Getting your baby onto your back and into a rucksack carry with a woven wrap

Back carrying with a woven wrap. How to get your baby onto your back and into a rucksack carry using the hip scoot method.

Tutorial - Front Wrap Cross Carry with a Long Woven Wrap

If you've never used a woven wrap before, Front Wrap Cross Carry is a great place to start.  This carry is a true all rounder, it is supportive and easily adaptable so it works really well whether you are carrying a tiny newborn or a much older child.  Once you've mastered this carry it isContinue reading "Tutorial - Front Wrap Cross Carry with a Long Woven Wrap"

FAQ - How do I wash my carrier?

When it comes to babies shit literally can happen!  As can milky sick, serious quantities of drool and various dropped foodstuffs of all kind!  Correspondingly, all the slings in the library collection are ones that are easy peasy to wash!  There are some absolutely lovely wool, silk and other slings out there and available to thoseContinue reading "FAQ - How do I wash my carrier?"

Woven FAQ - Knots! Part 2 - Slip Knots and Ring Finishes

In Part 1 I covered the most common knot used to tie a woven or stretchy wrap - the Double knot (Flat Reef or Granny).  While the double knot is very secure its not adjustable - if you want to adjust your wrap (maybe to feed, or maybe to alter slightly as baby falls asleepContinue reading "Woven FAQ - Knots! Part 2 - Slip Knots and Ring Finishes"

Woven FAQ - Knots! Part 1 - the Secure Double Knot

Knots are undoubtly the biggest thing that worries people new to or considering using woven wraps.  I frequently hear "I am not very good at knots", "I am not sure I trust myself to tie it properly" or even "what if the knot becomes undone".  And I remember thinking exactly the same first time IContinue reading "Woven FAQ - Knots! Part 1 - the Secure Double Knot"

Woven FAQ - Brands

Buying your first woven wrap – deciding what to buy – can often be the most intimating part of wrapping.  There is a startling array of different brands, blends and designs.  It can be terrifying to work out where to start!  ‘Woven FAQ’ is my attempt to answer some of the questions I am asked theContinue reading "Woven FAQ - Brands"

Woven FAQ - What does gsm mean? How thick or thin is that?

Buying your first woven wrap – deciding what to buy – can often be the most intimating part of wrapping.  There is a startling array of different brands, blends and designs.  It can be terrifying to work out where to start!  ‘Woven FAQ’ is my attempt to answer some of the questions I am asked theContinue reading "Woven FAQ - What does gsm mean? How thick or thin is that?"

Woven FAQ - What size wrap do I need?

Buying your first woven wrap - deciding what to buy - can often be the most intimating part of wrapping.  There is a startling array of different brands, blends and designs.  It can be terrifying to work out where to start!  'Woven FAQ' is my attempt to answer some of the questions I am asked theContinue reading "Woven FAQ - What size wrap do I need?"