Oh, and forgot to add, the most common fabrics to use are:

- cotton drill / brushed twill for the straps and panel centre. You do need a bottom weight fabric for the straps as they will take a lot of beating.
- quilter's cotton for the front panel (or any decorative fabric of choice)
- polar fleece for strap padding
- sometimes dupioni silk or minkee is used for the panel inner (the bit that goes against baby)
- sometimes baby cord is used for straps, but this isn't recommended by some makers due to concerns against integrity when weight bearing
- there is a type of MT called a Ball Baby Overall, there are instructions on the jan andrea site, which uses wrap style straps - this uses decorator weight fabric.

Depending on the weight of the linen it may need reinforcing. A lighter weight fabric is more suited to a wrap style MT which spreads the weight out over a much wider strap area.

If you join baby carriers downunder there are lots of DIYers who would be more than happy to help out!!