Who has made their own Moby-like wrap?

dancedance1 · April 2010

Can you share details?

Was it difficult?

What kind of fabric exactly did you use?

What was the cost to make it yourself?

Thanks so much - I'm trying t o decide if i should attempt this - or jsut buy one.

TCsbride · April 2010

I tried the "no sew" type with DS and it was a waste of time and money. I found grey jersey knit fabric on clearence at JoAnne's for like $5/yd but at 7 yds it was still $35 (I see now that some instructions say 5 yds is enough). This also is enough to make 2 of them, but still, I only needed one!

The directions just say to cut along the fold and then use instruction just like a Moby. I did this but it just looked like crap to me. I only wore it around the house. AND, I found it WAY too stretchy after the baby was like 15 lbs. I also found this to be true of the LoveyDuds wrap on Etsy though. Next time I will be getting the Moby D since the panel is not stretchy.

Daisiesinmygarden · April 2010

I have both, a Moby and a woven that I made. I made the wrap first, then bought the Moby because I wanted something stretchy also. I did it with a woven material (not stretchy jersey). I think I got it for a dollar a yard a few years back. I cut it in half down the middle, turned and stitched the seams and was done. It was a bit of a PITA to finish the edges, but I thought it would look better finished, rather than just folded and zig-zagged. Marking the folding and sewing lines every do often helped a lot. I just used the online tutorials to learn to wrap LO. Then I got the booklet when I bought my Moby.

I think I want a gauzy one for this summer and if I find the material cheap,I will make it, otherwise I will buy it.

WAmommy · April 2010

I did and it worked out fine. I bought 6 yds of black cotton knit fabric for $20 (with a coupon). The hardest part was cutting it in a straight line. So it didn't look the best since it was a bit crooked but once it's tied on you, you can't tell. I probably would have bought 6.5 or 7 yds in hindsight. The amount of fabric I got was enough to make 3 wraps so I still have the extra in case I want to redo it for the next baby. The Moby was perfect for the first three months. Then after that I switched to the Beco.

For instructions I just googled "make your own moby wrap" and followed instructions i found on a few websites.

RandiDeeAnn · April 2010

Personally, the only plus I found is that you get two. If I could do it over again, I'd buy.

mooeta · April 2010

I made mine, bought 5 yrds of fabric and I'm a big girl. I was able to make 3 out of the piece of fabric. The yardage was like $5 a yard but I had a 40% off coupon. I really like it. Mine is stretchy but I just readjust and tie it if it gets too loose. I made it for much less than a moby and it works well. Although it wouldn't have been as cost effective without the coupon.

kdello · April 2010

WAmommy:
I did and it worked out fine. I bought 6 yds of black cotton knit fabric for $20 (with a coupon). The hardest part was cutting it in a straight line. So it didn't look the best since it was a bit crooked but once it's tied on you, you can't tell. I probably would have bought 6.5 or 7 yds in hindsight. The amount of fabric I got was enough to make 3 wraps so I still have the extra in case I want to redo it for the next baby. The Moby was perfect for the first three months. Then after that I switched to the Beco.

For instructions I just googled "make your own moby wrap" and followed instructions i found on a few websites.

This, only I used a cotton jersey with a teeny bit of stretch to it, on sale for $21. I bought 5.5 yards and it fits me fine (or it would if I wasn't pregnant!) It was easy enough to cut in half because I just laid it out and cut it along the bolt crease, so it was nice and straight.

Mere7706 · April 2010

I used a slightly stretch fabric, I think it was called ponte or something? I made three out of mine. My mom serged the edges for me. I gave two away as gifts and the other two girls loved theirs too. I let my SIL borrow mine and she liked it also, but ended up buying one of her own.

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