First of the tour wraps was from the legendary Thumbelina warp. I say legendary because Thumbelina was Sanna's entry piece to the Great Competition of Weavers in fall 2015 and for that Sanna according to her own words not just learnt crackle but also dyed her first warp and all the wefts. Glitter threads were used on the Thumbelina warp, too. The Thumbelina piece that travelled on the tour was called Fairy and it measured approximately 3,78m and 283,5gsm. The wrap had hand-dyed cottolin in pattern pics and thin 16/2 light pink EC in plain weave.
As the tour beginned with us, all the wraps were in unused condition. Especially in the case of Thumbelina Fairy this showed - the wrap felt really coarse, thin and, well, unused. It is always a bit ungrateful to get to wear a brand new linen blend and here I believe also the hand-dyed yarn added to the roughness of the touch of the wrap. I guess the wrap will soften a lot along the tour as the threads will smoothen and adjust. On the positive side, the grip of the wrap was lovely and once you managed to finish the wrap job you could be assured it stayed on its place. Despite the rather low gsm this is an ideal wrap for toddlerwearing thanks to the blend. The colors of Thumbelina Fairy were really beautiful and lively in different lights.
Second tour wrap was a 3,63m long merinolux wrap from Sanna's Late Nights & Hot Cider warp. It had merino-tencel weft and big hearts as weaving pattern. The warp, like Thumbelina, had glitter threads.
I have had a handwoven merinolux wrap from another weaver in past so I knew what to expect. I love the softness and warmth of a merino wrap and this Late Nights & Hot Cider piece was no exception. Tencel made it glide and the wrap was thus not really grippy, making it difficult to keep the wrap job in place in a front wrap cross carry tied under bum with 12+kg toddler. While wearing, the wrap felt very cushy on the shoulders though and it was definitely not diggy.
Third tour wrap was from Eevamari's Verdigris warp. This wrap was an approximately 2,97m and 254gsm shorty with flower weaving pattern and light plum tencel weft. Wow!
Normally I would run away and fast if anyone offered me a shorty with this gsm. Verdigris was a fantastic exception, surprising me positively. The wrap felt soft, cool and a bit glidy but wrapping with it was easy. I loved how smoothly a ruck tied at shoulder was done with this wrap - we did not wear it for long to find out how it would have felt after a while but at least for quick-ups this wrap was lovely with a toddler. This shorty also did not take much space when folded so one could easily fit it in a hand bag.
I have had two semi-customs from Sanna in past so we had experience of Rosbacka Handmade wraps already. Both my wraps had been all-cotton and quite thin to my taste so I was positively surprised on the texture that all the tour wraps offered in their own ways. As with my old semi-customs, these testers also had quite a number of small pulls, partly because of the glitter threads. I assume they might settle upon more wearing and I did not try fixing them. Another minus for me are the new tags of Rosbacka wraps. They are rather long and even if folded under the Rosbacka label the tag opens up really easily which is not a very aesthetic sight on the tail of the wrap.
Having three tester wraps at once for just one week is surely an ambitious task for a stay-at-home babywearer and that even more for someone who is working full-time out of home. On the other hand, having just one wrap to host and test for one full week can be a little tiring so here the three travelling wraps brought a nice change and variety to the testing days as you could always pick a wrap based on your mood and needs.
All the three tour wraps were ready-to-ship items. In case you got interested in any of them, please do not hesitate to check their availability at Rosbacka Handmade business page. Thank you to Sanna and Eevamari for the chance to test these beauties!
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