The German company Hoppediz, which specializes in the production of baby slings and carriers for babywearing, was founded in 1999 when founder Annette Schröder had her first child and decided she wanted to carry him in a sling. So she developed her first baby sling, which she thought had to be affordable but high-quality, stretchable diagonally in a special weave without wearing out, and it had to have a nice touch.
The baby sling fabrics are produced in India, without any use of child labor! Most of the fabrics come from conventional agriculture, but part of the product range comes from controlled organic crops (COC cotton). The modern dyeing plants with which the company collaborates are state-of-the-art and use only high-quality, harmless and heavy metal-free dyes. After the yarn has been dyed, which guarantees a high color intensity, the yarns are delivered to the weaving mill.
Until 2007, fabrics were woven by hand, since the summer of 2007, due to the volumes required, we have switched to machine processing. However, pre-production of models for new collections is still carried out in the proven workshops of our master weavers using hand looms.
After a quality control in the processing plant, the continuous woven fabrics are cut to size. In the tailoring shop, the piece of fabric is hemmed, labeled and the HOPPEDIZ® baby carrier is finished. Since May 2005, the partner with whom the company works has been internationally certified ISO 9001.
Controlled organic cotton is raw cotton sourced from farmers who do not use pesticides or synthetic fertilizers in their fields. Since the cotton is handpicked, there is no need for defoliants. COC cotton is purchased directly from farmers in India to avoid unnecessary transportation. The manufacturing facility is SKAL certified.
