Oscha Liberty Escalus

Liberty Escalus came to me for a little visit from a friend. I couldn't resist getting my hands on this wrap- the design, the colour, the blend. Oooh la la!

Escalus is a cashmere/cotton blend, described by Oscha as "dark blue finest cashmere on a bright rose cotton warp" but I'd say it looks more like a deep eggplant with a hot pink warp. But really, what does it matter? She's gorgeous! Oscha only made 24 of these wraps, so it felt little exclusive to try this one.

In hand this wrap is thin, and tightly woven. You can tell that it will be supportive though, as beautiful as she is, she's also ready to carry babies!

This was a size 5 and I think that anything smaller might not be best for this particular wrap. It really shines in multi-layer carries. I like to feel like baby is literally stuck like glue to me when I'm carrying, so I NEED the wrap to stay in place and not start to make my lower back hurt with any sag. This wrap did well with that- it was very easy to tighten, and the thinness helped with the ease of strand by strand tightening. I did, however, find it to be sightly diggy on the shoulders. Sandwiching the wrap over the shoulders (folding it, so you've got two layers of wrap) would help add a bit of cushion. Once properly wrapped it was actually quite supportive and held in place very well.

There isn't much texture to this wrap, but the grip is still there. I'm not sure what the qualities of cashmere add to a wrap, as this is the first wrap I've tried in this blend, but it gave me a feeling of luxury when wrapping with it. (Maybe that's cause I knew the price??!)

This wrap would be wonderful for a dressy occasion- the colours and design lend itself to fancier carries and I think it would really grab people's attention, if that's what you're after.

I'd recommend this wrap to someone with a larger stash, as this isn't an everyday workhorse type of wrap. Suitable for new babies, until maybe 25-30lbers, but not for long periods of time. It's not exactly a soft and cushy wrap, instead it feels like a fancy scarf. For someone looking for an exclusive, luxurious yet not impossible to find machine woven, you can't go wrong with this Oscha.

Oscha Liberty Escalus
Blue/rose (or eggplant/hot pink!)
45% cashmere/55% cotton
Size 5

Have you tried this wrap? I'm interested in trying another of the Liberty wraps- I love this design!