Little Para Pants

Hi, my name is Mel and I live in the northern suburbs of Adelaide with my husband Darrin, son Caleb, and cats Biscuit & Calico.  I started making nappies in 2007 when I realised the terry flats we were using for Caleb just weren’t cutting it.  We were doing up to 20 changes a day, so I decided something had to be done!  So we did three things.  First, we started using disposables in the nappy bag.  Unfortunately these gave Caleb a rash that hung around for months.  Second, we did a little elimination communication.  This worked great for a while, at least for poos, till Caleb started crawling at 7 months and didn’t want to sit still on the potty anymore.  And third, I started researching online how to sew cloth nappies.

The family budget only allowed small expenditures at that time, so I ordered a nappy kit with enough materials for two nappies.  They weren’t great, but I learned from my mistakes and tried again.  The next set of nappies turned out much better.  I experimented a bit with what would work for Caleb, and after showing my nappies to a few people, they said I should sell them.  So I thought about it for a little while, and decided what the heck, I’ll go for it!

The first official Little Para Pants were sewn in February & March of 2008.  I took them to shops and left them on consignment at first.  I took my first order in September and made my first sale in October.  I opened the Etsy shop in August 2008.

Feel free to have a look around, and please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

Mel Smith