nic-nac fabrics are chosen with three things in mind;
Durability . Superior quality . Fun!
It's important to us to choose high quality, 100% cotton fabric for our linings and nappywrap feature fabric, strong and colour fast denim for the outer, and soft BPA free UV plastic to ensure baby is comfortable and the piddle and poo can be wiped off easily!
Here at the nic-nac studio we truly believe that baby bags don't need to use "baby" fabrics... we're grown ups! Just because we have a baby, DOES NOT mean we want to head out and about with baby ducks or Winnie the Pooh on our bag! By the time they're toddlers they'll be asking for Wiggles bags, but until then - we don't have to be anything other than the modern, stylish adults that we are! Hence, the cool and funky feature fabrics that we use.
Our most popular (and this is largely because they're both great UNISEX fabrics) are the poppy dot and blueberry spot fabrics. We have chosen the pantone colours ourselves, the dimensions of the spot, and the fabric is manufactured in a small fair-trade factory in Vietnam, so it's unique to nic-nac! The poppy dot and blueberry spot are the only fabrics in which you can buy a whole matching set - nappywrap, carry-all, miniwrap and change mat, and balloon balls to match!
The other fabrics are all bought in smaller quantities, and when they're gone - they're gone! These mix and match with various carry-alls and change mats. For instance, the carry-alls are available in red trim, string (beige-ish) trim, light blue trim and bottle green trim so they are easily mixed and matched. The alternative change mats are all in gingham, with trims to co-ordinate with the carry-all.
NEWSFLASH as of DECEMBER 2011:
due to a shortage of denim in Australia, we are currently out of stock of most products which do not have a spot or a dot. We have a few carry-alls left (blue trim, red trim, string trim, bottle green trim) and one or two miniwraps and nappywraps, but no other change mats, and we don't expect the nappywraps or miniwraps to last long! When we are re-stocked (early 2012 we hope!) we'll let you know ... then the fabric options listed below will all be ready to order again! Apologies for the inconvenience.... but enjoy the blueberry spot and poppy dot which we have had sewn, and are stocked in plentiful supply!
Our regulars
The quirky range
Our flower fairies and blue leaves fabrics are from Australian fabric designer SAFFRON CRAIG.
Change mats
chocolate gingham (tiny squares)
NOT PICTURED:
pale pink gingham
baby blue gingham
bottle green gingham
The balloon balls come in a myriad of fabrics which we change constantly .... we manufacture a maximum of 50m of any one fabric, to keep them fresh and fun, and hey - to be honest, we enjoy choosing and designing fabrics so much that it's fun to keep changing them! The poppy dot and blueberry spot are the only constants in our range.