Babylonia is a handwoven wraparound sling of very high quality. You can use it for your newborn as well as for toddlers. With a Babylonia you can carry your baby as much as you like. The baby is being carried in a natural position, with good support and without burdened it's back.
A long woven sling can be used for many different types of tying methods and carrying positions. You can carry your baby lying, sitting upright facing you or facing the world, on your hip or on your back. The incredible variation makes Babylonia a sling that grows with your baby. When carrying your child in Babylonia you have great weight distribution over the whole of your upper body.
Babylonia is woven with diagonal stretch. That way it forms around you and your baby without being bouncy, making it possible to carry your child for long hours without being heavy. Babylonia is designed with different colors on the two edges to make it easy to know which side is which when you are tying (except the plain grey). Babylonia is colored using only AZO free dyes.
Babylonia is designad in Belgium and handwoven in India, supervised by IFAT, International Federation of Alternative Trade. This means that honest trading relations with the producers are a main issue. Fair Trade stretches far beyond for instance avoiding child labour. Fair Trade include such things as honest wages, trade relations based on collaboration and transfer of knowledge, respecting the environment and use of material which are produced locally. 
Instructions for Babylonia is not yet ready, but if you buy your Babylonia today, you can download the instruction here when it is ready, or have it sent to you if you prefer that.
Mashinewash 60 C (shrinking, see below). Width 74 cm or about 70 cm after shrinking.
– 5,60 m, shrinks to about 5,20 m. Long enought for people of all sizes to do all kinds of carrying methods. Suitable for people who need size 42 or larger. This lenght is also good if you like to be able to tie wrap cross with the knot on the front.
– 4,90 m, shrinks to about 4,60 m. Long enought for all tying methods if you wear size 40/42 or smaller.
– 2,60 m, shrinks to about 2,40 m. Suitable for hip carry for toddlers or cradle for infants.
Right now Babylonia is available in four desings but several more will come during spring 2005. Pink with stripes is not yet available in 4,90m. All other colors are available in all three sizes.
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Red, orange, pink |
Pink with stripes |
Two colors red |
Plain grey |
Price 5,60 m: €85
Price 4,90 m: €74
Price 2,60 m: €44