Pavo Lilac Fable {Wrap Review}

Okay, so. I'm going to start this off by saying that this wrap is the first Pavo that I've scored at release, so I may be a little biased, just based off of the excitement of the fact that I actually scored.

Anyways.

Lilac fable is an absolutely fabulous wrap. It felt pretty floppy right out of the box (bag?), so I knew right off that it wouldn't need much breaking in. It was sold to me as a 3, and is measuring in at 135", so just a little bit long.

Post wash, the texture on this thing was AMAZING. I almost didn't want to iron it. It looked so pretty.

As far as wrapping qualities go, this wrap rocks. It totally blows Gotham Marble out of the water as far as "Michaela's favorite Pavo" goes. Fable has all of the things that I loved about Marble, and adds the things that Marble was missing.

I love my Gotham Marble, but through owning it, I've learned that I just can't appreciate the simplicity of natural colored wraps. I like the pattern on my wraps to stand out. That's part of why I buy them - to show off how pretty they are when wrapped. And I feel like with marble, I can't do that, because you can't really see the pattern (which I love) unless you're up close. Also, my marble is a size 5. Long wraps and I just don't get along. But, I've been holding onto marble, simply because I absolutely adore everything about how it wraps. It's the ultimate marshmallow wrap, making even my 27lb toddler feel weightless for extended periods of time. The stretch that it has is beautiful, and seems to add even more length to the wrap when tightened. It's got just enough grip so that it's not hard to pass over itself, but once passes are tightened and in place, they're not going anywhere. It's soft, floppy, moldable, and just perfect.

And Fable has all of those qualities. It's got enough cush that even the pickiest shoulders wouldn't complain about wearing this wrap for long periods of time. The color is absolutely beautiful. It's slightly less textured than marble, in my opinion, which would likely make it easier to wrap with for less experienced wrappers. It's wide enough that getting a seat with my arms-in 2 year old is a breeze, but not so wide that it's overwhelming for smaller babies.

Fable just came in to live with us a week ago, but it's been the only wrap we've touched since. I think it's safe to say we're having a bit of a love affair with this wrap. When you take all of the great wrapping qualities, the gorgeous color, and the amazingly satisfying feeling of scoring a Pavo at release and paying retail, it's hard not to love Lilac Fable.

        

Wraps, wraps, and more wraps!

Today was wrap wash day in the Duquette house! All but two of our wraps got a bath - both because they haven't been used since the last time we washed them.

We finally invested in an ironing board, which made ironing my wraps about a million times easier (and way more enjoyable) than it used to be!

(That's our Didymos Ruby Hemp Indio, in case anyone was wondering.)

And... we got a new wrap today! Pavo Jade Giraffe came to live with us... and it is gloooorious. Such a pretty color, and great to wrap with. I'll have a review coming on that soon enough ;) 

After ironing my wraps today, I have a new found appreciation for them. The way a wrap looks out of the wash is so so different from how it looks after it's been wrapped with. There's textures that fade away with wrapping. The whole feel of a wrap is different. And while ironing them, you get up close and personal with your wraps (and you might even notice a few pulls/nubs that you hadn't seen before). 

Okay, so maybe I'm being a little weird and nerdy. But come on. ^That looks pretty cool, don't you think?

Woven Wings Dove Geo {Wrap Review}

I've had this blog up for about a month or so now, and I've been wanting to start posting - I just haven't quite been able to figure out where to start.

Well, I figured it out today. I'm really big into babywearing, and I received a new wrap in the mail today. A friend requested that I try and write a review for said wrap, so.... here we are. I'll warn you, I've never written a review before, so this may be lacking.

Let me start off by saying that I did not buy this wrap brand new - I'm the second owner, as far as I know. So I can't speak for how the wrap feels out of the box, or before a wash and being worn.

The first thing I noticed when I took it out of the package was how light, soft, and airy it felt. It's 100% cotton. Mister Google tells me that the weight for this wrap is 252g/m². I don't own a scale, so I can't weigh it myself. Just based off of other wraps I've felt, I would say this wrap feels MUCH lighter than that, in hand. It's got a little bit of stretch, but nothing compared to some other wraps I've felt.

I can't really tell which side of this is supposed to be the "right" side. I personally don't think it really matters though, because both sides are great.

As far as measurements go, this was sold to me as a long 2/short 3. It measures in at 3.01m long, so it's definitely closer to a 3 than a 2. The width is a bit of a down side for me. It measures in at just 59cm wide. It was great for when I was wrapping my (almost) 5 month old... but it became a problem when I tried to wrap my 2 year old. I threw her up in a quick RRRR, and she popped her seat almost instantly, because there was hardly enough fabric to create a seat for her. Wrapping her arms out instead of arms in might help, but I haven't tried. 

For the short time that I did wear my 2 year old, this wrap was VERY supportive. No sore shoulders or digginess at all. 

As for my 5 month old, this wrap gave me one of the most solid FWCC TAS I've had in a while. My daughter is a bit of a leaner, so most times, I have to readjust her two or three times before I tie off. But not this time. I don't know if it was because I just had a good wrap day, or if it was the wrap - but it was pretty much perfect the first time.

All in all, I'd have to say that I'm surprised by this wrap. I was so taken back by the thinness when I first unpackaged it, but I think it'll end up being a GREAT summertime wrap. My two year old doesn't get wrapped very often, but when she does, I have several other wraps to choose from - so I think I can get over the lack of width that this wrap has.