Amauti

Maman · Mar 10th, 2012, 05:13 AM

does anyone have one of these? i really want one, im thinking of making one myself as i cant find one to buy here in the uk. anyone done this?

sun · Mar 10th, 2012, 15:59 PM

I don't have one, but I do know a few people who do. They are GORGEOUS! They got them handmade from a lady in Nunavut (a territory here in Canada). If I had enough money, I would have bought one, but they are very expensive. I have a babywearing coat though!

aliss · Mar 10th, 2012, 18:31 PM

They are sold exclusively through northern Canadian retailers, apparently the Inuit have a special agreement to produce them exclusively, you literally get it from an Inuit lady handcrafting it in her house. I believe around $350-400 Canadian? That seems cheap for one, I'll double check. I really want one too (and I live in frigid snowland) but still couldn't afford for now.

sun · Mar 10th, 2012, 21:17 PM

The prices I looked at were $600+ for a winter one. They have different warmths of coats - so a lighter coat is less expensive. I agree with Aliss that the price is good for a handmade beautiful coat - it was just too expensive for us! Especially if it wasn't my everyday coat.

Maman · Mar 11th, 2012, 07:54 AM

Yeah i dont think i could afford one at that price tbh! i would need like the lightest one they do as well, and would only be able to use it in winter. However i still want one, desperately.

i heard that you can make one out of a normal coat, i think im going to look in to it some more then purchase a nice coat from the charity shop and see if i cant make it in to one.

sun · Mar 11th, 2012, 09:42 AM

Oh I have a few links to different directions for turning a regular coat into a babywearing coat!

http://www.wrapsodybaby.com/sew_poncho.htm
http://www.etsy.com/listing/59916936...facet=handmade
http://www.kiddiesgames.com/jacketinserts/
http://www.elizabethlee.com/patterns/nc206.htm
http://www.drmomma.org/2009/11/babyw...lteration.html

Maman · Mar 12th, 2012, 10:50 AM

oh wow! brilliant! Thanks, im going to spend the summer making myself one and it will be wearable by next winter i should think.

im hoping for a super cold winter now haha

Mar 10th, 2012, 05:13 AM	#1
Maman Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Luton Posts: 4,777	Amauti does anyone have one of these? i really want one, im thinking of making one myself as i cant find one to buy here in the uk. anyone done this?

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Mar 10th, 2012, 15:59 PM	#2
sun Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 11,758	I don't have one, but I do know a few people who do. They are GORGEOUS! They got them handmade from a lady in Nunavut (a territory here in Canada). If I had enough money, I would have bought one, but they are very expensive. I have a babywearing coat though!

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Mar 10th, 2012, 18:31 PM	#3
aliss AutoSignup (SAAB) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Québec Posts: 24,424	They are sold exclusively through northern Canadian retailers, apparently the Inuit have a special agreement to produce them exclusively, you literally get it from an Inuit lady handcrafting it in her house. I believe around $350-400 Canadian? That seems cheap for one, I'll double check. I really want one too (and I live in frigid snowland) but still couldn't afford for now.

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Mar 10th, 2012, 21:17 PM	#4
sun Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 11,758	The prices I looked at were $600+ for a winter one. They have different warmths of coats - so a lighter coat is less expensive. I agree with Aliss that the price is good for a handmade beautiful coat - it was just too expensive for us! Especially if it wasn't my everyday coat.

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Mar 11th, 2012, 07:54 AM	#5
Maman Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Luton Posts: 4,777	Yeah i dont think i could afford one at that price tbh! i would need like the lightest one they do as well, and would only be able to use it in winter. However i still want one, desperately. i heard that you can make one out of a normal coat, i think im going to look in to it some more then purchase a nice coat from the charity shop and see if i cant make it in to one.

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Mar 11th, 2012, 09:42 AM	#6
sun Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 11,758	Oh I have a few links to different directions for turning a regular coat into a babywearing coat! http://www.wrapsodybaby.com/sew_poncho.htm http://www.etsy.com/listing/59916936...facet=handmade http://www.kiddiesgames.com/jacketinserts/ http://www.elizabethlee.com/patterns/nc206.htm http://www.drmomma.org/2009/11/babyw...lteration.html

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Mar 12th, 2012, 10:50 AM	#7
Maman Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Luton Posts: 4,777	oh wow! brilliant! Thanks, im going to spend the summer making myself one and it will be wearable by next winter i should think. im hoping for a super cold winter now haha

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