So my friend had this tester...

So my friend had this tester wrap that she had been anticipating for months. It just so happened that the wrap arrived just days before I was to leave Indiana to move to Florida. As a sort of going away present, she met up with me so I could try it out and have our friend photograph.

The wrap is Poe Wovens' 100% cotton Naked Spangled. I don't have much experience with natty's (natural fiber, non-dyed wraps) and was really excited to see what this natty business is all about. I picked up Naked Spangled and, as I do, started pulling it in every direction and feeling the surface of the wrap. I thought, "hmmm, this wrap has absolutely no stretch and is very smooth with no apparent grip, I don't think this is going to work."

Standing in the living room were my two friends waiting for me to give the wrap a try and tell them what I thought.

So I wrapped with it.

I wasn't even sure what carry I was going to do or how I would finish it off. There I was in my friend's living room, all eyes on me. So I just wrapped, and this was the glorious result.

I ended up wrapping my baby in a double hammock with a sternum belt, a finish I don't often do because I find the sternum belt to hurt my chest. But as I started wrapping with the fabric, this carry and this finish just made sense. The passes just slid into place and hugged my baby. The fabric felt strong, but light in my hands, so I started twisting it and the sternum belt just happened. It was just the right width to look nice and, yet, not dig into the center of my chest.

And I got a little excited about the way the fabric felt, so I unwrapped my baby and wrapped him again, but this time in a FWCC (front wrap cross carry) with flipped shoulders.

Again, the passes glided smoothly and tightened very easily. I didn't have to struggle with wrap to get it to move into place. The passes laid across my back smoothly and the finished carry looked so very polished.

My verdict: this wrap is very deceptive. It might feel unimpressive at first, but it actually wraps quite beautifully.

I am so sad that this was the last time I got to geek out with these two awesome ladies about fabric and babywearing. Thanks so much Carrie (Beri Bee Designs) for letting me play with this wrap! And thanks to Cara (Cara Davies Photography) for these beautiful pictures. I love and miss you both!