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Baby Carrier Review: Bijou Wear Abstract Daybreak

[Close-up image of a silver and coral painterly patterned woven wrap carrier. The intricacies of the weave are apparent.]
Abstract Daybreak Up Close and Personal

Painting was part of my undergraduate studies. Water in the form of lakes, hoses, pools, rain, etc. was part of my childhood. When I first laid eyes on Abstract Daybreak by Bijou Wear, I was smitten. The painterly strokes reminded me of water being blown across a lake, reflecting off a rising (or setting) sun.

[Image of a tan skin bespectacled Asian woman smiling down at the toddler on her hip wrapped in a coral and silver painterly pattered woven wrap carrier. The woman is wearing a bird-print maroon shirt and beige-ish tencel pants with black and white rain boots. They're standing on grass in front of a lake on a cloudy afternoon.]
Lakeside
There aren't a ton of metallic textiles for woven wraps out there. The silver threads literally shimmer in the sun.

[Close-up of a silver and coral painterly patterned woven wrap in the sunlight. The silver threads shimmer in the light.]
The Shimmer is Real

[Image from top down of a silver and coral painterly patterned woven wrap carrier tied off in a candy cane chest belt. A bare toddler foot peeks out underneath Mama's armpit.]
Rucksack Back Carry with a Candy Cane Chest Belt

Stats:

  • Carrier: Bijou Wear Abstract Daybreak
  • Material: 100% cotton (Egyptian mercerized cotton and standard cotton)
  • Length: size 3 (approximately 138"/3.5 m), base minus 2
  • Width: approximately 25.5"/64 cm
  • Density: approximately 240 grams per square meter
  • Wearees (over the summer): 
    • 4 year old (approximately 31 pounds/14 kilograms, 39 inches/99 centimeters) 
    • 1 year old (approximately 21 pounds/9.5 kilograms, 29.5 inches/75 centimeters)

Alrighty, now on to the wrap qualities. This wrap is on the thinner side of medium-weight with a dense weave and lovely microtexture. The density means it isn't prone to pulls or sand getting stuck in the weave which is awesome for summers at the beach! Plus, once you've got all passes tightened and in place, it isn't likely to sag or loosen. Its thinness made for a lovely summer-time wrap. We used a base minus 2 (size 3 for us) which meant typically one or two layer carries. The smoothness made it feel cool to touch. But don't be fooled by the smoothness equating it to be slippery. There's glide for sure but the four weave structures making up the microtexture give it just enough texture to provide some grip. And P.S. - I totally despise double knotting under bum in back carries but I can do it easily in this wrap. The thinness and glide makes it so much less sweaty of a process.

[Image of a coral and silver painterly patterned woven wrap in a pile on a floral mat on the sand. The red and white fancy B Bijou Wear logo is visible. In the background are two sisters playing in the sand. We are lakeside at dusk, bathed in the warm glow of the setting evening sun.]
Summertime
I primarily wore the toddler in this carrier and it was comfortable for both short ups and longer wrap naps. We wore in a variety of front, hip, and back carries. The older child went up comfortably in it too but we didn't test it for as long of periods.

[Image of a rockin' hip carry using a painterly patterned coral and silver woven wrap. Image is from the side and focuses on the seat.]
Tied Under Bum

[Image of me, a light tan skin bespectacled Asian woman with dark brown hair, resting a cheek on my toddler's head who is in a hip carry using a painterly patterned salmon and silver woven wrap. We are in the glow of the morning summer sun.]
Robin's Hip Carry

[Image of a toddler on my hip in a painterly patterned salmon and silver woven wrap in the setting evening sun with gray clouds overhead in the fading blue sky. Our faces aren't visible. I'm wearing a rainbow plaid shirt and I have a purple chive blossom in my hand. Greenery is in the background.]
Poppin's Hip Carry


[Three image collage of me, a light tan skin bespectacled Asian woman, smiling outside on a hot and humid afternoon. My toddler is on my back in a coral and silver painterly patterned woven wrap. Left image shows a back view with double knot under bum and toddler with arms out picking her nose. Top right image is a close-up of the half knot finish. Bottom right image is the Lexi twist finish with the passes spread.]
Half Knot and Lexi Twist

Summary: Wrap It Up

Below is a summary of things that might make you go for Abstract Daybreak, or not. Keep in mind that the list is subjective and you may love the wrap even if you check off more than half the things on the "not-for-me" list below. We've enjoyed it as a base minus 2 in one or two layer carries but we've heard it's lovely in base length as well with two or three layer carries! 

This might not be love at first wrap if you're looking for:
  • more bounce
  • more cush
  • more grip
  • more texture
  • something that rocks a half knot
  • more width (this is slightly narrower than other Bijou Wear woven wraps)
This might be your cup of tea if you're looking for:
  • easy care
  • minimal stretch
  • more glide than grip
  • dense weave not prone to pulls
  • something that packs down smaller
  • a thinner, less wide woven wrap for a newborn or smaller baby
With that I bid you happy wearing!

[Gif of a tan skin bespectacled Asian woman tossing a silver and coral painterly patterned woven wrap over her shoulder with dramatic flair. She’s outside next to white siding and a grill. She has on a purple top and cropped black leggings. No audio.]


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For more pics and fun, check out my Instagram handle @WearingPluotAndKumquat and search for the hashtag #AbstractDaybreak!

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