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Our PAXexclusive Rainbows for Days woven wrap was inspired by the amazing scientific phenomenon of the double rainbow. As with all double rainbows the first arcis vivid with stark contrast between the colors while the second is typically less vibrant with blended colors. Similarly, Rainbows for Days, hand woven by West of the Fourth JUST for PAXbaby.com, features two rainbows, one with clean color changes and one that is a blend of color.

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A very sweet & very amazing artist wove, by hand, a collection of gorgeous wraps JUST for us! Sarah from LUZ Handwovens created for PAXbaby the most beautiful handwoven rainbow complete with teaching rails and a hand stitched rainbow middle marker! Woven in the USA and made with 100% cotton, be sure to make ‘My Rainbeau’ your FIRST handwoven! It doesn’t get more special than this!!!

Fine print : Be sure that your name and address are current; you will have 12 hours to check out with your Luz Handwovens – ‘My Rainbeau’ listing before we choose a new winner! There is a Luz Handwovens – ‘My Rainbeau’ woven wrap GUARANTEED for each name drawn!! PayPal will REMAIN ON during this stocking! ‘My Rainbeau’ is limited to one carrier per household; multiple orders will be cancelled & refunded. We are unable to accept any changes of address for these carriers once you press ORDER, and the address from your entry checkout MUST match the address used when purchasing the carrier. THANK YOU always for your patience and love!

Best of luck, friends!

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A very sweet & very amazing artist wove by hand a collection of gorgeous wraps JUST for us! Sarah from LUZ Handwovens created for PAXbaby the most beautiful handwoven rainbow complete with teaching rails and a hand stitched rainbow middle marker! Woven in the USA and made with 100% cotton, be sure to make My Rainbeau the handwoven love of YOUR life! It doesn’t get more special than this; be sure to follow our PAXbaby Facebook page next week for an elite ISO Angel stocking sometime soon!

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Guest Blog from PAXfriend Jennedy Johnson:

” Lots of you have mentioned that this is your first “blend” (ie, not all cotton) wrap. So let’s geek out (a favorite pastime of this Librarian’s daughter)! Linen is made from fibers from the flax plant, is one of the oldest fibers, and one of the first that people made into string and cloth. In fact, archeologists in Georgia (the Eastern European country, not the state) discovered flax fibers preserved for over 34,000 years; to date, this is the oldest evidence of manmade textiles ever discovered! And those fibers weren’t plain…they have evidence of having been knotted and dyed bright colors like turquoise and pink! We like the way they thought!!!

Linen was a favorite in Egypt for many of the same reasons we baby wearers like it. Linen fabric is durable, lightweight and wicks moisture away from sweaty skin. It is also resistant to insects and microbial growth, and has a smooth, lint-free surface. Egyptians were obsessed with hygiene, so for these qualities, linen was considered pure.

Best of all, linen has a rainbow-y history! Alexander the Great challenged his generals to a competition to see which man could most strikingly dye his linen sailcloth. A few centuries later, it is believed that Cleopatra had a purple linen sail when she came with Mark Antony to Actium and that she sailed with the same purple sail as she fled. Additionally, when Caesar was dictator of Rome in the 1st c. BCE, he ordered linen awnings, dyed blue and spangled with stars, stretched across the whole of the Roman Forum, so that “those engaged in lawsuits might resort there under healthier conditions.”

Finally, linen has some unique characteristics, different than what you may see if you are used to all cotton wraps. Specifically, linen yarn often has “slubs”, or small knots/ thickened areas which occur randomly along its length. In the past, slubs were traditionally considered to be defects, and were associated with low quality linen. That view has changed however, especially due to the extensive use of linen in modern fashion. Nubs/ slubs (and the occasional weaver’s knot) are totally normal and do not compromise the integrity of the fabric. You may see similar properties in hemp blends, as well.

ETA: here’s an awesome reference with pictures of normal Slubs in a variety of fabrics. http://vintagefashionguild.org/slub-textured-fabrics/“

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A few months ago, PAXbaby hosted a contest very different from standard design-a-wrap gigs; this contest gathered ALL your best ideas for names and then PAXmommy Jillian designed a Girasol wrap to fit the wining name! Out of all the hundreds of names submitted, one very special name was far and beyond the outstanding favorite, and that was ATITLAN, which means “where the rainbow gets its colors,” in Mayan, submitted by Amber P; thank you so much!

With name in hand, PAXmommy Jillian delved into researching this amazing epithet and lo and behold, found an incredible coincidence!! Our actual Girasol weavers sit and weave our gorgeous wraps on looms in a small village lakeside in Guatemala, and the name of that lake is none other than Atitlan! It was MEANT to be!!!! To make it even better, PAXmommy Christina honeymooned in the same area years ago and was able to share with PAXmommy Jillian pictures from her trip, inspiring her with the rich colors that are so prominent in the region. These bright shades are created to remind us of the women’s skirts, their shawls, and the beautiful fruits that they offer for sale in the markets! The black stripes and geometric print are an artistic representation of the ruins as seen from above, each black line shows a “shadow” of a stair shape on the sides of these impressive structures.

As Atitlan promised, this woven wrap flamboyantly creates an ode to its very own roots, and you can be part of it all by wearing your baby just as the women do in Guatemala as they sit by Lake Atitlan and hand weave the very wrap you are purchasing.

Get ready for Atitlan, stocking Monday June 29th, 2015 at 10:00am PDT.

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Here is a bag of epic proportions!!! Woven by hand by the amazing Nancy, this satchel has a wide comfortable cross body sling style shoulder strap, double mini rings for perfect adjustment, and multiple inner pockets including one with a zipper, ooooh! Use this rainbow bag to tote all your everyday essentials! There is no way to describe the beauty of this rainbow design with its detailed lines and herringbone pattern, you really must  see it to believe it.

Thank you, West of the 4th, for creating such gorgeous art that PAXbaby has the honor of wearing, photographing, and sharing the love!

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