This is our tutorial for tying a double hammock back carry. Here’s a bit of information about the carry first.

• The double hammock is a multi layered back carry with a chest pass and 2 shoulder passes.
• It is suitable for babies who are starting to support their own weight. We don’t recommend it for very young babies.
• The double hammock requires a long wrap, either base size or longer. You’ll probably need at least a size 6 wrap.
• It offers lots of support, great for if you need to carry for a long time or are carrying a heavy child.
• There are lots of ways that you can adapt this carry, either to work with a shorter wrap or to add a fancy finish.
• Whilst it is one oft he most popular carries out there, getting the tightening right for this carry can take time to learn. There are different techniques that different people favour. It is worth trying a few to see what works for you.

How to tie a double hammock carry

This is our step by step picture guide to tying the double hammock carry.

This carry starts with the wrap off centre. The new point should be roughly the distance from the centre of your chest to the centre of your back.

Place the new middle point in the centre of baby's back.

Use your preferred method to get baby onto your back (see our guides below for this)

Supporting your baby with one hand, pin the shorter tail between your knees and take the longest tail in the other hand.

Bring the tail off your shoulder and round to your chest.

Keeping tension on both tails to secure your baby, lift the short tail up and pass the long tail under it.

re-pin the shorter tail. The one across your chest should be bunched up like a rope and held tight.

Find the top rail of the chest pass and pull any slack out towards your other hand

Run your hand over the bunched pass and take any slack out to the other hand.

Find the bottom rail and pull any slack out towards the other hand. At this point you might want to spread the pass out a little, if you have breasts. Otherwise you can leave it bunched as a rope.

Take the top rail and bring it out then over your baby's back.

Get it high up baby's back by pulling across and up but not 'forward' towards your shoulder at this point

pull the slack from the bottom rail so that the cloth is running in a straight line between baby's knee pits

Now you can pull the pass forward over your shoulder.

Gather the cloth onto your shoulder.

Make sure the cloth is comfortably spread over both shoulders then take both tails behind your back.

Cross the tails in the centre of baby's bum

Bring each tail under baby's legs

Cross the cloth in front of you and tie in a double knot

All done!

This is our guide to getting your baby onto your back

How to get your baby onto your back

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In this video Nelly shows you the basic Double Hammock carry and then 5 different fancy ways to finish off this carry:

• Tibetan Knotless,
• Freshwater,
• Saltwater,
• Ring/Star finish (using a metal sling ring)
• Pond (one shouldered)

Belen demonstrates how she gets a comfortable chest pass with her toddler.

A video of ‘real life wrapping’ using the double hammock. Toddlers are often a bit fussy about being wrapped because it can signify home/ nap time (or just takes them away from whatever mischief they hoped to be involved with)

If you like the style of this carry then the Semi Double Hammock is similar but uses a much shorter wrap.

Semi Double Hammock or Back Reinforced Torso Sling Carry: Wrapping Tutorial

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