Getting Ready For Your Custom Experience

The custom conversion is an exciting and daunting time! There are so many things to think about, starting from picking the perfect wrap all the way to choosing the finer details of your carrier. Blue Hibou has complied the information you'll need to get a head start here. Please take the time to read the and consider the information presented on this page, it will help you in finding out if the wrap you're considering is the right length, if you'll need any additional fabrics, all the way down to if your ideas for embroidery will work within the confines of the waistband. 

Price Lists

Prices are listed in Canadian Funds. All carriers shipped within Canada are subject to 13% H.S.T. 

Wrap Length Requirements and Wrap Suitability

The measurements given below are for 68 centimeter (28 inch) or wider wraps. Narrower wraps may require more length. Special placement (anything other than picking one rail for the waistband and the other rail for the panel) will also require more length. Chevron hoods, pin tucking, etc will consume more wrap than a flat hood, please keep that in mind as well. 

A few more details on wrap length requirements to consider:

• The length of the wrap needed is determined by the waistband length, not the panel size, unless the panel height is 46 centimeter (18 inches) or more.

• If your wrap is narrower than 68 centimeter (28 inches), 43 centimeter (17 inch) tall and up panels require more length.

• It's usually older machine wovens or the occasional handwoven with a lot of stretch that end up being narrower than usual.

• When it comes to the waistband length, its approximately 10 centimeter (4 inches) additional length required for Long waistbands.

• It's most important to make sure that your wrap is measured laying flat for the length required, Soft Tape In Hand can be up to 10% difference in length (shorter).

For Full Buckle carriers:  All customers may send in a new or gently used, freshly washed and pressed wrap. ***Please check in with Blue Hibou to finalizing your choice.***

• Full wrap conversion requires a minimum of 2.6 meters.

• 3/4 wrap conversions (shoulder straps with wrap on both sides) can be done with 2+ meters.

• 1/2 wrap conversions can be done with 1.6+ meters.

For Reverse Half Buckle carriers (Ring Waist or Wrap Tie Waist):  All customers may send in a new or gently used, freshly washed and pressed wrap. ***Please check in with Blue Hibou to finalizing your choice.***

• Full wrap conversions requires is a minimum of 3.6 meters.

• 3/4 wrap conversions (shoulder straps with wrap on both sides) can be done with 2.7+ meters.  

• 1/2 wrap conversions can be done with 2.3+ meters. 

Reverse Onbuhimo carriers:  Non-US based customers may send in a new or gently used, freshly washed and pressed machine or handwoven wrap. US customers are limited to new, unused wraps. ***Please check in with Blue Hibou to finalizing your choice.*** Please contact Blue Hibou for Reverse Onbuhimo partial wrap conversion wrap length requirements.

• 4.2 meter long wrap for Shorty (full wrap conversion)

• 4.4 meter long wrap for Regular (full wrap conversion)

• 4.6 meter long wrap for Long (full wrap conversion)

• Partial wrap conversions can be done with a minimum of 1 meter (front of panel and shoulders wrap, back of panel and wrap straps linen).

Mei Dai carriers (Wrap Strap Shoulders, Ring Waist, Tie Waist, or Buckle Waist): Non-US based customers may send in a new or gently used, freshly washed and pressed machine or handwoven wrap. US customers are limited to new, unused wraps. ***Please check in with Blue Hibou to finalizing your choice.*** Please contact Blue Hibou for Mei Dai partial wrap conversion wrap length requirements.

• Full wrap conversion with tie waist requires a minimum of 5 meters.

• Full wrap conversion with ring waist requires 4.8 meters.

• Full wrap conversion with buckle waist requires 4.2 meters.

Wraps that arrive soiled will be washed at Blue Hibou HQ for a $35 charge. Any wrap that is unsuitable for conversion will be returned at the owner's expense. 

Wrap Length Requirements for Optional Accessories

Looking for accessories and want to know if you’ll need additional wrap length? Check here first!

To determine the length of wrap you will need to send in, add these length requirements to your chosen carrier option.

As an example:

2.6m of wrap FULL wrap Blue Hibou Signature Buckle Carrier + 0.50m of wrap for Drool Pads + 0.10m for Key Fob

= 3.2m of wrap to send in to BH HQ

Embelishments that DO NOT require additional wrap length:

• Hood or Waistband applique

• Hood or Waistband embroidery

• Most horizontal pintucks (5 thin Pintucks or 3 wide Pintucks)

• Regular or Scuba Hoodie Hoods (with or without bear ears)

Embelishments that DO require additional wrap length:

• Hood Chevron (15cm)

• Hood Vertical Pintucks (2cm per tuck)

• Hood Chevron Pintucks (1-15m)

• Hood Sun Rays (10cm)

• Hood Diagonal Diamonds (12cm for 3 diagonals)

• Hood Diagonal Lace Tucks (12cm for 3 diagonals)

Wrap Requirementsfor Accessories:

• ADJUSTABLE SNAP TOY LEASH (requires 10cm full width)

• WRAP WIDTH COWL (requires additional 85cm length x full width)

• TWO BUTTON COWL, HEMMED OR FRINGED (requires 55cm full width for the hemmed version, fringes require 18 to 40cm additional length)

• KEY FOB (requires 10 cm full width x 40 cm ~half wrap width)

• DROOL (SUCK) PADS (requires additional 50 cm x 1/2 wrap width)

• WAISTBAND POUCH ( requires additional 36 cm full width)

• DOLL CARRIER (requires additional 74 cm full width)

• DOLL RING SLING (requires 100 cm x 1/2 wrap width)

• TUMMY TUCKER (requires an additional 40 cm width)

Accessories that do not require any additional wrap length:

• WRAP SCRAP BOW (requires a small piece of scrap)

• BLUE HIBOU CARRIER BAG (requires a small piece of scrap)

Measuring for Panel Height on a Blue Hibou Carrier

For Panel Height: With your child seated on the floor, measure from the floor to the nape of your baby's neck, then add approximately 5 centimeters  (2 inches).

For Panel Width: With your child seated on the floor, from the back of one knee, around the bum, to the back of the opposite knee. Even better is the same measurement while being carried in a carrier or wrap with your child in the ideal positioning.

Please keep in mind these provide a good estimation of required panel sizing. Consider your experience with Blue Hibou carriers and other brands of carriers in the ideal sizing that your currently using as a guide as well. Only you can determine your needs, based on your child's preferences. 

Measuring for Buckle Shoulder Strap Length

To measure for the ideal shoulder strap length, use a flexible fabric measuring tape. Take the measurement from the back of your shoulder blade, wrapping forwards and around to under your armpit at just above elbow level. This will determine the smallest size you'd want your shoulder strap to cinch down to. The sizing for Blue Hibou shoulder strap lengths are from the shoulder attachement to the panel, down the strap to the bottom buckle level. The smaller number is cinched as tightly as the PFAs will go and the larger number is with the PFAs fully extended. 

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