Ulli, like other storch stripes is a durable workhorse that looks new even when well loved.
Weight/Area: 237 g/qm
Width: 66 cm
Thickness: 22 mils
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Natibaby Brezo (Violet Stripes)
Natibaby Brezo is a cross twill all cotton stripes. Soft, moldable, medium thin and easy to wrap with.
Weight/Area: 220 g/qm
Width: 69 cm
Thickness: 23 mils
Natibaby Purple/Turquoise Linen Butterflies
Natibaby Purple/Turquoise Butterflies was released in 2010. A much thinner linen blend compared to recent offerings. The two contrasting colors shimmer beautifully.
Weight/Area: 214 g/qm
Width: 66 cm
Thickness: 18 mils
Didymos Rose Silk Indio
Didymos released this bubble gum pink indio in the spring of 2011. Rose silk is thicker and more dense than many silk indio blends.
Weight/Area: 259 g/qm
Width: 61 cm
Thickness: 22 mils
Colimacon & Cie 2011, White
I ordered a C&C in the new weave out of curiosity. It is a workhorse wrap that is easy on the budget. I went on to split and then dye both pieces. First I replaced the red and black stitching with cotton threads that would accept dye.
Weight/Area: 250 g/qm
Width: 70 cm
Thickness: 21.5 mils
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Uppymama June 2012 Rainbow
My Uppymama rainbow has a cream weft and is medium thickness. After feeling and seeing my Uppymama in person, I am convinced the weaver is an artist and am honored to own one of her pieces. Something of interest may be that Uppymamas have blunt ends and unhemmed rails.
Weight/Area: 257 g/qm
Width: 66 cm
Thickness: 27 mils
Didymos Natural Silk Indio V2
I dreamed of wrapping my newborn in a silk indio and was lucky enough to do so. Soft, squishy and all the things I expected.
Weight/Area: 226 g/qm
Width: 66 cm
Thickness: 21 mils
Didymos Kobalt Rouge
Didymos Kobalt Rouge is a super thin linen blend indio with amazing shimmer. Very light weight to the point where it is delicate and has a tendency to be diggy. I have owned two from the same weaving the measurements are nearly identical.
Weight/Area: 163 g/qm
Width: 66 cm
Thickness: 17 mils
Vatanai Naglitki
Vatanai Naglitki has been produced in atleast two version. Generally referred to as Old Whales (top wrap) the first version is more narrow, thinner and woven in the same colors as Glaciar. My other Naglitki was woven early in 2010 and is slightly greener. Later Naglitkis are different still (but I don't have that one).
Weight/Area: 179/206 g/qm
Width: 61/65 cm
Thickness: 15/18 mils
Girasol Cosmic Rainbow
Marsupial Mama's exclusive Girasol, Cosmic Rainbow pairs bright rainbow stripes with a black weft for a fun rainbow.
Weight/Area: 215 g/qm
Width: 70 cm
Thickness: 21 mils
Didymos Ice Blue Indio
Didymos Ice Blue Indio is a thin all cotton indio in two colors of blue. Not at soft as most of indios but the only to come from Didymos with fringe.
Weight/Area: 206 g/qm
Width: 61 cm
Thickness: 21 mils
BBslen Turkish Delight
Turkish Delight is a retired BBslen colorway. It is a bit thinner than other BBslens. I have owned two once purchased well loved and the other new from a vendor. I have data from both.
Weight/Area: 241/232
Width: 69/72 cm
Thickness: 21.5/19 mils
old/new
Girasol Symphuo
Slingomama's Girasol exclusive Symphuo is a funky rainbow wrap. Mine is the twill weave in cream weft.
Weight/Area: 222 g/qm
Width: 70 cm
Thickness: 22 mils
Bara Barn Black Pepper
Bara Barn Black Pepper is a thin supportive shorty with any cush. It is mostly black with a indigo stripe along one rail. Though not very airy, Bara Barns are thin and only come as shorties.
Weight/Area: 153 g/qm
Width: 70 cm
Thickness: 16 mils
Girasol Blau
Metro Mini's Girasol exclusive Blau is an old weave (wrong side) with 3 blue/turquoise stripes. The weft is the same color as the darker turquoise stripe. It is very soft but I find it less supportive than both the new twill and diamond weaves.
Weight/Area: 231 g/qm
Width: 64 cm
Thickness: 21 mils
Didymos Lisa
I have two Lisas from Didymos, a newer long wrap and the other an older blag tag shorty. There is a significant difference in weight with the older being heavier. The look the same except for the older being a bit faded. Lisa's rainbow stripes are separated by a navy blue background.
Weight/Area: 250/238 g/qm
Width: 64/64 cm
Thickness: 26/22 mils
old/new
Oscha Shui Long Embers
Oscha Shui Long Embers is a supportive all cotton wrap.
Weight/Area: 278 g/qm
Width: 69 cm
Thickness: 25 mils
Kokadi Merlin
Merlin is a U.S. exclusive wrap from Kokadi. It is blend of black cotton and purple hemp. Merlin is wide, soft and supportive.
Weight/Area: 245 g/qm
Width: 76 cm
Thickness: 17 mils
Vatanai Orkney
Vatanai Orkney is a moldable, cushy medium thin wrap. It is less airy than the whales (excluding thick whales), birds and stripes.
Weight/Area: 222 mils
Width: 69 cm
Thickness: 19 mils
Didymos Salvia
Didymos Salvia is a super thin linen blend that has a subtle army kind of shimmer.
Weight/Area: 157 g/qm
Width: 66 cm
Thickness: 14.5 mils
Monday, September 24, 2012
Vatanai Igloolik
Vatanai Igloolik (Light Blue Whales) is a thin cotton wrap in the popular whales weave. It is moldable and airy.
Weight/Area: 188 g/qm
Width: 69 cm
Thickness: 16 mils
Didymos Zyclame Vogels
Didymos Zyclame Vogels is a supportive linen blend. The cotton and black cotton threads are combined with lago linen threads.
Weight/Area: 239 g/qm
Width: 69 cm
Thickness: 21 mils
Didymos Violet Waves
Didymos Violet Waves is limited edition all cotton wrap in the wave weave. Woven with 3 colors of purple it is airy and medium in thickness.
Weight/Area: 251 g/qm
Width: 64 cm
Thickness: 26 mils
Vatanai Kipawa
Vatanai Kipawa is a soft, light and airy wrap that is one of the best choices to stay cool in the summer.
Weight/Area: 163 g/qm
Width: 64 cm
Thickness: 15.5 mils
Emerald Indio
Emerald Indio is a standard line Didymos with green and blue cotton threads. Mine is a medium weight.
Weight/Area: 249 g/qm
Width: 64 cm
Thickness: 22 mils
Didymos Natural Ellipsen
Didymos Natural Ellipsens is a soft medium thin wrap released in 2011. It has a bit of squish and is favorite of mine with my newborn.
Weight/Area: 232
Width: 65 cm
Thickness: 22 mils
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Bbslen Lychee
Bbslen Lychee's thin stripes vary from pinks to peaches. A pique polo kind of texture. Not cuddly soft but not rough either.
Weight/Area: 241 g/qm
Width: 70 cm
Thickness: 20.5 mils
Ellevill Jade Candy
My Jade Candy was machine woven with several weaving flaws throughout the wrap. Like other jades very grippy and textured.
Weight/Area: 261 g/qm
Width: 61 cm
Thickness: 24 mils
Red Ivory Linen Indio
Red Ivory indio is a super thin linen blend indio. So thin that I found it to be quite delicate. Very soft when broken in; certainly with the tendency to dig if not wrapped carefully.
Weight/Area: 157 g/cm
Width: 67 cm
Thickness: 14.5 mils
Didymos Violet Linen Pfau
Violet linen pfau was released in 2011 along with ecru, natural and garnet versions. This is thick linen blend requires more than the usually amount of breaking in time.
Weight/Area: 315 g/qm
Width: 64 cm
Thickness: 26.5 mils
Lana Purple Milky Way
I remember reading that the purple version of this wrap was a factory error. It is the perfect purple. A dense wrap with blunt ends like other Lanas. The pattern is printed rather than woven.
Weight/Area: 258 g/qm
Width: 71 cm
Thickness: 21 mils
Didymos Lila Royal V2
Weight/Area: 207 g/qm
Width: 65 cm
Thickness: 17 mils
Didymos Geckos Mauvein
Didymos Geckos Mauvein is a thick wrap released in the spring of 2011. Woven with purple, green and navy threads. The wrong side appears grey from a distance.
Weight/Area: 289 g/qm
Width: 65 cm
Thickness: 25mils
Didymos Petrol Hemp Indio V1
Petrol Hemp Indio was released in 2012. At first weaved on a small scale, Didymos responded to the pleas of mamas for a larger release of this wrap. I have the first version with the whiter hemp threads.
Weight/Area: 218 g/qm
Width: 69 cm
Thickness: 20 mils
Girasol GlaMoor
Girasol GlaMoor is the diamond weave version of the Girasol exclusive Moor. The teal and pinkish purple shimmer beautifully.
Weight/Area: 232 g/qm
Width: 66 cm
Thickness: 19 mils
Ellevill Zara Tri-Blue
My zara tri blue is machine woven and has unhemmed rails. It is medium thin, with a bit of grip but also has glide.
Weight/Area: 233 g/qm
Width: 65 cm
Thickness: 22 mils
Ellaroo Limona
Ellaroo Limona is a thin striped wrap with blue, purple, yellow, green & black. A super thin, handwoven wrap. Despite is thinness is comes quite stiff new and takes some breaking in.
Weight/Area: 178 g/qm
Width: 66 cm
Thickness: 16 mils
Girasol Dark Knight
Metro Mini's exclusive Dark Knight is a black weft Gotham with three grey stripes. I've owned two weavings and have measurements for both.
Weight/Area: 239/208 g/qm
Width: 64/67 cm
Thickness: 22/20 mils
Girasols weight vary each time the wrap is woven.
Lenny Lamb Sunrise Rainbow
Lenny Lamb's Sunrise Rainbow is a light repeating rainbow with thin stripes. Not known for support, it is a bamboo/cotton blend that is super soft. Mine is now in the form of a ring sling.
Weight/Area: 247 g/qm
Width: 66 cm
Thickness: 17 mils
Girasol Aurora (Cream Weft)
Slingomama's Girasol Exclusive Aurora is a fun twist on the rainbow.
Weight/Area: 226 g/qm
Width: 69 cm
Thickness: 20.5 mils
Girasol Love Diamond Blue Weft
Love is a dream wrap of a German mama who organized its weaving. My wrap is from the third and final weaving. Mine is woven in the diamond weave with a blue weft. Woven in both twill and diamond weaves, Love was available in a number of wefts.
Width: 66 cm
Thickness: 19 mils
Girasol Graphit
Introduce in 2011, Graphit is a new standard line Girasol in the diamond weave. It is woven with black and grey threads.
Weight/Area: 241 g/qm
Width: 66 cm
Thickness: 20.5 mils
Vatanai Ravenna
Vatanai Ravenna is a earthy pink and grey combination in the labrynth weave. It is cushy like other labrynths but is slightly lighter than both orkney and blueberry.
Weight/Area: 196 g/qm
Width: 69 cm
Thickness: 21 mils
Didymos Tramonto Waves
Tramonto Waves, like other all cotton waves, is a tri-weave. It's thread colors are fuschia, black and gray. At times the some of the "waves" give the appearance of lavender. Very similar to aqua waves, it is airy, moldable, textured and feels light. One my screen, the color is more accurate in the picture below.
Weight/Area: 211 g/qm
Width: 61 cm
Thickness: 21.5 mils
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