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From Rags to Rugs
What clothing item do you think we receive the most often from our customers at Kidstock? Is it:
A) vintage dresses
B) blankies
C) baby onesies
D) stained baby onesies
If you guessed D, you are correct. Based on the sheer volume of stained onesies that cross our intake desk every day, we can only imgine that every Kidstock baby is spitting up on at least 10 onesies a day, if not more. That's a lot of onesies to deal with!
Because we clearly cannot absorb all the onesies, stained or otherwise, that our wonderful customers share with us, we have compiled a short list to help you, our suppliers, with your overabundance of baby onesies. In no particular order, here are some alternative uses for your baby's outgrown soft cotton onesies.
1. rags -- soft cotton onesies make most excellent rags. As a side benefit, most onesies are usually pre-stained, so that makes them perfect for paint spills and water mop-up.
2. tie dye -- most onesies are 100% cotton, and that makes them perfect for tie dye material. If you are serious about the art of tie dye, practice on a few onesies first. Plus, tie dye onesies are very popular at Kidstock, so perhaps -- in it's re-dyed life -- they would be accepted into the store.
3. quilts -- with just the right amount of material in them, onesies are perfect as repurposed quilt squares. Totally soft and very washable.
4. rag paint -- wad a few onesies up and use them to rag paint your walls.
5. bags -- use a simple stich to sew up the bottom of the onesie and you can use it around the house as a bag or holder -- use in the laundry room for single socks waiting for their mates, or in the kids' rooms to hold sock pairs or junk.
6. rag rug -- you have to be somewhat sophisticated-crafty for this, but onesies make great material for rag rugs. Soft, pretty, and washable -- you can't go wrong.
Have any other ideas of what to do with stained onesies? Let us know and we'll share them in a future mailing.
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