All Black Baby Clothes

I know it sounds like a dumb question, but I've NEVER seen babies clothes in black. I was just wondering if there is a legitimate reason behind this, or whether it's just that the shops don't think black baby clothes will sell.

As the questions answered previously, a lot has to do with saleability of the item. Most baby clothes available in the stores like target/kmart/walmart/macys etc are mass produced and they order thousands of pieces per style to distribute throughout their stores.

Designer boutiques such as DKNY/Sonia Riekel etc do produce small ranges for children in Black, also boutiques in Europe do the same.
They may produce 4 pieces per store, which still means only a few hundred are produced, so it is not a nightmare tring to sell them.

I have a few beautiful pieces in black with different colored embroideries for my daughter, just happened to get them on sale, but you need to shop boutiques to find them.

2006-08-27 04:19:23 by dellamorte

Hi everyone, This is just a quick look I put together to wear to the movies. I was totally looking forward to spring, so I could wear some of my ...

So I brought my laundry to my moms and washed the baby clothes and put them in the dryer. To my dismay, when I checked to see if it was dry, there are black ink spots all over the clothes. It's totally trashed. What can I do to save it? We're trying milk, hair spray, rubbing alcohol and pretreating with laundry detergent and Kazaam spot remover. It's my baby's entire 0-3 wardrobe not to mention all her blankets and I'm going nuts because she's only 7 weeks. Anything else? It's gel pen ink, which isn't the same as regular ink. Thanks!

REMEMBER: Even though you're washing your baby's clothing, just make sure to rinse it twice after any treatments because you're baby's skin is sensitive.

Because INKS differ in composition it is impossible to find removers that are equally effective for all types of ink spots. The following is a range of suggestions from which you can choose. The best treatment we have discovered is using a D'limonene based product. (read our notes on each product HERE), however, General Instructions using D'Limonene are:- Dry the stained area. Mix together 3 parts dishwash liquid with 1 part of D'limonene. Soak the stained area in this solution for 10-15 minutes. After the soak time, rinse in water as hot as is suitable for the fabric, then wash as usual, but preferrably with a Laundry Liquid. This treatment may require repeating. Other treatments you can try include the following...

Ballpoint Pen Ink: First, saturate material with an alcohol-based hair spray (this seems to be a very popular method). The alcohol content in the hair spray will break up the ink. Be sure to place an absorbent paper towel or rag under the stain to catch the excess. You then need to blot the stain with a rag. Repeat the process until the stain is removed, then launder as usual. A word of caution before trying this method: some fabrics may be damaged by the hair spray solution. If in doubt, test on an inconspicuous area first, or consult with a professional dry cleaner.

Water Based Inks: Try an all-purpose cleaner instead of hair spray. Be sure to place an absorbent paper towel or rag under the stain to catch the excess. You then need to blot the stain with a rag. Repeat the process until the stain is removed, then launder as usual. A word of caution before trying this method: some fabrics may be damaged by the cleaning solution. If in doubt, test on an inconspicuous area first, or consult with a professional dry cleaner.

NOTE: If the stain is still wet, apply an absorbent - french chalk, talcum powder, starch or salt - to absorb excess ink and stop it from spreading. Continue this treatment, removing the discoloured powder and applying fresh, until there no further change is achieved. Alternatively, take up excess ink with blotting paper, pressing fresh patches of blotter into the stain until it no longer discolours. Then treat as required.

These suggestions are also suitable for dried writing ink, ball point pen, or marking ink. Soak the stain in "sour" milk - this is an old fashioned, but effective method. Fresh milk also works, but sour milk is faster. Sponge or dip the stain in equal quantities of methylated spirits (wood alcohol) and household ammonia (test on coloured fabrics first). Rinse in warm water. Rinse again in warm water containing a little ammonia, then finally in fresh water. Sponge with pure Dettol. If not effective, try iso-propyl alcohol or dry cleaning fluid (from chemist).

2007-02-06 17:05:50 by heartlostangel

Price: $44.95 $30.00

Develops a strong and secure attachment to parents
Can be used for a preemie to 35 pounds child
Uses the entire back and shoulders to distribute weight
Keeps baby warm while freeing both hands
Wide piece of fabric to wrap over both shoulders

Is there anyway i can arrange for a charity to pick them up from my house as i unable to take them to a charity shop due to having 2 small kids and 7 month pregnant!

i doubt a charity shop will pick them up. Log on to freecycle and some needy person will pick them up. Most of the time good stuff go's really quickly, i've put loads of stuff on there.

2009-05-30 05:01:52 by kelly-kai-elle

Price: $2.50 $0.95

15 colors to choose from
Dimensions: 84" Round
Approx. 3.5 mil quality
Quantity discount is 36+ of one color

A friend's mother just died, and my husband's mother is close to passing as well. We have a 6-month-old daughter. What should she be wearing to the funerals? Do they even make black baby clothes? If you have any experience with this, please let me know! Thank you.

Your baby can wear anything. It's okay, and it's acceptable to bring the baby to the funeral, btw. Having a little one around will bring smiles to people's faces during a very difficult time. My son was at his great-grandmother's funeral at age 2.5, and people actually thanked me for bringing him.

I'm so very sorry for the loss of your friend's mom, as well as your MIL's illness.

2007-09-21 11:37:59 by Emily Z

Sometimes the water runs like the colour of rust. I've never had a problem with the washing until i put in my daughters baby clothes last week. Now all the white is dirty brown and all the pink is just as bad, i've rewashed them and soaked them in napisan, but it did nothing. And i dont want to put them back in washing machine incase it happens again. Most the clothes i wash are black so i wouldnt notice if it happened to them....

If you live in Australia where we have a problem with rust coloured water you can contact your local Water Board, explain the problem to them and they will actually bring you out a remedy to "unstain" the clothes. However, the trick is to keep the clothing wet until you get the cure. The actual products are :- Citric Acid and SodiumDithionite. If your water authority will not do this, try your local chemist/pharmacy. They also should be able to help you.

2006-12-19 22:08:30 by bloodysnowravenkisses84