Photography by Simon Jolly Photography
​Babywearing modelling organised by Laurna 
Babywearing model: Mya

​Another milestone right here! Yes, you are about to witness the birth of another milestone in the Joy and Joe history.
Many of you know that we have always said that our stretchy wraps are our first love. That was where we started and we are glad that we have retained our love for high quality stretchy wraps. 

.​There are so many reasons why we love our Joy and Joe stretchy wraps. More recently, like 4 years ago, we massively revamped our stretchy wraps. Remember that our initial stretchy wraps had a little storage pocket at one end. We now have a separate storage bag and a free cute baby hat has been thrown in, to the delight of your beautiful babies.
So when our bamboo stretchy wraps were released, we promised that our stripey design won’t be our last patterned bamboo stretchy wrap. We are actually planning to release more patterns like ………., ………….. and ………… (You guess. Wink wink!).

​We discussed having a stretchy wrap version of our woven wrap SMPs (shiver me paisley) and this started as a simple wish. You know this idea that pops into your mind and then flies off. However, more people then starting suggesting the same idea. Laurna is a huge SMP fan and she was indeed happy when we chatted about this concept. Then our brand ambassadors also feel that this is a great idea. This marked the beginning of the birth process of our very first SMP bamboo stretchy wrap. If you’re completely new to our SMPs, it is a fun acronym for SHIVER ME PAISLEYS and the SMP pattern is beautiful cornucopia of paisleys and pirate skulls, all artistically decorated with lacy trimmings. 

​From idea conception to the real life product. This birthing process delights us and we are so excited to present to you, our very first SMP bamboo stretchy wrap. Yes, this is real, very exciting right?

​Highlights of the new SMP bamboo stretchy wrap

• Super light weight just like our other bamboo stretchy wraps that you all love
• Eco-friendly, breathable, cool and luxurious quality
• As soft as a feather!
• Main colour is Tangerine (Tangerine is an orange color hue used to give the impression of the tangerine fruit ). Other colours within this patterned stretchy wrap are royal blue, purple and aubergine
• Printed using plant based vegetable dyes
• Expertly printed so your wrap will not fade and it can withstand over a thousand machine washing cycle
• 49% organic bamboo , 47% organic cotton , 4% elastane
• 2/3 way stretchy due to the addition of elastane and bamboo to cotton (length-ways, width-ways and diagonally)
• Perfectly machine washable so easy care
• Safety tested to relevant safety standards
• Organic; naturally hypoallergenic and antibacterial
• OEKO-TEX 100 certified
• UV protective fabric
• In each package, you get your bamboo wrap, matching baby hat, matching bag, user manual (booklet) so you get more value
• Pre-order will open next week Wednesday.
• Price is £40 excluding shipping. Shipping will depend on your address and our tracked shipping fee for UK mainland starts from £4.99
• Pre-order will open next week Wednesday.
• Your  SMP bamboo will be shipped starting from 17th July (approx. 3 weeks time! How exciting is that? )

​As a sequel to our previous blog post where we introduced you to our upcoming woven sling release, the benevolence allure, here's more information on all that you need to know.
The official release date for the benevolence allure is the 28th April. Prior to this date, our brand ambassadors would have had a chance to test and review the benevolence allure woven wraps in a variety of sizes.
We are hoping to mark our official release date with an online event where we will hopefully announce the winner of our surprise benevolence ring sling giveaway.

​​Yesssss, benevolence is about to make a comeback. Our supportive benevolence wrap was a big hit last year. Let’s remind you about this iconic wrap so that it can set a creative precedence for our upcoming new benevolence allure.  We will also gist you about the reasons why this beautiful design will be making a huge comeback this year.

Benevolence was one of our newest 2017 designs. Benevolence woven wrap had the most unique weave structure out of all our 2017 new releases. This design was inspired by the highly skilled medics and benevolent heart surgeons who mend fragile hearts on a daily basis around the word and then give them a unique opportunity to grow and flourish.
In this design, you will see little hearts clustered around larger hearts. Our 10 year old daughter, Joy was born with a hole in her heart and that hole was mended many thanks to the heart surgeons who took on this brave and complex open heart surgery.  We will be donating a significant percentage of our proceeds from the sale of this particular design to downs heart charity, Glenfield hospital or the great Ormond street hospital. Both hospitals have contributed to the well-being of our darling daughter Joy.
Last year’s release was a special mixed blend prototype so we have had countless requests to reweave this amazing design. This is a design that we believe you will all embrace and love.

As promised, the benevolence is about to make a comeback but let’s take it one step at a time.
If you remember from our blab video where we talked about our weaving process, we mentioned that weaving especially our Joy and Joe weaving takes time. We tend to avoid rushing the process because we really love to take our time to ensure that the end result is a wrap that you will absolutely enjoy wearing daily for a very long time.
So you can safely call this benevolence wrap, the rolls royce of babywearing. It has taken us such a long time coming, since last year and we are gradually getting closer to releasing this iconic wrap.
We will tell you more as time goes so please ensure that you’ve signed up to our email newsletters and also ensure that you’re following our Facebook page because we tend to make announcements there first.
We started the benevolence weaving by weaving prototypes and this process took the longest because we experimented with several weaves. Eventually we settled  for a special weave that we can describe as a fusion of the weave of our happy faces teaching wrap and the SMP noir.

From the moment you touch the benevolence allure, you will notice that it is very soft to handle and yet very sturdy. From our experience of super soft weaves like those of our SMP nero,  fountain of love, pulls from finger nails accidentally picking yarns accompanies such super softness due to the sort of fine soft yarns  and finishing. Hence, we’ve carefully enhanced this weave such that it will not pull one bit! That’s a promise from us. How did we achieve that? We repeatedly wove loads of prototypes until we finally arrived at a weave that is very sturdy. The sturdiness has been deliberately imputed into the weave to ensure that this wrap is easy to wash, easy to wrap with and suitable for daily multiple wearing.
So please enjoy the progression from our initial blue and white prototype to our cream and purple prototype.
Our finals colours are red, turquoise and purple. We have given you some information for now so let’s keep the blend, prices and exact release date under wraps! So the blend will be a huge surprise but feel free to keep your guesses coming in.

You stand to win one of our new benevolence allure ring slings. Add these hashtags to your guesses - #benevolenceiscoming #joyandjoebaby and repost the photo below to accompany your post either on Facebook or on instagram

This wrap will be accompanied with our new 2018 packaging (please scroll down to view)
Can you guess the blend of this wrap from the reviews of our cream and purple prototype?
The blend will be the same in our final benevolence allure.
We will select a winner from the guesses to win a ring sling in this new release.

We also have a woven wrap up for grabs. To win, simply partake in our Joy and Joe benevolence challenge by uploading a short video to your instagram or YouTube platform where you should tell us a benevolent or kind act that you've done for someone. We will repost your video entry on our instagram page and the winner gets to choose from the range of sizes we have available for our brand new benevolence allure. Let's all spread love around like a confetti. Please don't forget to add these hashtags to your entry #joyandjoebenevolence #JJbenevolencechallenge

Conclusively, to ensure that you stay in loop as regards our Joy and Joe updates, please sign up to our email newsletters and also join our online community, the Joy and Joe chatter group on Facebook. Looking forward to welcoming you x

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​This is an offshoot of our SMP minis so you can safely call our SMP silhouette a sibling of our SMP mini.
Our SMP Silhouette also features our new mini skull design. The SMP silhouette is thicker than our SMP minis.
This SMP from its name features an artistic silhouette of our SMP skulls in an abstract fashion. This wrap is perfect for those who prefer the more toned down SMP design.
Blend: 60% cotton, 30% wool, 10% linen

You've seen this happen to our beautiful feathers pattern and connected. These two designs have undergone some sort of textile makeover. Its 2018 and we think it is the SMP's turn for its own makeover. How did we decide on the SMP?
​Last year at a Scottish babywearing event, we had an interesting conversation with a creative mum who is now one of our brand ambassadors and she asked if we have ever considered weaving our popular SMP pattern on a smaller scale in terms of the size of the skulls.

As with any textile design and weaving experimentation, there is a risk that the result might not be exactly as anticipated. However, on this occasion, we screamed with delight the first time we saw the SMP mini on the weaving loom. Our initial SMP mini appeared slightly abstract (SMP mini silhouette) so we decided to utilize our 2014 double weave which is famous for its bold and sharp outline. Our bold SMPs are the sort of wraps that never age, they never fade and they simply get better with age like fine wine. That’s the sort of vibe that we’ve infused into our latest SMP minis.

Did we hear you ask for the abstract SMPs (named SMP mini silhouette)? Lets take this one at a time! We will release those after the 5 SMP minis have been released. Please note that because the SMP mini is a completely new concept , we wove a super limited number so we only have two wraps for each colourway. 

The following are the colourways available for sale:
Jet black and natural undyed cream (Dudu)
Navy blue and natural undyed cream (Azul)
Fiery red and natural undyed cream (Pupa)
Goldish yellow and black (Flavo)
Dark purple and greenish teal (Ewe)

Vital info.:
Blend: 60% combed cotton, 35% linen, 5% ethically sourced wool
Care info: Machine and hand washable. If machine washing, endeavor to use the lower heat setting and avoid spinning because it can generally reduce the lifespan of woven textiles. If you are unsure of your washing machine settings, please consider hand washing instead.
Design:  New SMP mini
Designed, woven and tailored here in the United Kingdom as with all our wraps
Super- sturdy, Strong, Loomstate, Mid weight, Suitable for carrying babies and toddlers
Like our older SMP wraps, these wraps were woven to perfection and the structure of our double weave has been deliberately engineered to give you a wrap that will last you for many years to come.
Pricing:
Size 6, Extra large , 4.6m, £210
Size 7, Extra extra large , 5.2m, £225
(Prices above are exclusive of your shipping fees)
The SMP minis will be sold via a draw to buy form which will open on the 7th of March. The 'enter draw' button below will be active from 12 noon on that day. Please note that we will appreciate that you only enter this draw for yourself. This will save us wading through tons of email entries! (Thank you)

Complied and designed by Lucy. Here's a compilation of our current stock as at the 18th January, 2017. Join our Joy and Joe chatter page on Facebook and take advantage of our exclusive discount offer for our member

​4. Our very first brick and mortar boutique style showroom named the Joy and Joe babywearing gallery was officially opened and attended by the Mayor and Mayoress of St Helens earlier this year

​6. Our founder and director Adebisi was nominated for the talk of Manchester business award and she was announced as the 2017 best female entrepreneur of the year at the award glamorous ceremony in Manchester

​8. We organised the official launch event for our new bamboo stretchy wraps and we all had so much fun on the day

​13. We reprinted our dear new babywearer book

​14. Our dear new babywearer box as announced as part of our 2017 customer support initiatives
15: We welcomed laurna, one of our 2017 ambassadors into the Joy and Joe staff team

​16: We partnered with the st Helens council via a back to work scheme and we interviewed lots of potential st Helens based employees. We eventually selected lucy to work with us at the Joy and Joe gallery

​For 2018, these are some of things that we are looking forward to:

1. We’re hoping to launch more patterned bamboo stretchy wraps. What patterns will you love to see?
2. Re-weave our SMP wraps in a surprise layout! Watch out for more info.
3. Finally, we will be weaving some of our new designs that we’ve kept in our archives
4. Weave more blankets, throws and headscarves
5. We will be releasing some beautiful woven wraps at super amazing prices
6. We are also hoping to finally launch our kangaroo care tops
7. You can also look forward to some fantastic facebook live videos and instagram takeover from our 2018 ambassadors
8. We are planning to organise more face to face events at our gallery this year
9. Our soft structured carrier will also finally be ready this year! Trust us; we are really determined to finally get these released. We can’t keep this to ourselves forever
10. You can expect some super helpful blog post and content from us in 2018
11. We are also hoping to further establish our relationship with sling librarians in 2018
12. You can expect some yummy giveaways

13. We are hoping to attend some fantastic exhibitions particularly mainstreams events
14. Our embrace wrapping scheme will be extended to stretchy wraps in 2018. Can we get a happy ‘yayyyy’ for this good news!
15.  You can also anticipate some really fantastic customer incentives that will be exclusive to our chatter page members. If you’ve not joined us, today is the day to do so. We are waiting to welcome you into our friendly Joy and Joe community
16. We are planning to release a sequel to our dear new babywearer book. What sort of books are you looking forward to?
17. For our instagram followers, you can expect some super inspiring and humorous instagram posts. That is also where you will get some exclusive behind the scene gists from us
18. Conclusively, we anticipate that our brand name will be changing in 2018 haha! Can anyone guess why that is a possibility? Hint: our Joy and Joe brand name is an eponymous one!

 o​A couple of weeks ago, we got the exciting news that someone nominated our founder and director, Adebisi for the 2017 best female entrepreneur  in the talk of Manchester business ward. The final winner was going to be announced during their award night which was scheduled to take place  on the 30th November 2017 at the Manchester Piccadilly hotel.
The talk of Manchester award is a business award that celebrates businesses in Manchester and environs. The TOMS have fast become one of the region’s most recognised business awards. Voted for by customers, they recognise leading companies from a variety of industries in the region, including marketing, recruitment, law and finance – with a special nod to entrepreneurs.
If you went through the list of nominees, you will observe that tons of businesses and business owners were nominated. We had to wait until around about midnight for the two major awards of the night, the best female and male entrepreneur of the year.
 Adebisi’s hands were shaking when her photo suddenly appeared on the screen as the final winner. Wow, we won! Joy and Joe baby wraps won! The best female entrepreneur 2017 awarded by the talk of Manchester business award #theTOMS. This is our major win for 2017. Two years ago, we won the first prize in the university of Manchester venture further award.
 Many  thanks to everyone who took out time to vote for Adebisi. Thanks so much for believing her and in the Joy and Joe brand. Upwards and upwards only!
To celebrate our latest achievement as a brand, we are offering a whooping 45% off any slings on our website for one week. Use code ‘THETOMS’ when you get to our website checkout
www.joyandjoe.co.uk
Thanks for celebrating with us

The significance of our official brand ambassadors 
Being customer centric is a very important aspect of our ethos. We believe that the Joy and Joe experience is beyond simply ordering a sling from our website. We love communicating with our Joy and Joe families whilst simultaneously nurturing new relationships. We relate with each customer with so much attention because our strength lies in our relationships.
 
As a family owned company, we recognize the fact that we can't exist as an island of our own. We have always pondered on innovating different ways by which we can inspire our existing and new fans. This was the reason why in 2014-2015, we created the carrymyjoy vlog series, we quickly recognized that visuals go a long way towards passing across a message compared to the written word.
 
Late 2015, we decided to take the plunge and plan our first ambassador program, despite having never organised an ambassador program before, we were incredibly inspired by the quality of the babywearers that we now call friends here at Joy and Joe. We also love that the ambassadors have not only started new friendships, they've also made our social media platforms more human. For us, ‘people talking to people’ is a core ingredient of our social existence. We love the banter, chit-chats and action photos.
 
Thanks to our 2016, 2017 ambassadors; we feel that we are a lot closer to our customers than ever before. This has now given us the inspiration to further this ambassador program. After a rigorous selection which wasn't easy at all because we loved majority of the applicants, we are pleased to introduce to you the faces of Joy and Joe in 2018.

Our new ambassadors will be leading conversations synonymous with the friendly Joy and Joe community vibe both online and offline. We want new babywearers to see our ambassadors, feel a connection and say I think I'd love to give babywearing a try!

Our 2018 ambassador team is composed of talented babywearers from different professional backgrounds and diverse countries.
Yes, buying a sling from the Joy and Joe website is lovely and it's a necessary ingredient if we must constantly grow and exist as a British business. However, we want to be a brand that constantly seeks to do more for our families, we mean our customers.
Our chatter page is undoubtedly one of the friendliest online babywearing communities around. Are you in doubt? Check our dear new babywearer book and see for yourself!  Well, we believe that this bond has been enhanced by the presence of our ambassadors. We want everyone to feel loved, listened to and valued.

Well, we can go on and on, but hopefully if you didn't understand the significance of our ambassadors, we hope you now get it. Please don't forget to send each of our 2018 brand ambassadors your best wishes. Consider that each of them have various responsibilities like you and I but have decided to step up to support us, support you and see that the Joy and Joe vision further advances.
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Without further ado, please join us as we welcome our official 2018 ambassadors  and hear what each of them has to say (outlined in no particular sequence)
 

Let’s compare our new bamboo stretchy wrap and cotton stretchy wrap
You’ve probably read our introductory post on our new bamboo stretchy wrap that we are set to launch on the 25th of November at the lighthouse venue, Eccles, Salford, Greater Manchester. Please click here to reserve your seat because our ticket booking is set to end on the 11th of this month.
We thought that it will be nice to give you a comparison of both wraps because they are so different in quality yet they have some similarities!

​Did you spot any other similarities or differences that you’d like us to add to the above list? Please leave us a comment below and let us know (thank you)
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By the way our bamboo pre-order is still open : SPECIAL OFFER. ENJOY 20% OFF WITH THE CODE JJBAMBOO
Closing date for pre-order: 20th November 2017
Dispatch date: Collect from our launch event on the 25th or receive via post from  26th November 2017.

Babywearing educators, sling librarians and consultants are entitled to our sling library discount, please consider joining our sling library support group to take advantage of our special offers or simply email laurna@joyandjoebaby.co.uk for more information.

You are specially invitedCome and enjoy our annual Christmas party!
When: Saturday, 25th November, 2017 @ 12noon
Where: 12 Centenary Park, Coronet Way, Eccles Salford, Manchester M50 1RE
Greater Manchester

This year, we are not just celebrating Christmas, but also the launch of our new bamboo wrap!

We are so excited about this new product and we hope you love it as much as we do!

What else will you be able to enjoy?

- Exciting new product launch
- Champagne reception
- A yummy Christmas buffet, 
- LIVE music and karaoke 
- Raffles and giveaways
- Stock to purchase and try
- Stalls


And there will be a Babywearing fashion show to showcase our beautiful wraps being worn by some of our lovely fans!

Tickets will be priced as follows:
* Educators and librarians £0
* General admission tickets (minus Christmas hamper) £6
* VIP Tickets (plus Christmas hamper) £16
VIP ticket holders will also be entered into our draw to win surprise prizes

​6th Anniversary speech
In the beginning, we were inspired by the huge benefits that a close skin to skin gave our own children especially while they were poorly and we then created our own range of stretchy wraps to fill this gap because of the added advantage of a pre-tie that stretchy wraps have.
After a few years, we started getting lots of inquires from customers with older babies and toddlers so we responded by entering into the world of woven baby slings. We started with mixed blends maxi-roses and we then moved on to the highly sought after SMPs.
 
Our biggest achievements came when we employed the services of one of the highly experienced UK textile experts and together, we created a special weave that had never been experienced before in the world of babywearing. A double layered weave that felt and wrapped like merino wool yet woven with high quality natural cotton yarns.
 
Our fountain of love launch was huge and the feedback has been fantastic. In 2015, we entered into the prestigious business competition organised by the University of Manchester and we won the first prize.
 
Despite our monumental growth, we are still a family business as our priority asides manufacturing beautiful and high quality British made slings is to nurture our children with all our might. We knew that with their complex special needs, they will need long term care and we wanted to be involved in the lives of children 100%, so a typical 9-5 job would never suit our type of family.
 
Today, we have so much peace above anything else and our children are moving beautifully in the right direction. All these won't have been achievable without your continued and loyal support, here's a heartfelt thank you from us.
A more comprehensive timeline of our achievements so far:
 
Around 2010, we started making stretchy wraps from our conservatory. This was in addition to the craft items we made at the time and it included items such as bibs and washable wipes etc
 
Around 2011, we started as subsidiary of Goodprice limited (owned by Mayor Osundeko) and our stretchy wrap fan base grew exponentially so we stopped making baby wipes and bibs. At this stage, we scored 3.5/5 in the UK bizziebaby awards. We started donating a percentage of our proceed to the down's syndrome association and several other smaller UK charities.
 
Bisi, director of Joy and Joe trained and became a babywearing consultant. Her current areas of interest are babywearing disabled children and her future aspiration is to create more awareness for babywearing with a Yoruba kanga-like textile called 'OJA' i.e (ethnic babywearing). Her plan is to go from sling library to library to demonstrate how this has to be correctly done.
 
Around, 2012, we moved into our own eCommerce platform and social media platforms. We won multiple awards for our stretchy wraps, we finally won bizziebaby gold awards with our score jumping to 4.7/5. These were assessed by a team of mums randomly selected and completely anonymous to us. We also received over 53 positive reviews and mentions from notable UK mummy bloggers including a 5 star rating by geeky mama.
 
We then added woven wraps to our collection of baby slings. We wanted sturdier slings for people whose babies have outgrown our stretchy wraps. The maxi-roses, blackberry ripple and SMP was born. We started weaving with one of the UK most talented artisan weavers run by a father and son team.
 
In 2014, we took on our own company accountant and lawyer. We became a UK limited liability company and our brand name Joy and Joe baby became a registered trademark. We then took on another weaving house to boost our production and our SMP noir was born. We also launched a vlog series called #carrymyjoy chronicles. We also stepped our tailoring up further by employing the service of a highly experienced tailoring house based in Rochdale, UK.
We were invited to the Manchester children's hospital to present our slings to the staff and parents in the NICU and we donated some of our stretches to the NICU ward.
 
In 2015, we then won the first prize venture further awards and moved into our own office premises. We were also featured in the highly sought after documentary. We launched our high end fountain of love wraps and our quirky wooden keepsake boxes were introduced.
Around December 2015, we launched our very first ambassador program for 2016 and we are so proud of the the family relationship that we all share. We have so many aspirations for the future and putting this together has given us the re-assurance that we have indeed come a long way considering our very humble beginnings.
This year, we welcomed our 2017 ambassadors. We moved into our new ultra-modern HQ that we named ‘ The Joy and Joe babywearing gallery ’  and  our official launch event was officiated by the Mayor and Mayoress of ST Helens. Products wise, we have branched into blankets / throws, bamboo stretchy wraps and our soft structured carrier (soon to be released). Joy and Joe founder, Adebisi was also nominated for ' the talk of Manchester' business awards under the ‘Female entrepreneur of the year’ category.

We couldn’t have achieved all of the above without your loyal support and patronage. We also appreciate our fantastic team of admins and ambassadors. Our admin and ambassadors play a huge role in maintaining the fun and loving relationship that we have within the Joy and Joe wrap family. If you are completely new to Joy and Joe, why not join our chatter page so that we can get to know you. Our admins and ambassadors will certainly make you feel very welcome.
 
To ensure that you stay in the loop, why not sign up to our newsletters as well. We are also always searching for talents, if you have any suggestions on how we can collaborate, please get in touch. In a few months time, we will be opening our doors to our 2018 ambassadors. How exciting! For the future, we are working on some really fun projects that we will be announcing on our chatter page from time to time.
Thank you all so much and keep on carrying your joy with love.
Cheers,
Bisi Osundeko
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Hello Joy and Joe families, hope all is well over at your end. It's almost as if we took a two months hiatus starting from the summer holiday period. We've been so busy working on some new projects (our new bamboo stretchy wrap and our upcoming soft structured carrier). We had our admin and ambassador exclusive woven wraps on our loom at the time so we had to pause the releases of our woven wraps. Plus, we went to Disneyland over the holiday and it probably took us way longer to recover from the playful Disney excitement haha! We also planned and executed a beautiful 10th birthday party for our daughter Joy so this kept us occupied. You can find photos and videos from Joy's party on our Joy and Joe family Instagram page.
Anyway, we are glad to be back to work and what better way it is to mark our return than with a woven wrap release! We also received news about my (Adebisi) 'talk of Manchester' business award nomination, so this is such an exciting time. Without further ado, meet our latest woven wrap releases

Original SMP design
Original double weave
Limited edition
Part of our artisan Yorkshire collection
Blend: 50% cotton, 10% ethically sourced luxurious wool, 15% tencel, 15% linen
Quad Pricing: RS: £175, Medium : £215, Large: £235, XL: £245, XXL: £255
Thick, super supportive and your perfect workhorse for heavier babies/ toddlers.
We selected the perfect textile picks to ensure that the contrast of the black and white comes out distinctively. The last time we wove a black and white SMP in this exact weave structure was in 2013 so you’ll all agree that we are kind of overdue for a re-weave. This time, we are giving you a quad blend version!
Crafted with a high end British weaving artistry and distinction. The shiver me paisleys design is a strikingly beautiful cornucopia of paisleys and skulls, ornamented with some artistic fine details, all intricately woven together. Loomstate and initially slightly stiff at first but your wrap will break in nicely with constant use and good washing over time. Please be careful not to over wash your wrap though. Many detergents reduce the longevity of any iuuwrap fabric if over used. Although we advise hand washing to ensure the longevity of your wrap, if you use the gentle setting of your washing machine, your wrap can withstand that.

 A remainder of our 2017 admin and ambassador exclusives
The colour way and blend was chosen by our fantastic team of admins and ambassadors.
Original SMP design
Original double weave
Limited edition
Part of our artisan Yorkshire collection
Blend: 60% cotton, 15% tencel, 15% linen
Triblend: Snood: £35, RS: £135, Medium : £155, Large: £175, XL: £185, XXL: 195
Thick, super supportive and your perfect workhorse for heavier babies/ toddlers.

​The purple warp here  is the same as that of the admin/ambaadoe exclusive but the weft her is a mix of golden yellow and torquoise
Original SMP design
Original double weave
Limited edition
Part of our artisan Yorkshire collection
Blend: 60% cotton, 15% tencel, 15% linen
Triblend: Snood: £35, RS: £135, Medium : £155, Large: £175, XL: £185, XXL: 195
Thick, super supportive and your perfect workhorse for heavier babies/ toddlers.
 
Crafted with a high end British weaving artistry and distinction. The shiver me paisleys design is a strikingly beautiful cornucopia of paisleys and skulls, ornamented with some artistic fine details, all intricately woven together. Loomstate and initially slightly crunchy at first but your wrap will break in nicely with constant use and good washing over time. Please be careful not to over wash your wrap though. Many detergents reduce the longevity of wrap fabric if over used. Although we advise hand washing to ensure the longevity of your wrap, if you use the gentle setting of your washing machine, your wrap can withstand that setting.

​The purple warp here  is the same as that of the admin/ambassador exclusive but the weft here is a mix of golden yellow and turquoise
Newer SMP design. We tweaked our original SMP here with the initial purpose of replacing the older smp design with the new. However, we have now decided to keep the two designs so that there’s something for our customers who love our original smp design and this new design for those wanting something different.
Original double weave
Limited edition
Part of our artisan Yorkshire collection
Blend: 60% cotton, 15% tencel, 15% linen
Triblend: Snood: £35, RS: £135, Medium : £155, Large: £175, XL: £185, XXL: £195
Thick, super supportive and your perfect workhorse for heavier babies/ toddlers.
 
Crafted with a high end British weaving artistry and distinction.

Nero and Bianca Kente
The N&B kente was woven as part of our admin/ambassador exclusive.
We have only 3 wraps and 1 ring sling left in this colorway and design
Original double weave
Limited edition
Loomstate
Part of our artisan Yorkshire collection
Blend: 60% cotton, 15% tencel, 15% linen
Triblend: Snood: £35, RS: £135, Medium : £155, Large: £175, XL: £185, XXL: 195
Thick, super supportive and your perfect workhorse for heavier babies/ toddlers.
 
The pattern in our geometric N&B collection is our first black and white kente and the second kente for 2017 to be woven. This is a gorgeous fusion of geometric patterns. black derives its significance from the notion that new things get darker as they mature and physical aging comes with spiritual maturity

Crystalline  gold kente
Black and goldish yellow smp
The geometric gold kente was woven as part of our admin/ambassador exclusive.
Original double weave
Limited edition
Loomstate
Part of our artisan Yorkshire collection
Blend: 60% cotton, 15% tencel, 15% linen
Triblend: Snood: £35, RS: £135, Medium : £155, Large: £175, XL: £185, XXL: 195
Thick, super supportive and your perfect workhorse for heavier babies/ toddlers.

​Benevolence
 
Benevolence is our newest 2017 design. Benevolence woven wrap is the softest of our current new releases. This design was inspired by the highly skilled doctors and benevolent heart surgeons who mend fragile hearts on a daily basis around the word and then give them a unique opportunity to grow and flourish.
In this design, you will see little hearts clustered around larger hearts. Joy was born with a hole in her heart but that hole was mended many thanks to the heart surgeons who took on this brave and complex surgery.  We will be donating a significant percentage of our proceeds from the sale of this particular release to either downs heart charity, glenfied hospital or great ormond street hospital. Both hospitals have contributed to the well-being of our darling daughter Joy.
This current release is a prototype run so we are hoping to further reweave this beautiful design next year. This is a design that we believe you will all embrace and love.

Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.. Quote by Baruch Spinoza

The exercise of benevolence is joy to loving hearts- Quote by Charles Spurgeon

Every act, every deed of justice and mercy and benevolence, makes heavenly music in Heaven. Quote by Ellen G. White

Deets
Traditional double weave
Prototype weaving run
Part of our artisan Yorkshire collection
Multicolor weft
The odd side has a distinct goldish yellowish colour so this is the wrap you need to slay your fancy passes. The odd side is like a surprise waiting to be unraveled. It beautifully pops under a natural light and the benevolence wrap is like having two wraps in one.
The benevolence is also significant in the sense that it has the lowest cotton content compared to most of our woven wraps so it is very fluffy due to its wool content, super soft and beautifully mouldable.
Blend: 30% cotton, 30% ethically sourced luxurious wool, 15% tencel, 15% linen
Quad, Snood: £55, RS: £175, Medium : £215, Large: £235, XL: £245, XXL: £255
Thick, super supportive and your perfect workhorse for heavier babies/ toddlers

 Joy and Joe blankets
A luxuriously crafted and artisan woven blanket crafted. The reversible two-tone design and chic fringing makes this throw ideal for layering up on your bed, keeping yourself cosy or draping over the sofa.
Woven  with our signature original double weave, woven on a more modern hattersley loom weaving loom.
The edges have been fringed by hand by Yorkshire based artisans.
This blanket should cover a standard double bed or you can simply use as a throw.
The designs we’ve used in our current prototypes are that of our neoteric SMP.
Our blanket is not so heavy hence very easy to store.
We recommend that you wash using the gentle settings of your washing machine for the cotton/bamboo blend and hand washing for the wool blend
Blend: Two options are available
Option A: Brushed cotton and bamboo
Option B: 50% brushed cotton and 50% ethically sourced luxurious merino wool
Current prototype is Black and gold. However, you can pre-order other colours / designs ahead of Christmas
You can pre-order your own blanket via this link

Below are some things that you will benefit from being an Ambassador:

• Discounts for you, friends and family,
• Exclusive wrap at the end of the year you will help design,
• Behind the scenes information,
• Sneak peek of new releases,
• Live videos from the mill to see how the wraps are made,
• Free wraps chosen by us for you to try and use,
• Confidence building experiences,
• New friends and wrap family,

Now for any wrap lover this is amazing!

So now, here is a wee list to see if you tick all the boxes before applying:

• You must not have official affiliation with any other sling brand (so not representing any other sling brand)
• Must have an ACTIVE Instagram account.
• Be an active member on the chatter page!
• Be involved with a local sling library (attend, volunteer or even run one!)
• Be socially active on facebook and Instagram (we’d like to know the groups you are on and where you post regularly.)
• Be enthusiastic, creative, passionate, honest and empathetic.
• Be a CURRENT babywearer or be interested in becoming a wrapper!
• Have the time and energy to be able to commit to the role,
• You DO NOT have to own a Joy and Joe wrap (or have ever heard of us before to apply!)
• If you applied for the role last time please feel free to APPLY AGAIN!​

Now what do we expect from you?:

• To be active on our chatter page, make new members feel welcome, comment on photos and answer questions about wraps if you have them.
• Host a couple LIVE videos on our main page, topics are chosen by you,
• Takeover our Instagram feed for one weekend, documenting your life and how wraps are involved,
• Review the wraps we send you, written or via video,
• Be active in the online community over your social media platforms, you must post weekly (or daily if you like😁)
• Take part in events either online or in person if possible,
• You MUST share events and LIVE sessions via your social media.

We are conscious of how we all have families and jobs and some of you may have small babies. Please remember that this is a year long volunteer post so please only apply if you feel you can give the time. We are aware how real life can sometimes get in the way, we want you to be open and honest if you are struggling in any way.
​We are always available to chat and help in any way.
At the start of your ambassadorship we will offer guidance,
tutorials and mentor ship if needed.

Now, the question is how on earth do you apply?

• Submit a short video detailing why you should be accepted – please send it to us or tag us in the YouTube video so we can watch it! (no longer than 3 minutes please!) 
• Post a collage of babywearing action photos or very short videos on instagram /facebook showcasing how unique and creative you are alongside our hashtags,
• Like and repost our ambassador search advert photo using our hashtag #joyandjoeteam18 #carrymyjoy #joyandjoebaby,
• Tag another babywearing friend that you think may be excellent in promoting the Joy&Joe brand  
• You must be following us @joyandjoebaby on Instagram and Facebook,
• Worldwide entries are welcome, English does not have to be your first language.
• We believe in equal opportunities and inclusivity so disabled applicants are more than welcome,
• Your instagram account will need to be set to public so that we can view your photo entries or video entries,

Our search will be open for three weeks and we are looking to welcome 6-8 ambassadors into our team. Please note that we might increase this number if we find that we cannot resist your exceptional personality/story/talent.​
​CLOSING DATE IS THE 20TH OCTOBER
(Announcements will be made within a week or two, depending on the amount of applicants)

Laurna xx

Adebisi, Founder / director of Joy and Joe Ltd needs your vote to scoop #theTOMS-The Talk of Manchester Business Awards 2017
It is a great honor for Adebisi Osundeko, founder and director of Joy and Joe Ltd to be  shortlisted in the 'female entrepreneur of the year 2017' category at the prestigious Talk of Manchester Business Awards 2017.
Voting for the awards has now opened  and this a prestigious award we’d really love Adebisi to win !
Adebisi is up against some great business owners, so for her  to scoop the final prize,  we needs as many votes and support we can get. When you click the voting button below, scroll down the page to category 31. 'Adebisi Osundeko-Joy and Joe limited' is number 3 on the list of nominees for the 'female entrepreneur of the year 2017

About Adebisi: Adebisi is an astute entrepreneur, public speaker, disability rights advocate and babywearing consultant (SoB CIC.). She is a mother of two. An OFSTED registered childminder and governor in two special needs primary schools. She has been involved in several charity works as well. She started and ran a support group for parents of disabled children in Wigan. She also took part in many SCOPE activities such as meeting at the UK House of Common with MPs and Speaker of the House of Parliament. She also took part in a Charity event with music mogul Simon Cowell. In 2012, she won the prestigious Mumsclubs award as one of the top 100 business mums in the UK. She was awarded “Mum of the Year” in 2013 by Women for Africa Organization, London. In addition to that, she has undertaken business courses during her MSc study at the University of Nottingham and she's also the leader for Bolton Women unlimited. Alongside her partner, Dr. Mayor, Adebisi scooped the first prize for the highly prestigious venture further business ​award organised by the University of Manchester business school. Adebisi believes hardwork and in going the extra mile when it comes to delivering a customer centric service to her Joy and Joe customers.

The Twitter hashtag for this event is #theTOMs You can follow the Awards on Twitter here . Voting will close on Wednesday 11th October at 5.00pm.Winners will be announced at a Gala Dinner on Thursday 30th November at the Manchester Mercure Piccadilly Hotel. Have you voted for Joy and Joe founder, Adebisi Osundeko? Please click here to vote
Tickets can be purchased by completing the form on #theToms website.

Charity
This year #theTOMs is delighted to be raising funds for a special charity: KIDS CAN CHARITY
Location
Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel
Portland Street
Manchester
M1 4PH
Duration
Thursday November 30, 2017
7:00 pm to 1:00 am 

​Lighter clothing in terms of thickness: Wearing clothes with very light thickness is a good way of ensuring that you and your baby are well ventilated while babywearing in the summer. Short sleeve or sleeve tops or dresses will ensure a good air flow too

​Single layer carries like a simple rucksack carry are a good choice for your back carries. The weave of all our wraps are strong enough to support your little one even in a single layer carry. Ring slings are a good example of a one layer carrier and we now have some in stock on our website

Conclusively, our light weight and mid-weight woven wraps are very breathable and they will make great summer wraps especially when you incorporate all our above useful tips 

Remember that we promised that this year will birth a beautiful array of new designs for our woven wrap slings. Earlier this year, we introduced our new winged dream design and we also released our spring/summer catapult collection. In addition to these beautiful designs, we are very excited to present to you our spanking new designs. 

A new Joy and Joe design adapted from our previous design: The traditional Moorish wrap.
We wanted to reweave the Moorish design but we also wanted to add a more simplistic, minimalistic and modern edge to it, afterall this is 2017! We wanted to modernize the ‘traditional ‘ in the previous moorish design so you can call this a makeover.
The geometric star design is very striking as a result of the triangular shapes merging together  to form a neat artistic geometry. We worked on this design alongside our weaver and this is a design that any geometric design loving person will love. Anyone from any background, culture or design inclination will love this starburst Moore design. The starburst design defines minimalism. The starburst will be released next week Wednesday to celebrate the 'Natural parenting show ' coming up in Scotland next weekend.
Deets:
Triblend
70% Combed cotton
15% Irish linen
15% Tencel
Weight: Mid-weight
Weave: Airy double weave
Sizes: Size 3, Size 7
Release date: 14/06/17
Click here to order your 'Starburst Moore'
0% combed cotton 15%

Multi-Abundance is our first ever multicolour geometric Kente design.
We’ve had several requests to reweave our stunning kente design in different colourway. So we’ve had it in mind to weave red kente, orange kente, yellow kente, green kente etc the list is endless, taking advantage of the colourful array of yarns that stared at me one day at the weaving house, my playful creative energy took over and i thought, why don’t we create a multicolour kente that will wow and turn heads just the way many Joy and Joe wraps does. The multi abundance is  a playful experimentation. You can tell that we at Joy and Joe are seriously playful, we are not afraid to mix and match and create beautiful cornucopia of geometric patterns, colours and yarns. Yes, this is an abundance of colours for that confident babywearer who isn’t afraid to get heads turning! Yes, who says you can’t have it all? With this wrap, you get an abundance of most the colours that you’ve ever dreamt of !
Deets:
Triblend
70% Combed cotton
15% Irish linen
15% Tencel
Weight: Mid-weight
Weave: Airy double weave
Sizes: Size 7, Size 4, Ring sling
Release date: 21/06/17

 Polymorphism is a scientific term which denotes the discontinuous genetic variation resulting in the occurrence of several different forms or types of individuals among the members of a single species. We have created a couple of multicolour SMPs in the past but we’ve never used a purple warp for a multicolour weft so this is also a first in the Joy and Joe history. Meet the polymorphic SMP! A  bold and stunning sequel to the previous multicolour SMPs, yet so distinctive and different. If you’re a lover of art, you will completely understand this work of art in form of a woven wrap.
Our SMP design is currently undergoing a makeover and we will tell you more about the reasons behind our decision when we are about to introduce the modified SMP design. The current polymorphic SMP was woven in response to one of our customers who missed out on owning her dream SMP during our spring/summer catapult slings draw. We promised her a re-weave of the multicolored SMP and we are pleased that our stunning purple warp lived up to all expectations.
Deets:
Triblend
70% Combed cotton
15% Irish linen
15% Tencel
Weight: Mid-weight
Weave: Airy double weave
Sizes: 
Release date: 28/06/17 

We’ve saved the best for the last. The Headmaster's Office" was created in loving memory of the greatest wizard who ever lived. This small collection of memorabilia is but a tiny tribute to his years of service to the wizarding world. The golden lights illuminating the purple field remind us to step into the night and raise our wands to his memory as we dwell on the power of love and the magic of literature

The headmasters office and the Aurora was designed by American artist and babywearing mum, Miranda
In her words, here's why i created these designs: As far as WHY I created The Headmaster's Office goes, I guess there are a few reasons. I started the aurora design before the wrap market shifted and when the SPEW Facebook group was brand new. It was formed around April of 2015 and I joined day 2 and started the process of learning how to produce digital art. The group was throwing around ideas and I liked my idea and the best way to bring it to life to my own satisfaction was to do the work myself. I poured hundreds of hours into each piece. After I completed a couple designs I really felt like my work wasn't finished as all of the other Harry Potter inspired designs were of an entirely different aesthetic. I like for the pieces to first be visually appealing with a less overt  HP connection so that someone who is not a fan could still appreciate the art just for its own merit. I was in a phase of really enjoying producing and had the image of the Phoenix completed from the previous piece and so I started to brainstorm a wrap just to showcase the Phoenix image and it is related to Dumbledore so other things that make you think of him were compiled and the arrangement was made. It's been sitting finished for over a year.  I also liked that the Phoenix design is more nondirectional as all of the elements are rotating through space. I tried to make the aurora design nondirectional but it made the mockup look disorganized even though I think it would have panned out well in reality on a full scale wrap. 
Deets:
Triblend
70% Combed cotton
15% Irish linen
15% Tencel
Weight: Mid-weight
Weave: Airy double weave
Sizes: (To be updated later)
Release date: 05/07/17

Pricing for triblends (Exclusive of shipping fees)
Snood: £35, Ring sling: £135, Size 4: £155, Size 5: £175, Size 6: £185, Size 7: £195

You are welcome to the 'draw to purchase' form for our new 2017 spring summer or catapult collection.
This special limited edition collection was woven to celebrate the grand opening of our first brick and mortar showroom/retail space known as 'the Joy and Joe babywearing gallery'.
For more information on each of the slings, please click any of the photos below 
To enter our draw to purchase form, please scroll down to complete the form. We aim to get back to you within 36 hours (excluding weekends) 

The new Joy and Joe babywearing gallery is a modern showroom for all things babywearing. A creative space where parents enthusiastic about babywearing, natural and attachment parenting can visit to try out a beautiful array of stretchy wraps, woven wraps, ring slings and accessories.
His worshipful, the Mayor of St Helens, Councillor David Banks and the Mayoress, Councillor Jeanette Banks joined the founders and babywearing families as they officially opened the new gallery which seeks to promote babywearing and further encourage parents to bond with their little ones in St Helens and environs.
The former art gallery now a babywearing retail space was created by Joy and Joe Baby, a multi-award winning babywearing brand and first prize winner of the prestigious venture further award by the University of Manchester. The new Joy and Joe babywearing gallery currently stock different blends of Lancashire and Yorkshire woven slings including all cotton blends, triblends, and quad blends. The Joy and Joe baby brand is also a recipient of the gold nursery trader award and the bizziebaby award.
In addition to this, the new Joy and Joe babywearing gallery is hoping to become the hub of modern babywearing related activities in the Merseyside and beyond.
Dr and Mrs Osundeko, founders of Joy and Joe Ltd said “We are really excited to present a new space where customers get to experience the beauty of babywearing or baby/toddler carrying, something which our online website can’t fully deliver. We are pleased that we are finally open and we can’t wait for more families to come here to experience the modern, fun ambiance here at our new babywearing gallery. Many thanks to the families who joined us as we marked another memorable milestone in history of our eponymous British brand.
 
For more information, please visit our website: www.joyandjoe.co.uk. Further details can be found on our Facebook and twitter platforms.
Please scroll down to enjoy photos and videos from the grand opening day.  Many thanks to the talented Si Moore photography for the stunning photos below.

The new sherbet cartostyle Lauren and Tanja  woven wrap #catapultcollection
Blend composition:
70% fine mako cotton
20% Irish linen
10% Tencel

Specifically woven to celebrate our first brick and mortar showroom, a cute creative space that we have christened the Joy and Joe babywearing gallery! The new sherbet cartostyle Lauren and Tanja as well as the rest of the collection will be available for sale on our event day and subsequently via a draw.

About our cartography design
Cartostyle is our cartography inspired design. We wanted to bring in unique and quirky designs from our nostalgic experiences in scientific studies which included geographical sciences. Geography isn't complete without the use of maps and we found the abstract and fluid look of contours very intriguing that you can stare at it for hours in wonder.
You can even liken them to naturally occurring pattern in our palms etc. Contour lines  are used in different aspects of cartography and you can see them on our weather maps and maps depicting topographical landscapes.
We stretched the contours further to create this amazingly mesmerizing fluidity that impresses every artistic mind.

​The new SMP Te and Anne  Woven Wrap #catapultcollection

Blend composition:
70% fine mako cotton
20% Irish linen
10% Tencel
Specifically woven to celebrate our first brick and mortar showroom, a cute creative space that we have christened the Joy and Joe babywearing gallery! SMP Anne and Te as well as the rest of the collection will be available for sale on our event day and subsequently via  a draw.
About our Shiver me paisleys (SMP) design:  
Our shiver me paisieys design is a strikingly beautiful cornucopia of paisleys and sugar skulls ornamented with some artistic fine details all intricately woven together in vibrant medley of beautiful colours