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| Home Go Shopping The Potty Shop Cloth Pads Baby Wearing Slings, Wraps and Pouches Cloth Nappies Training Pants and Little Underwear Custom made clothing Ordering Noonee Wilga gear Books Information Do It Yourself - making nappies, little undies and more Baby Wearing Elimination communication Noonee Wilga Publications Contact us About Us Links | Noonee Wilga came about when I began making tiny training pants, known as OneWet Pants, for my small daughter in 2002. Others asked me to make some for their babies and soon I was making and sending custom made OneWet Pants all over the globe. I have gradually expanded the range of items I make to include baby carrier slings, tiny undies, fitted nappies and cloth menstrual pads, as well as a variety of clothing for kids. I have many more ideas than time to make them and love the challenge of creating something to fulfil a particular need. I make all items myself in our smoke-free, pet-free, mostly chemical-free home. My daughters help with some parts of packing and production and consider the sewing area to be their own work area as well.
In addition to providing details about the products I make, this site is also intended to provide information and inspiration for others about elimination communication, baby wearing and to encourage "do it yourself" to make nappies, little underwear and more for your own babies. Many people ask about the meaning of "Noonee Wilga". Well, 'wilga' is an Aboriginal word for a particular type of tree and Noonee is another aboriginal word with family significance. As I recall the story, early in the 1800's, my great great grandfather had a property in the upper Hunter Valley and, unlike many of his neighbours, he got along very well with the local Aborigines and they honoured him by telling him many of their stories and legends. The Legend of Noonee One legend was the story of Noonee, a little girl of the tribe of that area, who loved nature. She went out with the women each day to help collect food, but often she would wander away, enthralled with looking at a lizard or following the flight of a butterfly. On one particular day, Noonee went out with the women as usual. She drifted off from the others and wandered up onto the local mountain which was sacred to the great god of Thunder and out of bounds to women. The god was annoyed that a mere girl was treading on his mountain and sent a gust of wind to drive her away. Noonee was following the path of a dragonfly and took no notice. So he sent a crash of thunder, followed by a scurry of rain. She looked up and, seeing the rain, sought shelter in a rocky overhang on the mountain. The god was incensed that she did not immediately leave the mountain and threw down a bolt of lightning, which killed her where she huddled. He was then terribly sorry for what he had done, and changed her into a small greenhood orchid, which grows to this day on that mountain. And now, if you see one of these beautiful little flowers, and you look carefully, you can see the rocky overhang that she sheltered under, and hidden inside, is the dark figure of Noonee. *** My logo is based on a bobbin lace picture of a greenhood orchid (hand-made by me before I had children and got so busy!)  | |||||
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