Ta. Phew, spent an hour in spotlight, I did not realize there were so many different types of cotton! I ended up buying some 100% Indian Cotton Material that is strong as most of the standard cotton materials were basic under/over weaves like gingham which I read weren't the best for babywearing, plus mostly only printed on one side. The spotlight lady I bought it off said that she has a lady who buys that material in bulk and makes slings to sell from it, so hopefully is the right stuff, though she warned me it fades, eh. I held it up to the light and you could still see through it, though not as clearly as through the really light gingham type cotton.
So was under $5 a metre in the end, so will hem a couple of wraps from it and try it out. That way once I get used to the different techniques, if I really like it I can buy one of the more expensive ones without worrying about wasting money if I really suck at it and don't end up using it. I hear you on the softness side, the thread counts in standard cotton materials just aren't high enough to be really silky and soft.
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