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My first DIY ring sling

Last Friday, my friend and I went hunting for ring sling fabric again. We did not see anything we liked, but just as we were about to leave, this piece of fabric at the bargain corner caught our eye.

It was just want I had wanted. I wanted a sling in red and black. And coincidentally, this fabric is only half-printed. We bought 5 meter of fabric to make 2 slings.

This sling was really easy to do. Just cut the 5 meter into half (2.5meter each). And then fold the fabric lengthwise, and sew the sides together. Here’s how the fabric looked like after sewn.

Great isn’t it. A dual sided sling - One side printed and one side solid, and so easy to sew nia.

I had bought a set of sling rings and it matches the color of this sling perfectly.

I chose not to sew the rings in so that I can use it with other sling fabric. No need to buy so many rings mah.

So I just followed the instructions on this website to thread a no-sew sling, and voila…here’s my new sling.

How much did it cost me?

The fabric was only RM6.25 because I got it from the bargain corner. (it was RM12.50 for 5 meters). The rings cost me RM15++. So all in the sling cost me less than RM23. Great isn’t it. And here’s how I looked like in my RM23 sling.

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  1. omg! DIY baby sling! How nice!! I wanna try making one too! Thanks for the info.

    1. june on December 10th, 2008 at

  2. Hello shooi.. nice ring sling.. i like to get one too.. where u get the ring ? and where u get the fabric.. what kind of fabric anyway?tq 4 your great explaination.. :grin:

    2. izat on November 1st, 2008 at

  3. hi shooi, u have wonderful kids. Love your blog and your idea on the ring sling is hebat sungguh he he….and thought of getting one. Btw can we get the ring in Malaysia? Keep in touch and take care.

    3. azlina on September 25th, 2008 at

  4. Nice sling! Own DIY sling somemore. Geng!

    4. Annie Q on August 9th, 2008 at

  5. eh tell yr husband ..where got maid so pretty wan?

    5. sasha on August 5th, 2008 at

  6. Wow. Fantastic. I’m in awe. Haha. The only sling I carried in my baby times were those hard backed ones, so uncomfortable for baby. :)

    6. mumsgather on August 5th, 2008 at

  7. :razz: You are incredible Shooi… I might need your help in future… haha…

    7. Alice on August 4th, 2008 at

  8. cool! u did it yourself!!! I’m toooooo lazy. heheheheeh!!!

    8. mott on August 2nd, 2008 at

  9. wow..shooi !! you did that all by yourself? Seriously, you should do this part time. You know, get some one to sew them for you and market them online. Earnestly !!

    By the way, glad to finally meet you. ha ha. first time see your picture up. very leng lui mummy !

    9. allthingspurple on August 2nd, 2008 at

  10. now only i know so easy to make the sling … you are great!

    10. chooi peng on August 2nd, 2008 at

  11. shooi, you look very pretty :)

    Shooi: haizzz…my husb say i look like maid…

    11. huisia on August 1st, 2008 at

  12. wow so nice..but i wondered can the ring stand the baby’s weight?? i got my sling from babyloft, so expensive, and i just used in once because my shoulder couldn’t stand the baby’s weight.

    Shooi: I got the rings from http://slingrings.com/sunshop/ which have been tested to be safe for sling purposes.

    12. huisia on August 1st, 2008 at

  13. eh, very nice ler..

    13. chinnee on August 1st, 2008 at

  14. You really know how to save every penny. Btw black is not suited in malaysia weather. :P

    Michelle: At this price, i can afford to have more slings. So this definitely won’t be my only ring sling :D

    14. michelle on August 1st, 2008 at

  15. You are very ‘geng’…DIY your own sling somemore. Nice fabric though.

    15. khongfamily on August 1st, 2008 at

  16. Vien, whoisbaby : std sling width is 25 - 30 inch. You’re right, this one is a little narrower than usual as I made dual side from just one piece of 45 inch cloth. But i figured that it can also be used as my pouch sling’s width is only 19 inch. And tat one is bought from US one.

    16. Shooi on August 1st, 2008 at

  17. the fabric is mavelous! The contrast colors are so beautiful. btw what is the standard width for a sling? I am also curious, if the width is a little narrow than standard.

    17. whoisbaby on August 1st, 2008 at

  18. Very nice! Isn’t the width a bit narrow? Or is that the standard measurement?

    18. Vien on August 1st, 2008 at

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