Wrapahula is a UK woven wrap brand, woven and sewn in the UK. It is based in Wakefield, and the owner, Sarah, also makes gorgeous buckle carriers.
Originally known for their iconic heart/four leaf clover pattern Lucky in Love, which Sarah at Wrapahula says is inspired partly by her dad and also how lucky she feels to have her husband and son, over recent years Wrapahula has branched out into several designs including a more geometric one called Under the Microscope, and a new starry one called Opulence.
However the two Wrapahulas I’ve tried so far were both in the Lucky in Love pattern.
Baby’s Breath
Blend: 100% cotton
Medium weight
I was originally tempted to try Wrapahula by the rave reviews I read of their weave being similar to handwoven heart weaves. The first release in the Lucky in Love pattern, Baby’s Breath is a gradient of aqua and blue on a natural warp. It uses the smaller scale pattern. I love the glowing colours, as turquoise colours are my favourite.
This wrap was a real surprise to me. Expecting it to have lots of stretch and give, like a heartweave, instead I found it gave a totally solid wrap job. As a relative beginner when I got this wrap, it was very easy to wrap with and enjoyable to use. I normally prefer a bit more stretch and cush, but found myself reaching for this a lot. In fact it is one of the few wraps I have considered boomeranging back!
I only let this one go because, as my baby turned into a toddler, pale colours were no longer a good idea!
While this wrap was not what I expected, I feel very lucky to have tried it.
Dahlia
Blend: 50% egyptian cotton, 30% merino, 20% linen
265 gsm approx.
This wrap is lighter weight. A thick, aubergine merino wool and a rich, burgundy linen alternate to make up the beautiful autumn tones in the weft. It uses the larger heart pattern.
Having enjoyed Baby’s Breath, I was ecstatic to win this ring sling for my local sling library and couldn’t wait to try it.
As the only thing missing from Baby’s Breath was stretch, I hoped that a wool blend might fit the bill. The sling library had washed the wrap once so I washed it again in the hope that the wool in it might fluff up a little. However even after two washes it still felt rather cotton-like and not very fluffy. Some people might find this a positive, particularly as it had no wool prickle, but as I love wool it was a little disappointing. I can only guess that the linen needs much more breaking in.
The lighter weight fabric glides through sling rings and is easy to tighten. It held well but as I am used to a heavier weight ring sling I didn’t find it quite supportive enough. The colours on the other hand are stunning and really easy to wear.
As you can see from this photo of the Wrapahula stand at the Northern Sling Exhibition, the brand has produced a wide variety of patterns and colours.
Wrapahula’s latest new design is called “Stanza”, there’s a lovely review here by The Wrapping Years. Apparently this design gives the wrap lovely stretch and a bandage-y finish, so this could be the release for me!
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