Welcome new woven wrap users! I'm so excited you've decided to get started building skills with woven wraps!

Know first that this is not an overnight process (and how could it be, who learns while they're sleeping?!) but the benefits of babywearing can be well worth the time and effort.

If you're brand new to wrapping, start by getting a wrap and learning safety basics in the first 2 steps below.

If you have a wrap in hand, start with step 2 then get to some tutorials to start wrapping in step 3.

3 Steps to Start Babywearing with Woven Wraps

Step 1: Acquire Wrap

To start wrapping, you'll need a woven wrap. To get one you have two options, which are discussed in detail in these two articles:

• How to find a wrap to try before you buy.
• When you're ready, here's info on making a purchase.

As part of this step it will be helpful to learn about wrap sizing, which is covered in this post.

Step 2: ABCs of Babywearing Safety

Let's cover the checkpoints that will keep everyone happy and comfortable for a successful babywearing experience. My article provides a summary of best practices, which will review:

• keeping baby's airway open
• supporting baby's natural position
• minimizing strain on your body

Step 3: Wrap!

With so many things that can be done with a woven wrap, which carry is the best one to start with?

• Front Wrap Cross Carry helps us learn the basic skills of making a seat and tightening "strand by strand:" https://youtu.be/UKFpbJjhG6Q?list=PLKEWebOl-RXq8A5smXPAZNQbGzwGGwXrY
• There's more than just FWCC though! Here's a whole article about best front carries to start with in a base size wrap. There's an article for starting with a short wrap too!​

Have fun getting started! When you want to soak up even more information, start learning wrapping language:

• Learn about wrap sizing a what base size means.
• Find out all the ways we describe a rectangle with wrap parts.
• Get all the terms and acronyms of wrap-speak in the Glossary.
• Finally, learn the names of the passes to better communicate with your fellow wrappers.

Check out even more to learn from our Resources section and a full list of Tutorials!

Need something that isn't listed? Let me know and I'll send it to you and probably add it here too! Contact me at amywrapsbabies@gmail.com.