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S+S '18

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Our Story

 

True North Slings are high quality linen baby carriers made by Canadian moms for Canadian and US moms. With a modern and minimalist aesthetic, True North Slings are designed to fit with your personal style while keeping your baby cool, safe and close. From newborns to toddlers our ring slings are perfect for the mom who wants to create a special bond with their little one while having her hands free.

 
You know that feeling where you're halfway through a parenting book? Just far enough to know that your way of doing things isn't working at all with your stubborn 3 year old, but not far enough through to know what you should do instead. That's me 😐. It's been a h a r d week with Nicky cutting his first two teeth and Alex's defiance at an all time high. So we're going camping and hoping nature will help reset us a bit. The bad news though is that I won't be able to take on any customs this week. I'm SO sorry to disappoint, but I've really pushed as far as I can and need a minute to catch my breath. This shop is run by our little family along with the help of four wonderful seamstresses, but we're in serious burnout territory, so it's time to take my own advice and rest! 📷 @raisinghimwild 😍
Babywearing can be what YOU want it to be. And isn't that the beauty of it? You want just one sling to carry your baby from day one to your very last up - perfect! You want to collect them and trade them and churn them - perfect! You want to use a buckle carrier? An onbuhimo? A wrap? That's so great! What matters is that baby is soaking up all the amazing benefits of being up close to you. How we do it doesn't make anyone more or less, so no shame - what's your favorite carrier? Are you one and done, or try them all? No pressure to say slings 😉😂 . Photo by the beautiful @jenny_pasterfield #truenorthslings
Sling naps rock. I'll never take them for granite. My first was a hard baby in so many ways, including being adamant that he would never sleep. The only way to get him down was in his pitch black room with all kinds of rocking and bouncing and nursing. It was isolating and hard and I really resented it sometimes. And if you're living that right now you have all my hugs, admiration and my inbox is open for a vent. It can feel impossible. But imagine my happy surprise to get a second baby, who - with a little finesse and a ring sling - will nap anywhere for anyone. I'm grateful for every single nap he takes on me, and they always feel like a win. But best of all - his dad and Nana have a way to put him to sleep without needing me or my milk, which is amazing because I'm a useless pumper. Talk about liberating! When I leave him with them, as long as he's just been fed, I have a few hours where I know for SURE he'll be content or asleep. It works wonders for my mental health, I can't even tell you. So! Sling nap workshop! What's your magic ticket for scoring those sling naps? Mine is in the comments!
The @raicestexas auction ends tonight! This beauty was a collaboration between Dmitri and myself. He’s just as keen on the whole low waste shop thing as I am, and one night after I went to bed he decided to try his hand at dyeing a sling. He put the linen in run-off dye from the Ebb+Flow slings and left it. He’s the most patient person I’ve ever met and I am 100% the least patient. So I pestered him forever to take it out and see what it looked like and finally one day he revealed the most beautiful blue linen. Definitely not uniform, but such a gorgeous backdrop. So I handed him Nicky for “just a second” which is my equivalent of “hold my beer” and took my turn at it. And that’s the story of how Heartbeat was made. It’s a single linen, extra long with a tapered tail to give it such a gorgeous drape. There is only one of these and we will be auctioning it off for a donation to @raicestexas in their work reuniting families. We would like to raise as much as possible for this cause and so True North will match 100% of the winning bid (up to $500). The auction will run until July 6th @ 10PM MDT on our Facebook chatter b/s/t page. We will invoice the winner and donate all funds by July 13th. P.s. more pictures of this beaut in our stories!
I know it's cliche, but why do they have to grow so fast!?? I know it's the best case scenario that they grow and need us less, but that doesn't make it hurt any less. My own tiny baby just turned 6 months and I'm having a LOT of feelings about it for some reason. It really honestly feels like he was only born a month ago. Please do your self a favor and watch the video in my stories of him eating his first food. 😂 You can thank me later. So here's your reminder from me to get in the frame with your littles, like @vasdfvan is here. I promise you'll cherish the pictures one day!
What better way to introduce myself than by showing like, all of my teeth? I'm Anali, the adorable toddler that just made me laugh so big is Alex, and the little dude hanging onto the top rail of the sling for dear life is Nicky. If only Dmitri were sitting next to us knocking out a killer spreadsheet, it would be a pretty solid depiction of our little family. Dim and I run this shop out of our home along with the help of four wonderful seamstresses who also work from home. On the work front: I'm the queen of procrastination and work best under pressure, and I've got a new found love for playing with dye. On the personal front: Jared Leto talked to me once in an Urban Outfitters, I met Fred Penner at a bar and I'm still afraid of cows. So how about you? Secondhand famous at all? Odd fears?
Brushed Lavender, Brushed Robin's Egg and Brushed Coral. Subtle, beautiful, textural. I'm so proud of these linen babies of mine! Monday at 10am mountain! They'll all be made to order - which I will no doubt regret for a minute while I'm sewing them all, but then be happy about in the end 😅