Last year I was picked as one of the testers for a new brand called Daiesu which originates from a family based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Mommy Ilyani Mat designs the wraps and has them woven in India, while Daddy Azhar is in charge behind the scenes and their son Daie is their model. I was chosen to test two carriers, their Jigsaw Mustard Woven Wrap and their Jigsaw Lime Ring Sling. The Jigsaw design is the first design from Daiesu and it is 100% organic cotton. It is woven on an Ecru warp with a Honey Mustard (for the wrap) and Lime Green (for the ring sling) fill to make out a Jigsaw puzzle pattern.
I received the carriers recently and they are both super soft. I am far down the line of testers and this may be the reason why they both are broken in already. I started using the Lime green ring sling immediately and fell in love with it. It was easy to thread and easy to use and very, very supportive. My kid is very active and even when he kicks out he can't unseat himself which is great. I used the RS daily and the maximum time was 4 hours in the RS with baby boy asleep 80% of the time in. It was super easy to breastfeed in it and it became my go to carrier for the week it was with us. I still had difficulty with back carries on a RS but that's more of a user problem than with the RS itself. Even though the RS is one-shouldered, it was still very cushy and not as diggy as I expected.
The woven wrap I tested was a Mustard yellow size 6. The carries we tried out were FWCC and a ruck with different finishes for the back carries. Like the RS, this Daiesu wrap was very soft but still grippy enough that a single knot is enough (not good practice but I had to try for tester purposes). For a longie wrap this one was very easy to use and I loved it for that, it was easy to maneuver and tie behind me even with a struggling kid in it. It also has oodles of sleepy dust and is the first wrap where my little one has fallen asleep in while on my back, The longest carry we've done with this is 4 hours and that 4 hours has been very good on my scoliotic back. Since it's a longie, it's easy to breastfeed in it, and readjust when the babe has fallen asleep while feeding.
When our time with the Daiesu carriers were up, I was truly sad to see them go, I would love to have them for my own. I would definitely recommend them to people, for newbies and experts alike. Newbies would love them for being easy to use and experts would love them for the fine weave and support. The Ring Sling retails for around 2600 pesos and the Woven Wrap starts at around 3000 pesos making them very affordable for international wraps that are internationally safety tested. Truly, Daiesu is a brand we have to look out for in the future for more amazing carriers.
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