Harness Clips

These clips are great for the car seat, the high chair or the pram.
Stop your little one getting their arms out.
Adjustbale width, uses snap clips.
Very strong metal suspender clips. Hard to undo.

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Time to say goodbye...

I am still getting emails every week asking me how to make dummy clips and where to buy products so I wanted to make it clear:
My business is closed and I no longer make them.
The law has changed in Australia meaning only simple dummy clips on ribbon can be made and even now they are looking at bringing in standards on those too.
I will no longer be answering emails about where I buy my supplies from as I never shared that hard won information when working and will not do it now.
If you want to make your own clips for home the info is on the blog if you want to sell them contact your relevant authorities.
In Australia you would speak to Product Safety or the ACCC.
http://www.productsafety.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/987958/fromItemId/971557
The permanent ban on certain baby dummy chains with decorations including crystals and beads and other similar ornaments came into effect on 9 September 2011.

Baby dummy chains include pins, ribbons, strings, cords, chains, twines, leathers, yarns or any other similar article which is designed to be attached to baby dummies.
This ban applies to dummy chains with crystals, beads or other similar ornaments (also known as 'bling') that fail to meet the requirements detailed in the permanent ban notice. These relate to the length of the chain, impact resistance, tensile strength as well as the durability of the garment fastener.

A lot of the fasteners (ie metal clips) I have seen being used are bought from Asia at a cheap price off ebay. These have been known to rust, have the plastic teeth break or pull away from clothes leaving the clip free. As the paragraph above states the concern is not just for the bling or beads on the clip but also the strength of the clip as a whole.

New Australian Standards

I get asked a lot about the new standards and what they mean. This is so important as even now 3 months after the changes I still see people selling illegal products.
Here we go:
ACCC info on dummy clips

The permanent ban on certain baby dummy chains with decorations including crystals and beads and other similar ornaments came into effect on 9 September 2011.

Baby dummy chains include pins, ribbons, strings, cords, chains, twines, leathers, yarns or any other similar article which is designed to be attached to baby dummies.

This ban applies to dummy chains with crystals, beads or other similar ornaments (also known as 'bling') that fail to meet the requirements detailed in the permanent ban notice. These relate to the length of the chain, impact resistance, tensile strength as well as the durability of the garment fastener.

Dummy clip safety even applies to wooden beads etc etc. There are still some beaded clips on the market like these:

HABA

 These have been tested to the EU dummy clip standard and the toy standard to ensure they are as safe as can be. I highly recommend them!

For ribbon clips they have to be plain with no embellishments! The safest types are:

Plain, wide ribbon with a snap attached. The clips I used were 3/4" or 1" wide. They are both lead and nickel free as the EU standards required.

The ribbon was 3/4" grosgrain as dummy clips have to pass a tensile test for strength.

Avoid satin, shiny, thin ribbon.

The studs were resin and go well in hot water, washing machines etc without rusting.

Avoid clips likes these:

The metal clip is covered in fabric or embellishments.....

Plastic beads...illegal

 Plastic clip to attach to clothes is not strong enough to pass the tests...

 

 

Anything with bling or crystals

any dummy clip claiming to be a toy clip or multi clip- still not allowed.


Don't forget my blog post below if you want to make your own clip safely... :)