Help! making own wrap

MummyinJune · Apr 5th, 2012, 11:50 AM

What fabrics can you use?
or to avoid?
how long?

I need 2 know by 2moro

Rachel_C · Apr 5th, 2012, 12:16 PM

Do you want a stretchy wrap or a woven wrap? Cos that will be your fabric choice - something stretchy or something woven

Obviously go for something as strong as possible. For sizing, I would look up the sizing charts for a ready made wrap, I think most wrap shops have them. They will tell you the size e.g. 6 but will also tell you the length in metres and what size person that will work for and what carries it will be long enough for.

MummyinJune · Apr 5th, 2012, 12:25 PM

Thank you

For a woven wrap

bit dum..lol

SerenityNow · Apr 5th, 2012, 15:32 PM

I made an Osnaburg wrap and I love it. It will shrink a lot though! I got 6 yards (that's 5.5 meters I think?) and it shrunk almost a full yard. I don't know what the standard widths for fabrics are in the UK, but mine is about 30 in. I think is must have been 36 in. before washing.

You can use any woven fabric, but Osnaburg has a little bit of diagonal stretch and is a nice weight. It is really a matter of comfort, especially as baby gets bigger. When mine was a newborn I used a wrap I made from cotton lawn and it was fine, nice and cool for summer.

purple_kiwi · Apr 5th, 2012, 15:57 PM

When i made my wrap i used a 100% cotton seersucker fabric. Its kind of wrinkly looking. It worked really well for using and didn't seem to have to much give and was really light for the summer so never got really hot. I got 6 meters and it shrunk a bit when i washed it. If you get a coloured fabric i strongly suggest washing it first otherwise the colour will rub off on your clothes. I learned the hard way lol

MummyinJune · Apr 6th, 2012, 01:24 AM

Thanks girls. Fingers crossed this shop will have some!

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Rachel_C Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 11,615	Do you want a stretchy wrap or a woven wrap? Cos that will be your fabric choice - something stretchy or something woven Obviously go for something as strong as possible. For sizing, I would look up the sizing charts for a ready made wrap, I think most wrap shops have them. They will tell you the size e.g. 6 but will also tell you the length in metres and what size person that will work for and what carries it will be long enough for.

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Apr 5th, 2012, 15:32 PM	#4
SerenityNow Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 448	I made an Osnaburg wrap and I love it. It will shrink a lot though! I got 6 yards (that's 5.5 meters I think?) and it shrunk almost a full yard. I don't know what the standard widths for fabrics are in the UK, but mine is about 30 in. I think is must have been 36 in. before washing. You can use any woven fabric, but Osnaburg has a little bit of diagonal stretch and is a nice weight. It is really a matter of comfort, especially as baby gets bigger. When mine was a newborn I used a wrap I made from cotton lawn and it was fine, nice and cool for summer.

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Apr 5th, 2012, 15:57 PM	#5
purple_kiwi Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 1,521	When i made my wrap i used a 100% cotton seersucker fabric. Its kind of wrinkly looking. It worked really well for using and didn't seem to have to much give and was really light for the summer so never got really hot. I got 6 meters and it shrunk a bit when i washed it. If you get a coloured fabric i strongly suggest washing it first otherwise the colour will rub off on your clothes. I learned the hard way lol

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Apr 6th, 2012, 01:24 AM	#6
MummyinJune Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,443	Thanks girls. Fingers crossed this shop will have some!

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