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By Stephanie Stepkowski
Have you got a baby wearing
conundrum? Is there a wrappy
question that keeps you awake at
night? Need to know whether you
should choose linen, cotton, or a blend of
baby camel with some alpaca thrown in?
Then this is the place for you!
Dear Stepkowski Solution,
I am hoping you can help me. My wife has mentioned to me
that she would like a wrap conversion carrier for a present
for our wedding anniversary. I’m pretty sure she has told me
what that is before but I’m lost! I can’t ask her because then
she’ll know I’m up to something.
What size wrap do I need? What are the things I should be
looking for in a converter? and most importantly, how do
I go about it?
Looking forward to some answers please!
• Wrap conversions in silent review is a page that
might be helpful.
Getting a spot is really the hardest part. Most converters
will open up spots each month and then do draws for
the number of conversions they want to make available.
Some are a quickest to comment competition on
Facebook. Some are via their website. You really just need
to decide on a few that you like and enter, enter, enter!
Hope this has helped you a bit, good luck with the
stalking!
The Stepkowski
Cheers
Dave
Thanks for the great question Dave; I hope that I have
enough answers to get you to a conversion spot. A wrap
conversion carrier is a carrier that has been handmade
from a woven wrap. It can be a mei tai, half buckle or full
buckle, with a couple of variations but those are the
3 main op tions. A full buckle conversion requires a size 3
(~ 3.2 m), a half buckle requires a size 5 (~ 4.2m) and a mei
tai requires the most, a size 6 (~ 4.7m). If you have a wrap
that is a special favourite but not long enough usually the
converter will work with you to use what you have and
use a complementary and appropriate fabric also. Some
converters won’t convert some wraps. Wool and silk are
common culprits as are wraps with very open weaves
(like some Indios) because when they are cut they quickly
fray and are harder to work with.
When you are looking at converters:
• Look at reviews from other customers.
• Ask if they have insurance so you know they are covered.
• Try and have a look at some of their work and
preferably try on so you know it’s going to be comfy
as all carriers and styles suit different people.
Leigh is wearing Hazel in an Eridani full buckle wrap
conversion made from Girasol Virvatuli (Purple weft).
Image by Capturing Adventures.
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