Name: Virginia
Message: I love your work 
Happy Easter
I was wondering where you were able to get good prices on toddler snap crotch outfits T-shirts and could you give me some hints or numbers.  Thank you 

A good source for snap-crotch toddler outfits (tees and bubble rompers) would be iblankwear.com, which carries Rabbit Skins cotton clothing for sizes through 24 months; see their infants' clothing selections. This is a new company that is run by a friend, which I would like to support, and I always liked Rabbit Skins clothing when my children were small enough to wear them. Note that the white creepers are sewn with cotton thread, for better dyeing.

CheapesTees.com sells rib-knit Onesies through size 18 months, but these are most likely sewn with undyeable polyester thread.

Dharma Trading Company (dharmatrading.com) sells several different infant and toddlers' styles with snap crotches. Some of their styles are are sewn with cotton thread, for better dyeing.

You can also often find acceptable 100% cotton snap-crotch clothing in local discount department stores such as Target. The thread will remain undyed, since it is polyester, but the effect is usually just fine. Be sure to avoid anything with a stain-resistant finish, as stain-resistance means resistance to dyes as well. 100% cotton is by far the best. If you try to dye something that is 50% cotton/50% polyester, the resulting colors will be pastels, so you'll probably want to avoid using reds if you are dyeing for a boy, since people do not like to see boys wearing pink.

The most important tip, if you don't already know it, is to avoid all-purpose dye at all costs. It is not washfast, it is difficult to apply since it requires near-boiling water, and it is not as brilliant in color as fiber reactive dye. If you are just starting out, buy a tie-dye kit by mail-order any of the companies around the world that are listed on my Sources for Dyeing Supplies page. These kits contain cool water fiber reactive dye that gives vastly better results. You can buy good Jacquard brand tie-dye kits in some crafts stores, but you should avoid all-purpose dye tie-dye kits, as they are not much good at all.

This is a wonderful fun way to make the most beautiful and inexpensive baby clothes! You will have a lot of fun.

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