe for the week after the expo so there will be no post till I get back. The orders that are paid for will be shipped on Monday the 16th of November. All current pending orders have been shipped :)

Bamboo Fleece - FREE Shipping

Till the 14th November there is free shipping on our bamboo fleece :)

Tigers in the Fairy Garden ;)

This piece of remnant has been sitting in my scraps box screaming at me to do something with it. So I finally did, it took about 5minutes and the kids absolutely loved it :) They spent most of the day running around growling and playing together as tigers.

The piece I had was 40cm x 150cm I folded it in half and cut about 5cm off the edge to make the tail, then cut the remaining fabric in half so I had 2 pieces that were 35cm wide and 75cm long. I folded each of these pieces in half again and then I made a 1cm cut in the very center of the fabric and extending it along the fold for there heads. Since my kids have large heads I also cut down a little at the front so I had cut a T shape. Then I took the piece I'd cut for the tail and cut it in half so it was 5cm x 75cm and stitched it onto the middle of the back of the piece of fabric. Since I used minkee it needs no heaming, although I would sew the tail on with your sewing machine as our tails got pulled a lot and are now a lot longer than they were when we started :)

There you go a very simple tigers costume, that was heaps of fun to play in and took next to no time :)

Reusable Nappy Week is Next Week!!!

We have organised a nappy making class for the 17th of October staring Lesley from Cherubs Kiss teaching using the Pookey Pockets Nappy pattern from The Cloth Nappy Shop.

17th October 2009, 9am till 12 noon

St Williams Church HallDawson Parade,Grovely.
Off street parking available.

Cost - $25 includes basic materials.

Need to bring - white polyester thread and your sewing machine, plus a bottle of water, and some snacks.

No mobile children please due to workplace health and safety, please contact us to discuss this if concerned.

Contact for further details- fairyfabrics@fairyfabrics.com.au

For further details about Reusable Nappy week - see the Australian Nappy Network website.

If where nice, Lesley may even make cupcakes - We'll see ;)

OMG, OMG, OMG

I've been bouncing off walls in excitement since these got here on Thursday.

They are so lush!!!!!

Here's what 2 years of hard work results in.

Reusable Nappy Week - Nappy Making Workshops.

Reusable Nappy Week is coming - October 12th to the 18th.

During the week there will be plenty of different displays, information sessions, gatherings and activities. For more details of what is happening near you visit - http://www.reusablenappyweek.com.au/


There are Nappy Making Workshops being organised in some of the Capital cities - see the list below.

We are offering half price shipping on supplies for these workshops, they will be delivered to the co-ordinator of the event in time for your workshop. Just contact us and we will adjust your invoice.

Perth:
The workshop is on Thursday October 15th at Henderson Environmental
Centre, Groat Street, North Beach, 6020.
Thu Oct 15th, 11am to 2pm. Bookings are required,
contact Michelle - Ph: 0404 309 370 / wa@modernclothnappies.org.


Canberra:
Rosemount The Patchwork Shop - Hyperdome House and Home, 76 Athllon Drive,
Tuggernong, 2900
Sun Oct 18th - Emma - Ph: 0433 387 443 / patchnappies@gmail.com
$40 each + Fabrics
Two nappies to be made. One to be donated to a local woman's charity.

Sydney
Macquarie Centre Community Room -
Shop 458, Level 4, Macquarie Centre, Herring Road, North Ryde, 2113.
Tue Oct 13th, 12 to 3pm - Louise louise@nappynetwork.org.au
Kiddies Corner available and Light Refreshments available
BYO Machine for the Sewing Workshop
RSVP required

If you could help us get the word out about our events it would be greatly
appreciated. Further details about RNW can be found at
http://www.reusablenappyweek.com.au/

Hope your enjoying the hunt.

Hippy Hippy Spring :)

Its a Spring Hippy Theme at Gossamer Dreams this month, look out for my hand dyed items - Sneak peak here.
http://www.gossamerdreams.com.au/allstores.php

Welcome to Spring

Woo Hoo its Spring!!! and raining here in Brisbane, which means no washing but time to blog - LOL

So September is time for the Great down under nappy hunt :) Join up and search for the elusive nappy/owl icon.

For hunters we have 10% off sign up for the discount coupon code.



We also have some new things like the Kala cup a very clever drinking cup that does not spill, they are BPA free and Australian made. We also have the spouts which fit any 28mm water bottle.

Keep a watch out during the hunt for some special hand dyed items.

New bulk dye for those already addicted to procion dyeing.

We will be sending out to one lucky customer who purchases during the hunt a free magic spout for each of the first 3 weeks of the hunt and a Kala cup for the 4th week.

We've just received some new minkee and suedeloth but I need to take photo's so I will show you those later in the week.

Hope you have a great weekend.
Tracy and Jill

Annual Holiday

Well its August again and time for our Annual trip up to Cairns and the Atherton Tablelands, to spend some much cherished time with our family. Any orders placed or paid for after Wednesday 5th August 2009, will not be posted until Tuesday 18th August. The orders will still be processed but cannot be posted until the Tuesday. Sorry for any inconvenience this causes. Jill will still be around so if you have any questions please contact her via our contact page and she will get back to you promptly :)