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TRANSCRIPT of black, white, and red graphic: Bijou Wear HOW TO CARE FOR YOUR WOVEN WRAP OR RING SLING Easy-care fiber blends are truly easy! BRAND NEW IN BOX? WASH! Most machine wovens arrive in loom state and must be washed before use to set the weave, preventing thread shifting, shrink to proper size, and also to remove dust from the manufacturing process. Watch them fluff up! WASH Machine (or hand) wash alone in cold water with liquid detergent that does not contain optical brighteners or with plain water. Do not use bleach or fabric softener. For ring slings, cover the rings with a sock and/or put the whole thing in a pillowcase. DRY You may tumble dry gently with...

  (Transcript: BASE SIZE GUIDE for woven wrap baby carriers Consider that the range of base sizes is 4 through 9. You and your little one's base size is the size in which you feel comfortable tying a double knot behind your back in FRONT WRAP CROSS CARRY (FWCC) a way of wearing the child on your front. <3 (heart) Step one: Be proud that your awesome body cares for and carries a baby/toddler.📍(location symbol) - if possible, find a local baby wearing group or boutique where you can try on woven wraps.⭐(star): Not everyone has a local group. No problem. just a few questions will help locate your base size. FIRST GUESS: size 5 fits a petite wearer in...

Did you know double hammock and front wrap cross carry are very nearly the same carry, just with baby in a different place? Think about it! This article is for for those just dipping their toes in the back-carry waters with a woven wrap, or those struggling with the nuances of a double hammock carry, and it contains a secret that I wish I had known years ago. You don't need a baby on your back to hone your back-carrying skills. In fact, a hybrid of with- and without-baby practice might be just what you need! You know what it's like. You're trying to remember the million things you learned from that video tutorial, but your baby has decided your...

Welcome to the mash of beautifully different people on the internet. Perhaps you spend your daily life among people much the same as you. I assure you that here, in your online spaces, the assumption that everyone fits one general description is far from the truth.  I know that you want to be inclusive of everyone! That you want them to feel welcome and supported, and that you would not want your words to make someone feel less important or excluded. So let's run a few examples of inclusive language to help us do better, and let's learn upfront how to apologize in the best way because we will all make mistakes. Learn to apologize? Yes. Because if we unintentionally...