Last photo for color comparison. Left to right: Didymos Indio Dark Blue and White cotton, Easycare, Ellevill Organica Thei, Storch Leo Marine.
When I bought this wrap, I thought it was a solid navy blue. Turns out it is black and royal blue in a diamond weave pattern.
Storchenweige is a brand of baby wraps that has been around for a long time. They primarily make sturdy cotton wraps that are on the thicker side. They are strong and supportive workhorse wraps that should last from little ones through toddlerhood.
The Leo pattern is a jacquard weave that is in a diamond shape. I am pretty sure that it is always black diamonds with another color. The Leo Marine is a royal blue with black. Apparently there have been several variations of this same wrap over the years. The oldest versions, like mine, are the same color throughout. A few years later, Storch started finishing the hem on one edge, also called a rail, with a bright reddish thread. This helps you tell the sides apart when you are wrapping and tightening the fabric, which makes it a bit easier. The newest ones have contrasting thread sewn along both edges/rails.
I found this wrap very supportive, but a both thick and heavy and hot for this weather. Mine was relatively soft, but I've felt much softer wraps. Considering how old and broken in mine was, I'm curious if they are quite the beast when new.
The diamond weave pattern of Leo is very classy and easily dresses up or down. The black and white Leo is especially pretty in my opinion!
The carry I am using here started as a Robins hip carry, but I laid Jax down sideways so I could nurse him in the carry. This particular day, offering to nurse him in the carrier was the only way I got him to cooperate with being wrapped!
