Do it yourself Diaper Gear

Just wondering if anyone else here sews their own diapers/ab gear. With the prices of the web stuff available going thru the roof. I've found that DIY adult sized

diapers and outfits are pretty easy to make and really cut down on the cost. The added benefit is you can let your imagination go wild. I've make some things that

absolutely blew my mind. It would be nice to get a discussion going on how to's and any other ideas.

Sewing machines have gotten really cheap and used ones on craigslist can be had REALLY cheap. They aren't that hard to use and for me just knowing I'll soon be wearing what I'm sewing is a thrill. It's a great hobby and sure beats the tv. Anyone else out there?

Not now that it's so easy to find and buy whatever I want on Ebay and other sites. But during the "pre Internet" era, I did. I'd buy packages of large toddler cloth prefold diapers and sew them together three at a time (I'd overlap two of them lengthwise, then add a third one crossways at one end). I know nothing about using a sewing machine and used to do this with a needle and thread. I also sometimes would put t 3-4 pairs of white jockey shorts inside of each other, sew them together that way, and make training pants.

Once I met my wife and told her about my diapers, she started making me things with her sewing machine. She'd make me diapers similar to the ones I'd made, also she made me diaper covers and at one point, even bought elastic and tried making me plastic pants.

These days I buy everything from various vendors on the web. But my wife will still repair things for me, for example, she takes soft baby material and sews reinforcements over the "wings" of my contour diapers so that the diaper pins don't tear them.

I have more ideas and intentions, then I do time to make something up. My current situation, and where I live also make it rough. I did buy a very nice sewing machine awhile back with grand intentions, but I just can set up any projects and have them sit out undone. Some day this will be different though, and I will jump into many projects. What I don't know how to do, I'll learn and figure out how to do. I have done this all my life, and have made things for myself before. Some pretty crude, but I know I could do better given the time. I predate the internet quite a bit, so I had to come up with my own ideas for diapers, plastic pants and the like by necessity.

There are many things I believe I could make for myself, knowing how much it would save me. I don't like spending money on things I know I could easily make.

One item I very much want to try and make for myself is, a set of leather baby reins, or baby harness. I know I could do it, and I think I could do a top notch job, I just need the time to get it done right. I have bought sets from a good old friend who use to make them, and they are superb, but I just want to try my hand.

I've done some crude nylon webbing harnesses in the passed, but I was not completely happy with them. I want to retry at some of these as well.

Well, like everything else in life, you do what you can, and what you have to.

I've been getting back in the mood to do some sewing lately, so I went on the web and searched 50',60's' 70's and "retro" baby outfits. I found some that I really like. They're not sold on any site that I know of, so I really want to make them. The one is sort of like a huge diaper with elastic along the back at the waist. The fabric comes up between the legs and up almost to the neck. There's six big buttons along the front to join the front and back and straps over the shoulder to hold the outfit up. it would be pretty easy to make and boy does it say "BABY"