Kowhai Retro is our first release for the year and it's a very small one. We are running things one baby step at a time after several months lost in the fray of daily living. Please understand if there's not quite enough to go around!
There is just two of each of the options up for grabs, as Kowhai Retro is strictly limited at this stage.
This is what is available:
Size 5 $215
Size 6 $235
Ring sling conversions $195
Life has been a summery daze around here the past few months. And hazy since before then if I’m honest. Long hot hazy days and time has flown by, marked clearly only by the new things one child does, or the new words the other has learned to say.
This design is a prototype that has been waiting ever so patiently for me to cast some light onto it and give it a name. As an offshoot of the original design idea, gradually it won my heart over the more predictable interpretation. So, with other floral ideas in progress elsewhere, this version of kowhai felt like it’s own sort of special.
Kowhai Retro feels friendly, familiar, quaint and comfortable. A lot like the childhood memories of summer holidays at the grandparents place. Or at the bach if you were lucky enough to have one! This design seems to evoke quite different remembrances for different people. Fond remembrances. Does it look a little classic, a bit kitsch? It’s Mabo, it’s the vibe. Your family could make future nostalgia with Kowhai Retro!
The fine cotton ecru warp and the olive Tencel weft combine to give Kowhai lovely looks and wrapping qualities. Just the right natural leafy tone like warm sun glow on summer grasses. And also the kind of retro character that i love so much. It’s light and drapey yet strong, and softens up beautifully with use. It will suit all ages and levels of wrapping experience.
There will be a handful of pieces available (size 5, size 6, and made to order ring slings) which will be sold via random draw. Entries will open this weekend.
Kowhai Retro is the first of a few micro releases to come over the next few months. It feels great to start a new year and to welcome more beautiful babies to our little corner of this world.
Welcome to Aroha Textiles, a small Mum-run enterprise based in Auckland, New Zealand.
We are dedicated to sharing our love of baby-wearing throughout our beautiful land and far beyond. The comfort and convenience of woven wraps has become our passion - we love getting out and about in the glorious NZ outdoors, and equally we need to get things done around the house! It is our dream come true to create luscious and original textiles for you to carry and clothe your precious babies in.
Aroha wraps are conceived and created alongside family and friends, local artists and designers. Our range is inspired by the beauty of the South Pacific - from our unique wildlife and natural wonders to the rich traditions of pattern design and crafting of textiles.
We hope you enjoy wrapping your babies in Aroha, made with lots of love in New Zealand.
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