ring sling with overlapping pleat shoulder
Today's
message: I will be closing the store starting on the morning
of Wednesday, Nov. 25, since I won't be sewing or shipping over the US Thanksgiving
weekend (25th-29th) as we will be visiting with family. Please plan accordingly
and order earlier, or be prepared to wait a few days to order, if you will need
a sling around those times. (Closing the store basically means I will be marking
all the fabrics as "out of stock" -- they won't actually be out of stock, but
I don't wish to take orders duing that time because I hate having a backlog.
I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.)
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Further information about slingifying wraps:
How long a wrap should I send you to have it redone as a sling?
That depends on how long you want your sling and whether you want any accessories. A rebozo-length wrap -- or, for that matter, a rebozo (about 3 meters) -- will have ample fabric for even the longest sling, plus a pocket or snap-on pouch and a snap-strap. A size 2 Didymos is 270 cm long (2.7 meters, 106") which is long enough for an xxl sling and a zipless pocket. If you want to split a wrap between two people and have two slings made from it, it should be at least a size 4 (370 cm or 145", enough for two short slings, no accessories) though at least a size 5 (420 cm, 165") would be necessary for two size medium slings. I would recommend a size 6 (470 cm, 185") or size 7 (520 cm, 205") if you want two slings plus any accessories. Of course, a used wrap may have been machine-dried, leading to some shrinkage, and a brand-new wrap will be longer than advertised, in which case I'll sew it a little longer to account for that, so none of those lengths are set in stone.
For reference, here's how much fabric each size sling and accessory takes:
| Sling size/ accessory type: |
Finished length: |
Fabric length needed: |
| Extra short | 64-68" / 160-170 cm | 69" / 175 cm |
| Short | 70-74" / 175-185 cm | 75" / 190 cm |
| Medium | 76-80" / 190-200 cm | 81" / 205 cm |
| Long | 82-86" / 205-215 cm | 87" / 220 cm |
| Extra long | 88-92" / 220-230 cm | 93" / 235 cm |
| XXLong | 94-98" / 235-245 cm | 99" / 250 cm |
| Zipless pocket | n/a | 11" / 28 cm |
| Snap-on pouch | n/a | 10" / 25 cm |
| Doll sling | 41" / 104 cm | 45" / 115 cm |
To convert from centimeters to inches, divide the number of centimeters by 2.54; to convert from inches to centimeters, multiply the number of inches by 2.54. Using this method, you can find out how long a wrap you need for the sling size you want.
Important! Wraps that have tapered ends, like the Didymos, lose a few inches in the conversion process due to the taper. This is especially true if you are having one half made into a sling, and the other half re-hemmed to make a short wrap. In that case, plan on losing at least 6", due to the length of the taper. I cannot be responsible for slings or wraps that end up being too short due to the customer's measuring errors, nor due to wraps that have been washed and dried and are hence shorter than their ideal length.
Possible Combinations:
Very Important Notes: (please read them all!)
- The wrap lengths shown are the "ideal" lengths, and may not be the actual length of a used wrap, which may have been washed and dried so that it has shrunk. I've frequently gotten size 5 wraps that are long enough for only two *small* slings, not two mediums, for example. If you are buying a used wrap, please email the current owner for its *exact* length, since that can be significantly shorter than what it's marked as.
- This is also true of wraps that have been dyed. There is frequently significant shrinkage involved in that process (i.e. I've had a size 6, which should be 185", come as 170" long), and although some of the length can be regained when the sling is worn, the tail of the sling isn't under stress and therefore won't stretch out unless further stretching of the whole sling is done.
- The lengths shown include 3" for sewing in the rings -- they show the amount of wrap that I need to make the sling its correct finished length.
- Leftover includes the full length of the tapers -- actual leftovers will probably be between 3-7" shorter, depending on the depth of the taper.
- Most wraps are between 24-28" wide. Doll slings made from narrow wraps will be narrower than those made from wide wraps, and are cut in the same direction as the adult slings (along the wrap, not across it).
- The number of possible accessories will vary depending on the physical length of the wrap, which may not be the same as the "ideal" length for its size, particularly if it has been washed repeatedly or machine-dried, or dyed.
- Didymos wrap sizes shown; other wraps have different sizing, but the lengths shown are fairly standard for wraps.
| Size | Sling1 | Length1 | Sling2 | Length2 | Leftover | Accessories |
| 4 | xs | 69 | xs | 69 | 8 | Possibly zippered pocket |
| 370 cm | xs | 69 | s | 75 | 2 | n/a |
| 146" | ||||||
| Size | Sling1 | Length1 | Sling2 | Length2 | Leftover | Accessories |
| 5 | xs | 69 | xs | 69 | 27 | 2 pockets/pouches |
| 420 cm | xs | 69 | s | 75 | 21 | 2 pockets/pouches |
| 165" | xs | 69 | m | 81 | 15 | 1 pocket/pouch |
| xs | 69 | l | 87 | 9 | Possibly zippered pocket | |
| xs | 69 | xl | 93 | 3 | n/a | |
| s | 75 | s | 75 | 15 | 1 pocket/pouch | |
| s | 75 | m | 81 | 9 | Possibly zippered pocket | |
| s | 75 | l | 87 | 3 | n/a | |
| m | 81 | m | 81 | 3 | n/a | |
| Size | Sling1 | Length1 | Sling2 | Length2 | Leftover | Accessories |
| 6 | xs | 69 | xs | 69 | 47 | 2 doll slings, or 1 doll sling and 2 pockets/pouches |
| 470 cm | xs | 69 | s | 75 | 41 | 2-4 pockets/pouches |
| 185" | xs | 69 | m | 81 | 35 | 2-3 pockets/pouches |
| xs | 69 | l | 87 | 29 | 2 pockets/pouches | |
| xs | 69 | xl | 93 | 23 | 2 pockets/pouches | |
| xs | 69 | xxl | 99 | 17 | 1 pocket/pouch | |
| s | 75 | s | 75 | 35 | 2-3 pockets/pouches | |
| s | 75 | m | 81 | 29 | 2 pockets/pouches | |
| s | 75 | l | 87 | 23 | 2 pockets/pouches | |
| s | 76 | xl | 93 | 16 | 1 pocket/pouch | |
| s | 77 | xxl | 99 | 9 | Possibly zippered pocket | |
| m | 81 | m | 81 | 23 | 2 pockets/pouches? | |
| m | 82 | l | 87 | 16 | 1 pocket/pouch? | |
| m | 83 | xl | 93 | 9 | Possibly zippered pocket | |
| m | 84 | xxl | 99 | 2 | n/a | |
| Size | Sling1 | Length1 | Sling2 | Length2 | Leftover | Accessories |
| 7 | xs | 69 | xs | 69 | 67 | 2 doll slings* plus 2 pockets/pouches, or 1 doll sling* and 3 pockets/pouches |
| 520 cm | xs | 69 | s | 75 | 61 | 2 doll slings* plus 2 pockets/pouches, or 1 doll sling* and 3 pockets/pouches |
| 205" | xs | 69 | m | 81 | 55 | 2 doll slings* plus 1 pockets/pouches, or 1 doll sling and 2 pockets/pouche |
| xs | 69 | l | 87 | 49 | 2 doll slings, or 1 doll sling* and 2 pockets/pouches; snapstrap? | |
| xs | 69 | xl | 93 | 43 | 2-4 pocket/pouch | |
| xs | 69 | xxl | 99 | 37 | 2-3 pocket/pouch | |
| s | 75 | s | 75 | 55 | 2 doll slings* plus 1 pockets/pouches, or 1 doll sling* and 2 pockets/pouche | |
| s | 75 | m | 81 | 49 | 2 doll slings*, or 1 doll sling* and 2 pockets/pouches | |
| s | 75 | l | 87 | 43 | 4 pocket/pouch | |
| s | 76 | xl | 93 | 36 | 3 pocket/pouch | |
| s | 77 | xxl | 99 | 29 | 2 pocket/pouch | |
| m | 81 | m | 81 | 43 | 2 doll slings*, or 1 doll sling* and 2 pockets/pouches | |
| m | 82 | l | 87 | 36 | 2-4 pocket/pouch | |
| m | 83 | xl | 93 | 29 | 2-3 pocket/pouch | |
| m | 84 | xxl | 99 | 22 | 2 pocket/pouch | |
| l | 87 | l | 87 | 31 | 2-3 pocket/pouch | |
| l | 87 | xl | 93 | 25 | 2 pocket/pouch | |
| l | 87 | xxl | 99 | 19 | 1 pocket/pouch | |
| xl | 93 | xl | 93 | 19 | 1 pocket/pouch | |
| xl | 93 | xxl | 99 | 13 | 1 pocket/pouch | |
| xxl | 99 | xxl | 99 | 7 | n/a | |
* Please allow me to measure the wrap before ordering a number of accessories, particularly the doll slings, since the table above can only be an approximation based on the "ideal" length, and may not reflect what's actually available for sewing. A question mark in the listing indicates that there may not be enough wrap for what is listed.
Sling and shortie wrap combinations:
Sizes shown in bold are closest to commercial shortie wrap lengths. (A Didymos size 2 is 270 cm; a size 1 is approximately 200 cm, give or take 10-20 cm, and is rebozo-length)
| Size | Sling size |
Length required |
Unhemmed wrap left over (inches) |
Unhemmed wrap left over (cm) |
| 4 | xs | 69 | 77 | 196 |
| s | 75 | 71 | 180 | |
| m | 81 | 65 | 165 | |
| l | 87 | 59 | 150 | |
| xl | 93 | 53 | 135 | |
| 5 | xs | 69 | 91 | 231 |
| s | 75 | 85 | 216 | |
| m | 81 | 79 | 201 | |
| l | 87 | 73 | 185 | |
| xl | 93 | 67 | 170 | |
| 6 | xs | 69 | 111 | 282 |
| s | 75 | 105 | 267 | |
| m | 81 | 99 | 251 | |
| l | 87 | 93 | 236 | |
| xl | 93 | 87 | 221 | |
| 7 | xs | 69 | 131 | 333 |
| s | 75 | 125 | 318 | |
| m | 81 | 119 | 302 | |
| l | 87 | 113 | 287 | |
| xl | 93 | 107 | 272 | |
| xxl | 99 | 101 | 256 |





