Tablecloth Babywearing

Tablecloths can make for great baby carriers! They are often cheaper than bolt fabric at the fabric store, and a jacquard tablecloth is going to be the closest thing you can come to woven wrap material (short of buying Colimaçon et Cie.) Just make sure your tablecloth fits the Four Rules of Fabric Selection and you'll be good! The most popular brand is the cotton jacquard tablecloths by Mahogany available on Amazon.com.

Woven Wraps

A 60" by 104" tablecloth can be cut in half to 30" wide and the raw edge hemmed to make two size 2 woven wraps. A 120" makes a long 2/short 3 and is a popular shorty size. Both of these can also be used as a no-sew ring sling.

Another option, although slightly controversial, is to take your two tablecloth halves and seam them together to make a longer wrap. The suggested method for doing this are a french seam, a flat felled seam, or a 6"-12" overlap. Jan from Sleeping Baby Productions has a great tutorial for doing this.

Ring Sling

A 60" wide tablecloth with a minimum length of about 80" can be cut in half and the raw edge hemmed to sew into a ring sling using our tutorial.

-- Alyssa Leonard - 2016-07-26