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May 6, 2014 By Hannah @ Eat, Drink and Save Money

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Fabric Covered Nursing Necklaces – no sewing machine required!

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Fabric covered nursing necklaces

***UPDATE*** I have a newer blog post for no sew fabric nursing necklaces here.  Check it out if you don’t want to do any sewing!

Fabric covered nursing necklaces are a fun way to dress up your new mom attire.  I don’t know about you, but I had a hard time feeling pretty after I had Robert.  These types of necklaces made me feel good about myself and Robert had a ball playing with and chewing on them.  I posted a few months ago about making your own “chew beads” or nursing necklaces.  Some people also refer to them as teething necklaces.  Here is a pic from my first post.

mom jewelryI’ve loved wearing these so much that I ended up ordering colored silicone beads as well as braiding fabric rope together to make more necklaces.  At this point, I have so many different types of mom necklaces that I don’t even miss my real jewelry.  Of course, I’m sure I’m sending Baby Robert the wrong message.  He tries to chew on everyone’s necklaces now.  Don’t pick up my child if you don’t want your jewelry to end up with slobber all over it!

These fabric covered beads have been my favorite.  I am borrowing Irene’s sewing machine right now and was hoping to make a bunch of these.  Unfortunately, I am having trouble with the machine.  I’m 99% sure it is my fault and not the machine’s fault.  I was able to make the purple necklace quickly with the machine.  The camo necklace is another story.  I made this for one of Tom’s coworkers and the machine crapped out on me before I could finish.  I ended up having the stitch it very loosely by hand.  Why hadn’t I thought of that before?  Stitching it by hand wasn’t quick, but it was super easy.

Fabric nursing necklaceI would love to include a tutorial here, but I just don’t like to measure.  I have no clue the length of my ribbon or the length of my fabric.  I got the wooden beads out and folded the fabric around the beads to see the width of the fabric and I cut from there.  I used double the amount of ribbon as I used fabric.  The fabric was sewn into an inside out tube.  I reversed the tube to be right side out and inserted the ribbon.  I tied a knot on one end of the necklace so that there was enough ribbon on one side to make a bow.  Then I threaded the beads down the ribbon and tied a knot between each one.  The hardest part was making sure the ends were knotted so the fabric looked nice and even instead of frayed.

Fabric covered nursing necklace

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If I had known that I didn’t need a sewing machine for this, I would have been making these months ago.  While it was a little time intensive, it was well worth saving the money to make them myself.  These things retail for $20-40.

If you like real directions, check out this post from the Litty Bitty Kitchen.  She makes it look really complicated.  See, that is what measuring can do to you.  Don’t be afraid to do some trial and error with this one.  As long as it is safe for a baby to chew on, you are good to go.  The Litty Bitty Kitchen doesn’t use ribbon.  Personally, I like the beads threaded onto the ribbon so if the fabric does tear apart, you won’t have to worry about baby choking on a wooden bead.

Does anyone else have a measuring-phobia?  I don’t know why, but I can’t measure in cooking, baking, or sewing.  I’ve convinced myself that measuring takes the fun out of the artistic experience.  In reality, I’m way too lazy and impatient to mess around with measurements.

 

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  1. Vanessa says

    May 3, 2015 at 9:59 am

    “If you like real directions” ??? I can’t believe this came out like number 4-6 on Google. They can easily be paid. At least you provide a link to something that may offer actual help. Don’t waste your time doing these. Seriously.

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    • Hannah @ Eat, Drink and Save Money says

      May 3, 2015 at 10:31 am

      Please keep your negative comments to yourself. Personally I hate following directions to measure fabric. This method worked well for me and I wanted to share it with others. You don’t have to like it, but you don’t have to be rude either.

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    • Hannah says

      May 3, 2015 at 10:52 am

      Please keep your negative comments to yourself. Personally I hate following directions to measure fabric. This method worked well for me and I wanted to share it with others. You don’t have to like it, but you don’t have to be rude either.

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  2. Megan says

    June 16, 2015 at 12:12 am

    Thank you so much Hannah. This was way easy to comprehend and I too, have a measuring phobia. It’s just a matter of trial and error but you provided the basics, so thank you. I can’t wait to try and make some of these! ♡

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    • Hannah @ Eat, Drink and Save Money says

      June 16, 2015 at 9:33 pm

      I’m glad I’m not the only one who has a hard time measuring!

      Reply

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While I love saving money, I also have expensive taste and a passion for the environment. I firmly believe that you can live frugally while enjoying the finer things in life such as travel and high end products. I like fine foods and quality ingredients, I also enjoy spending money on fancy local coffee and kombucha. It’s all about the experience! Join me as I balance a budget and preserve our Earth, while enjoying the finer things in life.

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