In the past 10 months, I have decided that I need to try all the wraps. I've satisfied this desire through impulsive purchases, mystery boxes, and tactical trades. I've finally had the pleasure of gaining the trust of another mama to host her beautiful, high-end wrap for a week and thought - what better way to document this trip than with a proper review? As I have more travelers and visitors making their way towards our home, I am excited to be able to write more reviews to better help not only myself, but other babywearing parents to discover wraps they may just need in their stash, even if only for a week!
Wrap: Artipoppe Casanova Housekeeper
Size 6 (base), 343 gsm
Fiber Content: 47% Alpaca/53% Cotton
Wrapee: 17lbs, 25.5 inch, 10 1/2 month daughter
My first impression was excitement over its thickness, but worry over the purple/pink wool side which was very fuzzy. I wasn't sure how it would feel on my girl with the most sensitive skin I know.
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| Double Hammock |
I quickly threw my girl up into a double hammock, color side out as I was nervous of how alpaca would feel on baby skin. It was a bit sticky, as I'm so used to silky fibers, ones that glide with ease. But I managed to get the middle marker on point (very rare), and had a nice thick knot. My shoulders are insanely picky and my hands quickly go numb or turn colors with ruck straps, but even after a 45 minute walk, I didn't want to put her down when she was ready to play! The thickness made the straps so manageable that I didn't feel the need to constantly adjust. The wool helped keep us warm enough for 50 degree New England weather without jackets and cool enough to enjoy the sunny outdoors close together. I was so excited to get into it with this wrap and really find its sweet spot and get it ready to soften up.
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| Poppin's Hip Carry |
I soon realized I never truly understood "thick" until this wrap. I thoroughly enjoy wraps close to 250gsm, and always thought "the thicker, the better!" But this baby helped me really understand the definition of thick. I consider myself an above average wrapper, but even simple carries that we use as our "go-to" with various sizes were really difficult to make aesthetically pleasing. It didn't take long to get over the fear of how it would feel on Ray, and I'm glad I lost that feeling. The white cotton side had a lot more glide that I am used to. I found that while this wrap measures at 204" STIH (technically a size 7), it wraps more similarly to a short size 6, medium-weight wrap. It's incredible how much length is taken away due to its thickness! I was not a fan of bunched passes going under my peanut's little legs or spread passes on my shoulders. The bunched passes seemed to push her legs into uncomfortable places - carries that do not require reinforcing bunched passes such as Poppins Hip Carry, Robins Hip Carry, or a Rebozo carry would be ideal for smaller babes with this wrap. The spread pass over my shoulder seemed to engulf my neck/arm. It was as if the wrap was all of a sudden twice as wide, and it was hard to pleat it so it didn't feel uneven (says the woman who cant wear two socks of differing thicknesses). I would say that the shoulder pass is a total OCD personal preference, so if you're very sensory driven as I am, you may only want to stick to carries with bunched shoulder passes or torso carries.
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| Double Hammock with Sweetheart chest pass |
This wrap has the perfect class and sass contrast to it, and the wool properties help with temperature control, and if it were in a size 3, it would be my everyday ruck wrap. This wrap would be ideal for bigger babes and toddlers, as my girl was a bit overwhelmed in it unless we used a single or double pass carry. I would also suggest this wrap for more experienced wrappers, as the alpaca would require special care, and for a new wrapper, a meduim weight wrap is ideal in my opinion. For anyone with a toddler who is curious about wool, this is the perfect wrap for you! Go scoop it up! Seriously, go!
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| Double Hammock with Robin's Finish with a ring |
I hope you enjoyed this review and you are as curious about this wrap as I was! Every wrapper should have the pleasure of stepping out of their comfort zone to truly explore and try all the wraps!
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