Thirsties® line of cloth diapers were launched in 2004 in an effort to offer sustainably produced and quality designed diapers at affordable prices.  Our mission is to make it easy and attainable for every family to choose cloth while simultaneously investing in our local economy and sustainable business practices.
 

We are very proud of the fact that all of our products are USA-made by a group of very talented women, many of whom work in the comfort and convenience of their own homes. Thanks to the support of our dedicated customers, we are celebrating the direct development of 12 new jobs in our area -- that's putting bread on the table for families right here in Colorado!  This represents incredible and exciting growth in such shaky economic times and we have you and your support to thank! 

We use only the best of USA-sourced components in order to reduce our carbon footprint, to help support domestic textile mills, and to ensure your diapers will last wash after wash.  Each and every aspect of the design of our diapers is carefully considered and all fabric and components are vigilantly selected as the very best.  Thirsties cloth diapers are well-known as providing the very best in comfort and leak-proof cloth diapering.

Our goal of becoming Carbon Neutral is well underway!  We have installed a behemoth of a solar panel array, with a configuration that at full-capacity will produce enough electricity to cover more than all of the business’ needs--11 clean, sustainable, photovoltaic Kilowatts.  This equates to a total CO2 reduction of 200 tons, as if we are planting over 7700 trees!

We honestly believe that we are in the best possible business. We believe this because you share in our values for happy and healthy baby beginnings, and by virtue of such you continue the fight for sound futures. If ever you have any suggestions on how to improve our products or the way in which we operate our business, we'd love to hear your suggestions!

Our warehouse is a renovated 1920's feed store in downtown Cañon City, Colorado.  Cañon City is a small town nestled up against the south-eastern foothills of the Rocky Mountains.  We choose to relocate from Denver over 4 years ago to enjoy the great climate and endless recreational opportunities.  The Arkansas River provides some of the best rafting and kayaking in the world.  The hills that surround us offer amazing hiking and mountain biking opportunities.  If you happen to be cruising through sunny and beautiful, Cañon City, Colorado...we'd love to meet you and give you the tour.  For now, we are happy to meet you 'virtually'!

Best wishes to you and your growing family!

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Our warehouse is a 4000+ square foot historic building in downtown Canon City, Colorado. Originally the building served as a major agricultural feed store.  We purchased the building in early 2009. It had sadly fallen into disrepair prior to our purchase. We spent 2 full months renovating before it was suitable for moving in.

erin kimmett
president & founder

Erin became infatuated with the sewing machine and all its wonders beginning at a very young age. Her grandmother, Pearl, was a truly gifted craftswoman and eventually become a local celebrity in her artful expressions. Pearl's father passed away when she was just a baby leaving she and her mother to fend for themselves in a poverty-stricken tenement of New York City. Pearl was taught to sew professionally alongside learning her ABCs and tying her shoes. Though Pearl was only a child, she and her mother worked tirelessly together as sewers for a large clothing manufacturing company to try and make ends meet. Despite the fact that she was forced to sew in lieu of a formal education in order to keep bread on the table for herself, Pearl was enamored with the needle and thread and all the limitless possibilities of creativity it provided. As an adult, she continued to sew for both hobby and profession. Never was she seen without a needle and thread in her hand. In due time, she graciously passed along her gift and her unquenchable thirst for creativity and sewing to her granddaughter, Erin.

Pearl has since passed, but her love for sewing is still expressed in Thirsties Cloth Diapers today. As a new cloth diapering mom herself, Erin couldn’t find a diaper cover that quite suited the needs of her baby, and therefore set out to create her own design of waterproof wraps. The first covers were patterned, cut, and sewn on her dining room table with her secondhand sewing machine and went through several tweaks over the course of 18 months before they were finally released! It was a painstaking process, but all the hard work and innovation paid off and resulted in the best selling diaper cover on the market today.

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sonya - manager

Sonya is the glue that keeps Thirsties running so smoothly. Sonya grew up on a farm in Minnesota and has the freckles to prove it! Her parents moved their large family here 25 years ago, and became a granola eating, tree hugging Colorado girl! She has three very funny children: Julia (13), Stephan (4), and Nina (3) and a very good looking French husband =). Outside of work, Sonya and her family like to hike, go on picnics, take bike rides, and watch the goldfish and tadpoles in their pond. The younger ones love to do yoga with Sonya before bed. She practices organic gardening, and in her spare time she is out digging in the dirt!

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sarah - logistics

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katie - customer service

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emily - customer service

Emily is incredibly creative and can really work some magic with a pile of salvage fabric and a sewing machine!  Outside of her days with Thirsties, Emily stays very busy all hours of the day and night apprenticing as a midwife.

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monika - bookkeeper

Monika was born in Germany and moved to the US at age 18.  She worked many years in Denver and moved to sunny and pleasant southern Colorado after retiring from full-time employment.  Outside of work, Monika has mastered knitting and crocheting and is now having all too much fun with her new sewing machine.