Has anybody made their own wraps?

Question

I want to try out baby wearing but wraps are so dang expensive. I know it's just a big piece of cloth and I know it's possible to make your own. Has anybody done this? What type of material is best and what are the dimensions?

Answer

I got a big piece of fabric (6 meters by 1 metre) from someone for my last pregnancy and used it to wrap until my son was about 8 months.  It was a thin, but strong and soft cotton.  I just looked up YouTube videos on how to tie a Moby wrap and I was set!!!

This time I'm going to get a different color (mine was white, so it's looking dirty now) and I'm going to make it 5 meters because 6 meters was WAY too long.  I'm just going to go to the fabric store and see which fabric feels the best.

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Try to find a 100% cotton that has two way stretch - that will mean it is breathable and not too hot but will allow for wrapping. I made one and am excited to use it when baby arrives

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Pinterest will be a Godsend. They have everything for everything haha. If you don't have one, get it on your phone.

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They have great, stretchy fabric at Joanns Fabric.

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Will get babck to you, my mate used to make them to sell so will hit her for pattern :-) gonna make mine as well. Got a few patterns on my baby sewing board on Pinterest if you're interested.

Has anybody made their own wraps?

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