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15 Back Carries for a Short Woven Wrap (UPDATED! Now with 20 carries!!)

There are so many carries that can be done with a short woven wrap! Shorties are my absolute favorite so I'm delighted to give you some inspiration for what to do with them! We've focused this post and two companion posts, front carries and hip carries, on base-4 to base-2 size carries, plus a post for shortie fancy finishes. Please see this post for more on what "base size" means if you're unfamiliar.

Base-4:

• Back Traditional Sling Carry. Start off-center (1/2 DH*), sling pass across baby's back, tie two tails in a slip knot on wearer's chest. Jump to the latest tutorial on the tutorials page.

Base-3:

• Ruck TUB (tied under bum).Start on-center, ruck pass, tie both tails under baby's bum. Jump to the latest tutorial on the tutorials page.

Base-3/-2 (could go either way depending on tie-off, size of baby):

• RRR (Reinforced Rear Rucksack or Pirate Carry). Start off-center (1/2 DH*), ruck pass, longer tail to torso pass, tie at shoulder (TAS)/candy cane chest belt (CCCB)/Buleria. Jump to the latest tutorial on the tutorials page.
• HJBC (Half Jordan's Back Carry) has several variations
  • Classic with flip. Tutorial from Wrapping Rachel (make sure YouTube captions are on). Start off-center (1/2 DH*), sling pass with longer tail under arm, shoulder flip longer tail to cross pass, tie at shoulder (TAS)/candy cane chest belt (CCCB)/Buleria.
  • Symmetrical with flip. Tutorial from Wear A Baby (not captioned). Start off-center (1/2 DH*), sling pass with shorter tail under arm, longer tail to Wiggleproof pass, tie at shoulder (TAS)/candy cane chest belt (CCCB)/Buleria.
  • Symmetrical without flip. Tutorial from Tandem Trouble. Start off-center (1/2 DH*), sling pass with shorter tail under arm (alternatively - start in a ruck pass and leave the shorter tail over arm until the second pass is over shoulder, then bring the first pass down under arm), longer tail over shoulder and down under baby's leg to a Wiggleproof pass, tie at shoulder (TAS)/candy cane chest belt (CCCB)/Buleria.
    • Wrapping Rachel also shows the alternate way to tie with switching the tails at the very end (make sure YouTube captions are on).
  • Symmetrical inside out without flip (cross pass first). Tutorial from Wear A Baby (not captioned). Start off-center (1/2 DH*), cross pass with shorter tail under baby's knee (alternatively - start in a ruck pass and leave the shorter tail over arm until the second pass is over shoulder, then bring the first pass down under arm and under baby's knee), longer tail over shoulder and down under arm to a sling pass, tie at shoulder (TAS)/candy cane chest belt (CCCB)/Buleria.
• Double Sling Carry. Start off-center (1/2 DH*), sling pass with longer tail under arm, shoulder flip longer tail to second sling pass, tie at shoulder (TAS)/candy cane chest belt (CCCB)/Buleria. (also a flipless version - keep the first pass in a ruck and make a sling pass with the longer tail, then flip the tails at shoulder before tying off). Jump to the latest tutorial on the tutorials page.
• DSS2S (Double Sling Shoulder 2 Shoulder). Start off-center (DH off**), sling pass with long tail over arm, half-knot at chest (knot with short tail over long, keep knot low near the short tail arm), flip long tail over opposite shoulder to second sling pass, finish knotless. (Can also do Half Jordan's variation by changing ONE of the sling passes to a cross pass.) Jump to the latest tutorial on the tutorials page.
• DHDR (Double Hammock Double Rings). Start off-center (DH off**), sling pass with long tail under arm, bunched chest pass, sling pass, ring tie both tails through chest pass. Jump to the latest tutorial on the tutorials page.
• Short Double Hammock Knotless.  Start off-center (DH off**), sling pass with long tail under arm, bunched chest pass, sling pass, Both tails either (1) over the chest pass to loop around from below or (2) under the chest pass and around to tuck tails in the center. Jump to the latest tutorials on the tutorials page.
• Shepherd's. Start off-center (DH off**), sling pass with long tail under arm, chest pass (spread or bunched, one tail under chest pass), sling pass, tie tails below or at chest pass with knot or ring. Jump to the latest tutorial on the tutorials page.
• Lola's. Start off-center (DH off**), cross pass with long tail under arm, chest pass (spread or bunched, one tail under chest pass), sling pass, tie tails below or at chest pass with knot or ring. Jump to the latest tutorial on the tutorials page.
• Poppin's (one-shoulder). Start off-center (DH off**), sling pass with long tail under arm, Poppin's chest pass, torso pass, tie in front with knot or ring. Jump to the latest tutorial on the tutorials page.
• Semi Double Hammock or Back Reinforced Torso Sling carry (fka Double Hammock Rebozo). Start off-center (DH off**), sling pass with long tail under arm, chest pass, torso pass, tie in front with knot or ring. Jump to the latest tutorial on the tutorials page.
• Torso DH (no shoulders). Start off-center (DH off**), start in sling pass with long tail under arm, chest pass, torso pass, bring shoulder of sling pass down under arm, tie in front (typically high on chest) with knot or ring. Jump to the latest tutorial on the tutorials page.
• Short RBC (Ruckless Bikini Carry). Start off-center (DH off**), sling pass with long tail under arm, bikini chest pass, sling pass, tie in front with knot or ring. (Can also do Half Jordan's variation by changing ONE of the sling passes to a cross pass.) Jump to the latest tutorial on the tutorials page.

Base-2:

• Ruck TIF (tied in front). Start on-center, ruck pass, two bunched cross passes, tie in front with knot or ring (more finish options with more length, like Tibetan, Goddess, etc). Jump to the latest tutorial on the tutorials page.
• JBC (Jordan's Back Carry). Start on-center, sling pass, upper tail to cross pass, lower tail to torso pass, tie in front with knot or ring (more finish options with more length, like Tibetan, Goddess, etc). Jump to the latest tutorial on the tutorials page.
• Twisted Pirate. Start off-center (1/2 DH*), ruck pass, longer tail across chest with twist up (bottom rail out and over top rail), behind to a torso pass, up across chest to meet the shorter tail and tie off with a knot or ring. Jump to the latest tutorial on the tutorials page.
• Short Taiwanese. Start off-center (1/2 DH*), sling pass with longer tail under arm, bring lower pass across chest and under then over upper pass (like a Poppin's pass) then flip it up over the bare shoulder and make a second sling pass over baby's back, bring to front again to tie with other tail. Jump to the latest tutorial on the tutorials page.

Now how about some fancy finishes?? Many were already mentioned here, but there's also a full list of fancy finishes with a short woven wrap. Happy wrapping!

Graphic with photo and text. Text reads -quote- seven hip carries to try with a short woven wrap. amy wraps babies dot com. -end quote- Image is Amy a thin white woman with dark hair standing in front of an old fence wearing her baby on her front/hip in an undyed woven wrap.