Make-Your-Own Frugal Cloth Menstrual Pads

Today's natural and responsible choice for feminine protection is washable, reusable cloth menstrual pads.

An environmentally-safe, economical alternative!

Are you ready to give up those expensive disposable paper pads, and switch to cloth pads - but worried about the cost of purchasing enough cloth pads?

(See article links below to why you should consider switching to cloth.)

Here's a Frugal Baby Tip for Mom!

Cut out three layers of an absorbent 100% cotton fabric (i.e. flannelette, terrycloth, cotton fleece, hemp, sherpa, etc.) into an 8.5" by 10" (21.5cm x 25cm) rectangle.


Round corners. Pile together.

Stitch all around, using either a zigzag stitch or a serge stitch.

Cut out two wings 6 by 6" (15cm x 15cm), shaped sort of like like this: =O= - see picture on the left:

Fold each wing in half, and zigzag or serge stitch all raw edges.

Center wings on the pad, about 2.25" (5.5cm) from either long edge, with straight edge of wings facing straight edge of the pad.

Looks something like this [_[)(]_], though the wings will be overlapping - see picture on the right.

Sew a straight seam, catching in the wings, 2.5" (6.5cm) from both long edges.

Either sew Velcro® on wings or use hammer-on snaps.

Fold the pad in thirds, and fasten the wings underneath the fold.

Now you have a super-absorbent 9-layer menstrual pad that opens up for easy washing and quick drying!

How to Use Your Make-Your-Own Menstrual Pads

Pad laying flat, with wings folded back over outer flaps of pad	Fold under one flap, the part under the wing	Fold under other flap. The center panel is the part that will be next to your skin	Back of folded pad, the part that goes next to your panties	Back of folded pad, snapped together

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Thanks to Catherine for this Frugal Baby Tip!

NOTE: This is a copyrighted design, originally designed by Catherine McDiarmid-Watt in 1993.

Photo credit: Catherine McDiarmid-Watt, on borntolove.com
All rights reserved

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Bamboo Reusable Pads

More ideas:

🧵 Make Your Own Cloth Menstrual Pads Pattern

🧵 How To Make Homemade Feminine Pads: Free Pattern List

🧵 Cloth Menstrual Pad Database | Free Patterns and Guides

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Bamboo Charcoal Pads

Menstrual Articles:

♻️ Menstrual Products and Health

♻️ Feminine Ecology Notes

♻️ Women Taking the Initiative for a Safer Environment

♻️ Fast Facts from Whitewash

♻️ Backgrounder: What Are Organochlorines? And Why Are They So Dangerous?

♻️ What Women Can Do to Stop the Whitewash

♻️ More On-line Articles

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Cloth Reusable Pads

Shopping Suggestions:

🧵 Dritz Snap Fastener Attacher Kit - Easy Attacher

🧵 Velcro® Brand Sleek and Thin for Fabrics

🧵 Organic Cotton Fleece Fabric - by the yard

🧵 Flannelette fabric by the yard

🧵 Terrycloth fabric by the yard

🧵 Cotton Hemp fabric by the yard

🧵 Sherpa Sheepskin fabric by the yard

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