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What Carrier Should I Make?
That's kind of a big question. Let's start here:- How much sewing experience do you have?
- How much babywearing experience do you have?
- Do you have a newborn?
- Do you have a toddler/preschooler?
- Do you live in a particularly hot climate?
- How much versatility do you need out of this one carrier?
| Ease of 1- super easy 5- challenging |
Ease of 1- easy 5- challenging |
Newborn Worthy? 1- unusable 5- great |
Toddler Worthy? 1- unusable 5- great |
Good in Heat? 1- walking oven 5- breathability! |
Versatility 1- only one style of wearing 5- front, back, hip, forward facing, etc |
Versatility 1- limited 5- newborn-toddler |
|
| Stretchy Wrap | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woven Wrap | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Pouch Sling | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| Ring Sling | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| Dual Pouch Carrier | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Meh Dai | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Podaegi | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Nyia | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Traditional Onbuhimo | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Reverse Onbuhimo | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| X-Onbuhimo | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Buckle Onbuhimo | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Soft Structured Carrier | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Alyssa Leonard - 2016-09-26
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Topic revision: r4 - 2017-05-14 - AlyssaLeonard
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