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Head to your local fabric store, or the fabric section of a department store. :o) Ask for help if you need it. You need three to five yards (9 to 15 feet) of cloth that meets these criteria:
1. Cotton or mostly cotton
(You may also like a very lightweight linen or a very lightweight hemp)
2. Breathable, flexible, soft
3. Washable
4. Is at least 25 inches wide (for a lightweight gauze, 45 inches is fine!)
5. Does not have a "wrong" side
6. Has a little diagonal "give"
7. Is neither slippery nor stretchy
8. Has a finished selvage
Look for cotton "gauzes", crinkle cotton, and cotton "weaves". By "gauze", I don't mean the stuff you wrap around an injured ankle. Gauze is fabric-store lingo for somewhat loosely woven cloth -- not extremely loosely woven bandage material! These plain gauzes are perfect for everyday use around the house. Not too gorgeous, maybe, but easily washed and dried, very easy to find and very comfortable.
Want to make it UV Protective? Try washing it with Rit Sun Guard.
Note that this white gauze is loosely woven enough that you can see the ceiling lights through it. Also, it's 100% cotton and breathable.
The selvage, however, is not finished. Remember, when choosing your fabric, be sure that the side edge, the selvage, is finished. If it isn't, you'll have to serge or hem the entire length of the cloth, both sides. That's fine by me if it's fine by you. But don't say I didn't warn you. (Sorry, Magda, for not warning you.)
On this cloth, not only is the selvage frayed, but the cloth also has a "wrong side". This happens when the design of the cloth is stamped onto one side. This is fine if you don't mind. If you want a wrap that does not have a "wrong" side, look for solid colors or stripes/plaids of different colored threads woven together.
This is an example of a finished selvage. This is a loose, soft, cotton weave of different colored threads. It has no wrong side
When held up to the light, you can see right through it. It will work just fine.
How much cloth should you buy?
A longer cloth can be used for a greater variety of positions. A shorter cloth is easier to work with.
No fabric store nearby? No problem. Try Dharma Trading -- they have excellent cotton gauze. You could also poke around at The Fashion Fabrics Club.
Happy daddy, sleepy baby. I "made" this sling at the fabric cutting counter, with two rubber bands. If your cloth is 45 inches wide, try using it as it is, and if it works, don't cut it at all. This is the best solution, because then you don't have to worry about raw edges. If it is bulky and will not work at 45 inches, then you can cut it narrower. For very lightweight gauzes, or anything even close to slippery, I would not use anything narrower than 30 inches. There is a temptation to cut it straight down the middle and get two wraps, but if it is too narrow for safety, you will just end up ruining the fabric and having no wrap at all.
Making "Hammock" Ends on Simple Baby Wrap
So you bought a pretty cloth and you want to use it right away? But you don't have time to sew the cut ends because you have a BABY to take care of? No problem! Got five minutes and two rubbers bands? Here's an easy a way to stop the ends of the material from fraying without having to sew!
Stretch out the cloth completely flat. Fold the frayed outside edges in toward the center.
Repeat as many times as necessary until the folded fabric is two or three fingers wide.
Wrap a very strong rubber band around the folded edge. Wrap it as many times as you can. The rubber band should be on there super tight. After a run through the washer, it should be very difficult for an adult to remove and nearly impossible for a child to remove. However, always keep a close eye on any child young enough to think that a rubber band is a good thing to put in a mouth. Use scissors to cut off any long loose threads.
Go to the other end of the cloth, and fold it also. Be sure to fold it up towards the center, in the same direction as for the first end of the wrap.
Once you have folded and secured both ends of the cloth with rubber bands, turn each fold inside-out. Now use this cloth just exactly however you like, and no one will ever know you cheated and didn't sew the ends. Unless you tell them. Or they visit this website. Your secret is safe with us. :o)
An Added Bonus, Accidently Discovered...
The bulk on the ends of the Mamatoto Hammock makes it easier to tuck the ends through the shoulder straps for the Tibetan Carry shown here.
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Natisni
(lažni popadki) in tak "špikalo" me je v nožnici. Sem mislila, da bo potrebno iti v B, ampak se je potem stanje izboljšalo. 
nekam miren 
...hm, mislim, da mormo bit pri tebi že pozorne 
. sej gotovo je kje na netu, ma jst mam to že neki časa shranjen pa se ne spomnim kje sem dol potegnila. so pa na netu potem tud navodila kako se nosi v različnih položajih.
. Pa urin imam tudi zanič, tako da moram jutri še 1x. Upam, da bo ok, če ne bom dobila baje zdravila. 
in vse pomešala ... 
, mali se je zbudil in zdaj so risanke na RTV SLO, pa vam bom na hitro napisala, da sem bila na pregledu 
za vse so
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