INTRODUCTION
I was lucky enough to host two travellers from Apple Blossom Wovens! This is a review of the first – Under The Sea, 100% cotton. My first impression was *WOW* this wrap is seriously gorgeous! The colors are unbelievable – it is striking how smooth the gradient is, especially for a machine woven wrap. Also unlike most machine woven wraps, UTS has unhemmed rails, which I find easier to work with when sliding passes over each other.
Our first excursion was on one of our early morning walks to preschool. This requires a tired Mombie wrapping a tired LittlerHill quickly, to get out the door. We tried a double hammock variation, Wendy’s Double Hammock with a candy cane chest belt, and this wrap rocked in a multipass carry with my heavy toddler. UTS did great – the passes were easy to spread, but stayed in place while I took my time tightening. The stretch in this weave was excellent for creating a beautiful, tight chest pass, and offered great support without being diggy on my picky shoulders.
Our walk was very comfortable. I usually prefer thick wraps with less stretch so that I do not have to retighten my carry, but UTS really impressed me. It definitely has a significant amount of stretch, but I didn’t feel like it needed to be retightened at all! Overall, I was pleasantly surprised at both the beauty and the wrap qualities of UTS. This would make an excellent beginner wrap, and the thickness and texture make it almost wrap itself! It is also a great wrap for more advanced wrappers because the passes glide by each other but stay in place for multipass carries. I hope to try more gorgeous wraps from ABW in the future!
The stats
weaver: Apple Blossom Wovens
weave: machine woven point twill
size: 7 – 5.2m (as listed by ABW for this wrap)
width: 25.5″ (as listed by ABW for this wrap)
soft tape in hand: 5.41m
weight: 290 gsm (as listed by ABW for this wrap)
blend: 100% cotton
wrappee: 30+ lbs of toddler
carries tried: Wendy’s double hammock tied with candy cane chest belt (Wendy’s DH with CCCB)
wrap qualities: thin, stretchy (not saggy), supportive, moderately cushy, not diggy, flat, slightly grippy, bouncey, glidey, very moldable, toddler worthy, ace bandagey