Stretchy Wrap - Fornessi, Stripe (SW33) Check Availability

You're welcome to hire this like any of our other items.  It's also available to buy as ex-library stock because it's just not getting hired much! Hire like a normal library sling and if you want to keep it, just email to request this and we'll charge the sale price to your card.

Overview:

Stretchy wraps are a lovely cuddly option for babies in the first few months of life, a fab choice for easing that 'womb to world' transition. They're super-soft, and mould beautifully to support a tiny body.  Once you get the hang of them, they're quick to tie too.

This Fornessi stretchy wrap is a bit special, as it's made of 100% modal fabric - beech tree cellulose is manufactured into this fantastic sustainable fibre, and gives a really great breathability and softness, as well as strength.

It's feels cool and a little thinner than some stretchy wraps, so great for those who tend to feel a bit hot when babywearing. It's also just really stunning lovely fabric and design - really chic!

Most of our stretchy wraps have an equal amount of elasticity along the width and length, but this is a bit more like a one way stretchy - with the stretch along the length (although still a little on the width, so maybe more of a one and a bit way stretchy!).   This means that you can do a standard 'pocket wrap cross carry' with it (as below), which is pre-tied, with your baby added after the knot is secure. When you pre-tie a stretchy wrap before getting the baby in, there's a guesstimated size/tightness range within which your carry will 'work' - this range is a little reduced in a wrap like this with less stretch along the length, so sometimes a two way stretchy is easier to learn with.

However, you have more options with a one way stretchy - it  works really well for a front wrap cross carry, which is usually the first carry people learn when using beautiful woven wraps. This means that it's a particularly great option for those thinking of exploring the world of woven wrapping at some point.  

For more, see this review by Sheen Slings (Madeline loved it!)

Details

Fabric composition: 100% modal

Fabric weight: light!

Length: 4m 60cm approx

Width: 56cm

Manufacture: Made in China, 2020

Washing: 30 degrees, non-bio, no fabric conditioner, tumble dry low.

Child weight range: Stated as birth to a year (although most stretchy wrap use tends to be in the first handful of months.

Wearer size:  One size fits nearly all! You tie to fit you and your passenger.

Instructions:

Typical carries: Front facing you in either 1) pocket wrap cross carry (PWCC) or front wrap cross carry (FWCC).  Other carrying positions are possible too, such as seated sideways or off-centre, but you may need additional 1:1 support.  Manufacturer instructions here, but tutorials below may be more helpful for technique:

1) Pocket Wrap Cross Carry (pre-tied)

Follow the Carrying Matters Stretchy Wrap Photo Tutorial

Or this great video: 

2) Front Wrap Cross Carry (works for woven wraps too)

Follow the Carrying Matters FWCC Photo Tutorial

Or watch this great video (which uses a one way stretchy and a tiny baby!):