Mei Tai Info & Prices
Pricing Guide
SimplyMeiTai Deluxe £95 (includes a contoured body, padded waist and top straps, flat sleephood, silk lining and canvas/cotton drill or needlecord straps).
There is a £10 charge for a pixie hood, or sweathood, and an additional £10 charge for wide wale corduroy straps.
SMT Wrapfusion £65 (a SimplyMeiTai shaped carrier, with a flat sleephood, padded waist and padded shoulder straps).
There is a £10 charge for a pixie hood, or sweathood, and an additional £12.50 charge for a silk lining. You may purchase and supply a fabric panel to go on the outside of your Wrapfusion.
SMT Podaegi £65 (comes with a straight body, and includes a flat sleephood, silk lining and padded shoulder straps).
A pixie sleephood, or sweathood incurs an extra £10 charge. Wide wale corduroy straps are also £10 more.
Wrapfusion Podaegi £45 (with padded straps, flat hood and using your woven wrap). Add £10 for a pixiehood or sweathood, and £12.50 for a silk lining. As with the SMT Wrapfusion, you may send us a fabric if you wish to have a panel.
SMT Full Buckle More information on pricing will be coming soon. The full buckle carrier is currently in re-development following the first round of testing.
Extras
We always want to go the extra mile, and appreciate the appeal of a genuinely unique baby carrier, so will enthusiastically undertake beading and appliques to ensure you're completely happy with your new SimplyMeiTai. Please contact us for prices on these, as it depends on how intricate your chosen design is.
Our UK delivery charges are as follows: £5.50 for first class recorded delivery, as standard and you may choose to upgrade to special delivery for a further £2. We charge at cost and do not intend to make any profit on postage and packing. Please contact us for international quotes.
Sizing and Strap Length
SimplyMeiTai's come in 2 sizes;
Baby sized which are 21" tall and 17" wide
Toddler Sized which are 24" Tall and 17" Wide
Alternatively, you might prefer an inbetween size. Please let us know at the time of ordering, so we can discuss which size will be most appropriate.
SimplyMeiTai straps are 80" long as standard and 5" wide for your comfort.
Fabrics Used
For the straps on your SimplyMeiTai I use the following: black sanded/brushed cotton canvas, coloured cotton canvas in a range of beautiful colours, or luxurious wide wale corduroy, very soft and very strokeable. If you'd like to see the colours of the coloured canvas or corduroy, please contact me and I can send you a shade card.
Cotton drill is used for the inner bodice, this has two layers of cotton drill for extra stability. Cotton is also used as the fabric overlay and a Fairtrade 100% Dupion Silk is used on the reverse (these silks also come in a wide range of colours). I find that using 100% cotton throughout is best for baby because it is fully breathable, which means your baby is less likely to get hot and uncomfortable.
If there is a favourite fabric that you would like me to use for the body, you would probably want to consider getting a custom carrier. Check the 'Custom Mei Tai' page for information on getting a unique SimplyMeiTai, and the blog on the homepage for details on when the next custom slots will be listed.
I use strong Gutermann quality thread on all my Mei Tei's and I use triple stitching on the inside and out so you can be sure that your Mei Tai will last a very long time.
Care
Ideally, your SimplyMeiTai should be spot cleaned with a sponge and water. If you have got too much dirt on it to be cleaned by water and a sponge alone, you can consider washing on either a hand wash cycle or a cold wash and allowed to air dry or on a radiator if this isn't possible.