Author: Kelly

Minkylicious Bamboo Fleece +

Bamboo fleece

Bamboo fleece fabric is one of my favourite fabrics when it comes to cloth nappy making.  It’s soft, absorbent, and relatively easy to work with.  Our Bamboo fleece plus, is one of the better fleece fabrics that I have used, and it has a little extra that makes it even more special. Why bamboo? When […]

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Kam snap pliers

Uses for snap pliers

Snap pliers are such a handy piece of equipment, perfect for lots of little jobs around the home, even if you’re not crafty, and if you are there are even more uses for snap pliers. Once you get your first kam snap pliers, you’ll find that you’re using them on heaps of different things and you […]

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Understanding Hand Embroidery

A guest post by Tumara Hall from The Stitch Witch   Hand embroidering is my one of my biggest passions and if I had it my way, it would be the whole world’s passion as well. There are so many reasons as to why everyone should start enjoying this magical craft, some even believe there […]

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PJ sewing disasters

Top ten sewing disasters

Thought I’d go with a bit of a fun post today, and share my top ten sewing disasters with you.  I’d love to hear the mistakes that you’ve made along the way, so feel free to comment below and tell me all about them. My top ten sewing disasters One: Sewed the right and the […]

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crystal shimmer tie dye minky fabric

What you need to make modern cloth nappies

Do you want to sew your own cloth nappies?  Wondering what you need to make modern cloth nappies?  Here’s a breakdown of the basic materials you need. A Waterproof layer Most modern cloth nappies require a waterproof layer build into the nappy, ideally you want to use a fabric that is waterproof, lightweight and breathable […]

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Minkylicious Microfleece White

What is microfleece?

You may have noticed that in among our cloth nappy making fabrics, we sell microfleece, but exactly what is it?  What would you use it for? Why is a great fabric to make cloth nappies from? What is microfleece? Microfleece is the lightest weight of synthetic fabric known as fleece.  Fleece or polar fleece is […]

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Print PUL fabric

What is PUL Fabric?

You may have heard people mention PUL fabric, when talking about making cloth nappies, but what exactly is it? If you’ve been wondering what PUL fabric is, what to use if for and where to buy it, then you’ve come to the right place. What is PUL fabric PUL stands for polyurethane laminate, this basically […]

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cloth nappies one of the uses for minky fabric

Uses for minky fabric

Here at minkylicious, we love our minky fabric (big surprise lol) there’s so much that you can do with it, so I thought that I should share some uses of minky fabric with you all.  I’d love to hear what you’ve used it for, and if you’ve got any uses for minky fabric to share […]

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The start of something new

You may have noticed that we’ve had a bit of a change around here at Minkylicous.  There’s something new about the website, and we have a few other new things happening. New Owner A couple of weeks back, Rebecca who founded and ran Minkylicious moved onto something new of her own, and I, Kelly, took […]

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