XP: when babywearing comes to an end

[byjove]

You ladies chat about babywearing still, right? I'd love some thoughts on what you did when babywearing came to an end.

I have several wraps (and some $$$) that we have pretty much outgrown and we are done having kids. DD2 is 18 months and we'll use a tula or ssc when needed now. On one hand, I have some serious sentimentality on 3 wraps that I'd love to make into something, but then, the thought of how much money I could get back horrifies me. They are shorties, so I would be afraid to take much length as a scrap. I am at a basic level with a sewing machine, but could make something like a basic quilt with scraps.



Idk. I'd love to hear any ideas you guys have! I need to commit or sell.

[tj]

Sell them.

Use some of the money to buy a picture frame for a nice pic of you wearing LO, or of LO using the wraps as a background.

ETA: and this is coming from a hoarder. Llol.

[byjove]

Not going to make this easy for me, are ya? Selling is going to be painful

[byjove]

*duplicate*

[Dramaphile]

Depending on the wrap brand, there are FB groups where you can find scrap from particular designs for a keepsake or to make something out of. So you may be able to get some scrap of the same design and sell the actual wrap whole. I got some Ethos wrap scrap I'm making a couple of cowl scarves out of. Depending on the length/width, you could make a decorative pillow or a quilt, or stretch the fabric in an embroidery frame or mount it in a picture frame.

something like this:


This would be cool to do with a nice photo of you wearing inside.


or this:

[tj]

I do LOVE that collage up there! If they are prints/colors that match your decor.

[briarrose]

Jun 14, 2017 10:56:17 GMT -6 Dramaphile said:

Depending on the wrap brand, there are FB groups where you can find scrap from particular designs for a keepsake or to make something out of. So you may be able to get some scrap of the same design and sell the actual wrap whole. I got some Ethos wrap scrap I'm making a couple of cowl scarves out of. Depending on the length/width, you could make a decorative pillow or a quilt, or stretch the fabric in an embroidery frame or mount it in a picture frame.

something like this:


This would be cool to do with a nice photo of you wearing inside.


or this:

I am not a wrapper, but I LOVE these ideas. Where did you find these pics? I would love to share these ideas with my local baby wearing hoarders.

[Dramaphile]

Jun 14, 2017 19:29:51 GMT -6 briarrose said:

Jun 14, 2017 10:56:17 GMT -6 Dramaphile said:

Depending on the wrap brand, there are FB groups where you can find scrap from particular designs for a keepsake or to make something out of. So you may be able to get some scrap of the same design and sell the actual wrap whole. I got some Ethos wrap scrap I'm making a couple of cowl scarves out of. Depending on the length/width, you could make a decorative pillow or a quilt, or stretch the fabric in an embroidery frame or mount it in a picture frame.

something like this:


This would be cool to do with a nice photo of you wearing inside.


or this:

I am not a wrapper, but I LOVE these ideas. Where did you find these pics? I would love to share these ideas with my local baby wearing hoarders.

I just googled, looks like they're all pinterest pins, but the links are not all good.  

the embroidery hoop is on this list:

the frame is on this list:

and the framed pieces are here, I think the image is actually scrap paper, but could totally be done with fabric:

Pinterest has some great ideas for wrap scrap projects, especially if you can sew- stuffed toys, purses, loveys, key fobs, headbands, etc.  I'm using this tutorial to make my cowl scarves:

babybondaproductions.com/portfolio/free-download-wrap-scrap-cowl/

[byjove]

one of the wraps would probably look really nice in an embroidery hoop if I can get my hands on a scrap. The other wraps have really wide stripes which would be hard to capture in small frames, but that is a really neat idea!

[byjove]

honeylemon some ideas in this thread for you

[honeylemon]

Jun 15, 2017 7:29:06 GMT -6 byjove said:

honeylemon some ideas in this thread for you

Thanks!