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Email: sarah@ wallypop.net (no space)

Phone: (515) 274-4676
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We are located in Des Moines Iowa.

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About Wallypop

Wallypop is my home business, based in Des Moines, Iowa. I am Sarah Reid, Work At Home Mom (WAHM) and mommy to Walter, whom we call Wally (or sometimes Wallypop). 

I've always enjoyed sewing, and we chose to use cloth diapers on our baby because we knew it was the best thing for him. (The financial aspect helped, too!) When I was pregnant with Wally, I began to sew diapers for him. That's when I discovered how fun it is to sew diapers! I started sewing a few diapers for friends online, who told their friends, etc., and by the time Wally was born, I realized that this could be a viable home business. I needed a source of income and wanted to do something I enjoy, so Wallypop was born shortly after Wally was!

Wearing Wally in a wrap during one of our evening dance classes.

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Wallypop is a Green company!

We strive to do everything we can to reduce waste and reduce our environmental impact. I cut my products to use as much of the fabric as possible, and I save scraps to use as breast pads, cycle pads, projects around my home, or items for Boulevard Designs. The fabric scraps I can't use, I pass along to a friend I know who makes crazy quilts which are mailed to missionary friends of hers to be distributed to the people in the country in which they live.

We try to reduce our paper use, and almost every piece of paper I use, gets used on both sides. (Either I use the back as scratch paper, or Wally colors or paints on it!)

We don't use packaging of any sort, most packaging is just thrown away anyway! In-person customers take their items home in re-used grocery bags, and mail-order customers get their orders in re-used boxes when possible.

We keep our energy usage under control and buy products made in America (like our cord locks) or made under good working conditions (like the Bali Baby Wraps) when possible.

Please note that, in the interest of keeping prices low, we do end up making some compromises. Most of our fabric is not certified fair trade, for example. That doesn't meant that it's woven by small children working for pennies a day - it just means that we don't really know much about where it comes from.

How our diapers and carriers are made

I do all of the shopping and most of the labor myself. I buy the flannel, wool, and carrier fabric locally, and I buy most of the other materials online from wholesalers. After I wash and dry all of the fabric, I set up a mini assembly line. With Wally to take care of, it's easiest to do things in chunks of similar tasks!

I do some of the work while Wally's sleeping, some of it while he watches me or entertains himself, some of it while singing to Wally and desperately hoping the singing will keep him happy while I try to finish up, and some of it with him on my lap, in my arm, or in a sling.

Wally was about 1 year old in these pictures. He is asleep in the picture on the left, cuddled snugly in a Wallypop Mei Tai carrier.

One thing to note: Our products are all handmade. Therefore, there will be some natural variations in our products. I do my best to make all of our products standard, but not every wipe, for example, will be an exactly perfect square of fabric. This is just the reality of hand-made products!

Please take a look around. I enjoy being able to provide my customers with high-quality, WAHM-made cloth diapers, baby slings, and more.