Sleeping Baby Productions LLC Pleating and sewing a ring sling

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How I pleat and sew the rings into a ring sling, using an overlapping knife pleat. Always use safe rings and fabric! Much more information about sewing slings and other baby carriers is available at http://crafts.sleepingbaby.net/ • Addenda: • I pin and sew about 5.5 from the cut end because that allows the fabric to spread comfortably over your shoulder, without sewing too close to the rings. If you sew further from the rings, the shoulder ends up much narrower, and keeps the fabric from spreading out adequately. • The pleats are between 1/2-3/4 apart. I try to make them as even as I can, because the finished sling looks much nicer if they're even versus if they're different widths. • The basting stitch is the longest stitch available on your machine, and if you turn the tension down on the second basting stitch, it's easier to remove. Just remember to put it back to the normal tension when you're done! Don't backtack on the basting stitches, since you'll be taking them out anyway. • The zig-zag stitch I use is the widest one my machine will do (it goes from 0.20 - 7 -- don't know what the units are, but I use the width of 7) and spaced fairly closely. This keeps the raw edge from fraying, and makes the ring seam smoother and less bulky than folding it under (plus with a thicker fabric, folding it under makes sewing the rings in practically impossible!). If you have a serger, you can serge the raw edge instead; I don't do that because then I have to sew the tags in separately. • Remember to backtack when you sew in the rings! • The hemming foot contraption I use is an industrial hemmer. If you have a sewing machine dealer near you -- particularly one that also sells industrial machines -- the dealer may be able to order one for you. My dealer also had to modify the presser foot so that it fit up against the hemmer, so it's not a trivial endeavor. There is a 1/2 hemmer foot for Viking machines, but it doesn't work on other brands. I think I paid around $40 for the set, including labor, but it's something I use multiple times daily, so it was well worth the expense for me. If you're just making one or two slings, just fold the hems by hand as you sew. It takes a little longer, but it's way less work than ironing and works just as well if you're sewing slowly.

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