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navigation, search A young African woman carrying child in a
baby sling.    Ring slings[edit]  Man wearing child in a ring
sling   When the baby is in the carrier, the baby's weight puts
tension on the fabric, and the combination of fabric tension,
friction of fabric surfaces against each other and the rings
combine to "lock" the sling in position. This type of sling can
adjust to different wearers' sizes and accommodate different
wearing positions easily: the wearer supports the baby's weight
with one hand and uses the other hand to pull more fabric
through the rings to tighten or loosen the sling.  Ring slings
may be padded or unpadded at the shoulder, have padded or
unpadded edges or "rails", and the "tail" of the sling may be
open or closed. Some "hybrid" ring slings have curved seats sewn
into the body, similar to the seam in a pouch. Ring slings are
most closely related in use to the Mexican rebozo, the rings
take the place of the knot.  Variati