This section of the blog gets a little geeky! This is for the woven wrap lovers out there! In this section we will explore advanced wrapping tips, carries you can do by wrap size, wrap pass types, and more!
Learning to back wrap with a woven wrap can take some time, especially if you are learning on your own at home. It’s much easier to learn in-person with a babywearing educator, but not everyone has a babywearing group or educator near them. I asked five amazing babywearing educators to answer this question: What advice…
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Learn to use any size wrap with this series of wrapping blog posts! This post will explain how to find your woven wrap “base size,” what “base size” means, and how to figure out what carries you can likely do with any size wrap. The post also links to all of my woven wrap carries…
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It’s cold and rainy outside! This fall weather is the best for babywearing (no sweating, yay!), but not that fun for parking lot wrapping. While you absolutely can parking lot wrap in the rain without getting your tails dirty, it’s not that fun standing in the rain on a cold day! Poppable woven wrap carries…
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All woven wrap carries can be broken down into different types of passes. Knowing the names of the passes can help you learn new carries more easily. It can also help you adapt carries you already know to make them suit your needs better. This blog post will show you the main types of passes…
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Once you know all of the types of passes that are used in wrap carries, you can easily learn new carries or refresh your knowledge of a carry you’ve learned a while ago, but have forgotten. Visit my Wrap Pass Glossary to learn all of the pass types. Here we will show you how the passes…
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What can you do with a wrap that is your base size minus 4? Base minus four wraps are super short and easy to toss into a purse or diaper bag in case you need to do a quick carry. I love to bring a base minus four wrap along with me when I expect my…
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Your base size minus three can be a really versatile wrap size! This size does wonderfully with hip carries, one shouldered front carries, and two layer back carries. Here are some carries you can try! Slip Knots The key to loving a short wrap is learning to tie a slipknot. So we’ll start off with…
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What can you do with a wrap that is your base size minus two? This can be a really versatile size! A base minus two is long enough to do some two shouldered front carries and back carries, but it’s short enough to do hip carries without too much excess tail. The back carry…
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What can you do with a wrap that is one size shorter than your base size? All of the carries listed here would be great options if you have a wrap just slightly shorter than your base size. A base size wrap is typically the size needed to do a double hammock or front wrap…
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This post will include all of the carries that you can do with your base size plus one. Base plus one carries are really fun! Using a carry that is one size longer than your base size can give you more chest belt options for a really comfortable carry. If I’m carrying a heavy child…
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What can you do with a Base Size woven wrap? Your base size is the size needed to do front wrap cross carry or double hammock with the amount of excess tail that you prefer. To learn more about finding your base size, see my beginner wrapping post. Front Carries Front Wrap Cross Carry…
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These are the coziest woven wrap carries! I’m putting these in order from easiest to most difficult. If you’re new to wrapping, start with the first one! 1. Good Old Front Wrap Cross Carry: This carry has three layers spread fully over baby and is snuggly and perfect. It’s also a wonderful first carry if…
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Slipknots are really key to loving short woven wraps. If you can do a slipknot in your woven wrap, you will be able to do a ton of really wonderful short wrap carries! To begin, you will have one tail over your shoulder and one tail under your shoulder. In this tutorial, the “over the…
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Many woven wrappers find shoulder flips tricky. A shoulder flip is when the wrap comes from below the shoulder and is flipped over the shoulder to create ruck straps. Shoulder flips are used in tons of back carries including: Jordan’s Back Carry Giselle’s Back Carry Half Jordan’s Back Carry Double Sling Shoulder to Shoulder…
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Everyone asks me: What’s the BEST carrier to wear in the heat? This question can have so many answers! Everyone has a different favorite carrier in the summer time. My personal favorite carrier in the summer is a thin breathable woven wrap in a single layer carry. In the summer, I like to use a…
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I get TONS of questions about back wrapping. The most commonly asked questions I get are “How do I get a good seat in my back carry?” and “How can I tell if I have a good seat in my back carry?” Hopefully this blog post will answer those questions! First off . . .…
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