Monthly Archives: September 2012

Cathy’s Pod

Here’s a gorgeous wrap conversion pod I’ve made as a present for a lovely friend.  She left me with two size 7 (5.2m) woven wraps – a stripey Storchenweige Inka and a super soft and snuggly Didymos Hortensia – and … Continue reading

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Soft Sweet Place

I love Natibaby Sweet Place – it’s one of my all time favourite wraps (I’ve embarassingly owned this design in 6 colourways and 3 different fabric blends) and I love the look and the feel of it. This particular one … Continue reading

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Violet Chameleon Arrives!

I’ve been lucky enough to have the amazing Tamsin at Violet Chameleon custom dye me some linen blend fabric to make ring slings out of.  Yesterday the first little batch arrived and I just couldn’t wait to get them made up … Continue reading

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Super Stripeys!

This week I’ve made two lovely pleated ring slings from gorgeous, but very different stripey wraps…. First up is the lovely, bright and supportive Storchenwiege Inka, pleated with blue sling rings: Contrasting with a classy Natibaby Nansei, which I’ve previously … Continue reading

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Shoals of Silver Fish

A beautiful and unique Didymos Tussah Silk Fish woven wrap that’s been cleverly dyed a beautiful silvery colour…. now perfectly matched with pleats and silver rings… I think I’m going to find it hard to let go of this one … Continue reading

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Learning to Let Go….

I’m realising that I’m not very good at letting go of the lovely wraps and slings that I’m chopping and sewing.  Today I made a gathered shoulder ring sling out of the most beautiful Oscha Starry Night Lewis. This wrap … Continue reading

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Gorgeous Greys

This week I’ve been lucky enough to chop a beautiful Oscha 100% Linen Midnight Gradation. It’s been turned into a lovely pleated ring sling with slate rings and a short wrap too! *~,~*”*~,~*”*~,~*”*~,~*”*~,~*”*~,~*”*~,~*”*~,~*”*~,~*”*~,~*

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There may be more….. stars!

Ok, so I realise that this particular wrap has featured strongly in my wrap-converting escapades recently, but I promise that (unless someone sends me another one for conversion) this is the last …… for now at least 😉 So far … Continue reading

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My “Sky Tai” Wrap Conversion Mei Tai

Now I’m getting serious!  After many months of planning, pattern making, sketching and testing of various different carriers with all sorts of different features, and looking at photos of other brands to make sure I’m not inadvertently copying anyone, my … Continue reading

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