http://blog.ellaroo.com The esoteric machinations of (attempted) sustainable baby carrier manufacturing Wed, 12 Mar 2008 22:02:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We've been anxiously waiting, and Monreau is finally here! Due to the constraints of designing hand-woven fabrics, the "white" in the original Monreau design is closer to gray. But we think you'll agree that this is a stunning design. Congratulations to Carey D., who will be receiving the very first Monreau ... http://blog.ellaroo.com/2008/03/12/monreau-is-here/ From Barbara, president of The Rebozo Way Project (RWP): "The Rebozo Way Project has decided to put together a calendar of traditional babywearing from around the world, and to offer them for sale for the first time at the Babywearing Conference next June! After that, they'll be available on our website ... http://blog.ellaroo.com/2007/11/19/photos-for-rebozo-way-traditional-babywearing-calendar/ The entries are in, they are as great as last year - maybe better! - and you can see all 224! of them in the 2007 Gallery. The team at Ellaroo has had the fun but difficult challenge of narrowing the competition down to just 8 finalists. We love them ... http://blog.ellaroo.com/2007/11/01/wrap-design-contest/ We attended the ABC Kids Expo in early September. These shows are absolutely exhausting. Despite that, they really energize our whole team, once our feet recover. Because we don't sell directly to consumers, it's easy for me to feel a little isolated from the people who use our products most. Even ... http://blog.ellaroo.com/2007/10/31/2007-abc-kids-expo/ We had so much fun last year with the 2006 Ellaroo Wrap Colorway Contest that we're doing it again! Besides being a ton of fun, the resulting Wrap colorway, Elsa, has been a huge hit with our customers. So we're not the only ones who are happy about the contest. ... http://blog.ellaroo.com/2007/09/23/2nd-annual-ellaroo-wrap-colorway-contest/ The Mei Tai was our third baby carrier introduction, after the Wrap, then Ring Sling. What a crazy ride this one has been! As with the Ring Sling, the need for this style arose when I owned and operated Peppermint.com. We had been purchasing mei tais from China Town, in ... http://blog.ellaroo.com/2007/09/22/the-ellaroo-mei-tai/ I wanted to give y'all a quick heads up to a blog that I think is worth checking out. Baby Sling Blog is building a nice archive of information, including instructional videos and printable handouts. The blog is written from the perspective of someone with a broad range of experience ... http://blog.ellaroo.com/2007/09/22/baby-sling-blog/ We are very proud to announce that Ellaroo Ring Slings are now available through BabiesRUs.com. BabiesRUs.com has recently made a commitment to expand their natural and organics selection of products, and have chosen our products as a natural fit. We are so excited that our quality, organic baby carriers will ... http://blog.ellaroo.com/2007/08/27/ellaroo-ring-sling-now-available-through-babiesruscom/ I need your help. I work hard to design for the long haul. My goal is that our baby carriers will be useful through multiple children. Two? Easy. Three? I think so. What I really hope is that these carriers can be passed on to new familes when the original ... http://blog.ellaroo.com/2007/06/24/may-i-have-it-back-please/ I've recently become enamored with a blog called No Impact Man. This is notable because, to date, I have only read one blog regularly (she knows who she is). Nevermind that I write a blog. I don't read them. No time. No Impact Man is different. He's hella smart (as my ... http://blog.ellaroo.com/2007/06/24/can-you-poke-a-hole-in-this-argument/