MIXED PASS The mixed pass was the first back carry I ever used with a short wrap. It is so often overlooked though! The mixed pass is a double shoulder carry which provides a lot of support. It has one pass which goes UNDER baby’s leg which is very handy if you struggle to stop your […]
SEMI DOUBLE HAMMOCK OR BACK REINFORCED TORSO SLING CARRY The Semi Double Hammock or Back Reinforced Torso Sling Carry may not have the pithiest of names but it is one of my all time favourite carries! It is a variation on a Double Hammock with Traditional Sling Pass which means rather than being 2 shouldered […]
COOLEST HIP CROSS CARRY The coolest hip cross carry has 2 passes which provide good support for carrying a bigger baby and/or don’t find a single pass carry (like the traditional sling pass carry) comfortable. You can carry your child on your hip or around onto your front which is fab for tiny babies, a […]
Knotless Ruck or Ruck Tied Under Bum The ruck or rucksack carry is a single pass (one layer of wrap covering the baby) back carry. For a standard ruck the tails of the wrap would be passed around your waist and knotted at the front. You may not have enough length to do this with […]
Here are our easy to follow tutorials for tying a traditional sling pass carry and making a slipknot TRADITIONAL SLING PASS AND SLIPKNOT The Traditional Sling Pass is a versatile option for a short wrap. It needs relatively little length, so you can use as short a wrap as possible ( with a longer wrap […]
The pastel pink weft and baby blue warp of Orion Aqua Starmap combine two colours that are usually very separate in modern western society. Cultural norms tell us that we must either choose pink or blue, and that choice depends on our gender, or more likely the gender of our child. An article […]
It is now the exact time of year that inspired the original Midwinter design. I am endlessly fascinated by the slow reveal of the fractal shapes of bare branches, and how they vary from tree to tree and really enjoyed exploring that in this design. Blizzard was a chance to use up some beautiful yarns […]
Starling Glasto Starmap, a heavyweight woven wrap, has been woven on our combed cotton, teal green, Glasto warp and uses a natural linen weft. This is the same fibre combination as our Facebook Group exclusive, Starling Glasto Murmuration. From the bag, the first thing that you will notice is that it smells of hay! This […]
The image of a bare-branched tree is something that has always resonated strongly with me (you’d only need to take a quick look at my art collection to come to that conclusion yourself!). I love the metamorphosis that autumn brings, the once verdant leaves turning red and copper and gold, dropping to the ground and […]
