We had always heard the horror stories about trying to take the pacifier away from kids and how hard it is, we all know. So, we decided not to give our first born a pacifier. No matter how hard it is, it is even harder to take away a child's fingers since they are attached to them wherever they go. Not to say that they will always take it. Child’s loves to play with her pacifier, but is still a finger sucker.
If you do decide to give your child a pacifier, it will inevitably get lost. So it is best to have a pacifier holder to minimize your losses. It seems that there are not many options out there for cute and personalized ones in the stores. However, they are pretty simple to make and possible to customize with the unlimited choices of ribbon out there.
You will need a piece of 1" wide ribbon about 18 inches long, fashion fit clip, and a piece of skinny ribbon 8" long to match your wide ribbon. Cut the clip away from the elastic that it comes attached to.
Singe the ends of the wide ribbon to keep them from raveling. Fold the wide piece of ribbon in half and slide the clip onto one side. Hold the loose ends together with the clip at the opposite end. Sew a seam across the ribbon, next to the clip. This will keep the clip in place. Then sew along both edges of the ribbon leaving the other end open.
Fold your skinny ribbon in half and slide the two ends into the open end of the wide ribbon. The ribbon should extend out about 3 inches with an inch of each side tucked in. Sew across the end, securing the skinny ribbon in place. Sew over this a few times since there will be a lot of tugging on it. These pacifier clips can be used with the ones that have handles but also the ones without. Simply slip the skinny ribbon through one of the holes, and then put the clip end through the ribbon loop and pull.
Always observe when your baby using this pacifier clip. If any of the seams get loose, do not use it.
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