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