ring sling

ring sling is easy to recognized coz it has 2 rings as buckles to tie the other end of cloth.

the rings is made specially to be used for slings coz it can carry weight up to 200kg. it doesnt mean that we should wear slings up to that weight. is just an example to show how sturdy those rings. good rings has no obvious joint.like rattan/rotan ring...it has obvious joints. for newborn should be ok,but as baby grows,it is not advisable to use that rings. the rings also comes in many size... depends on what type of fabric to be use as sling.rings can be made from metal or nylon.

the fabric is comes in wide variety.... any fabric will do. but again it depends to weather. there most common is cotton and silk. i think cotton is the best coz it not so hot for our climate and less slippery. silk is nice coz it soft and less bulky but when carry heavy baby/toddler... it tends to slippery.

the most important part to look at ring sling is the shoulder pleats. if it heavily padded.... it can lead to bulkiness issue and uncomfortable to the wearer. ive xperience with this kind of shoulder pleats. i dun like it and initially it makes me hate my ring sling.the shoulder part should be spread out like wearing pouch sling. i loved the idea of jan andrea regarding overlapping pleats

who says u must buy those expensive ring sling in order to wearing ur baby? in my frugaliving tips (not mine actually,coz i learn it from other people as well...LOL), u just need a pair of sling rings (a pair of nylon rings only cost u rm4) and a pieces of long cloth... 2 meter should be good enuf. u can buy sweet cotton print cloth at kamdar... (about rm8 per metre) or just use those kain batik that u buy from langkawi or pasar malam... hehehe

check out this link for further info/guidace on how to do no-sew sling

jans andrea

leah

renata

jamie

for full guidance on how to wear ur baby in ringsling, regardless in any position... check out at zolowear

HAPPY BABYWEARING :)