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tutorial put a sock in it put a sock in it home harris tweed socks red hat embellishment wheat stalkings about me crochet patterns red hat embellishment knitting patterns chained down socks harris tweed socks seafoam scarf tricolour dishcloth wheat stalkings socks tutorials reusable cloth pads short rows iherb com coupon code for 5 00 off your first order from iherb com use coupon code lik085 projects all fos and wips are detailed on my ravelry projects page visitors 290 600 hits posts tagged tutorial merry menses posted by ali g on saturday 23 august 2008 if you think reusable cloth pads are icky and a step backwards you don t know what you re missing too bad for you cloth pads are a million times nicer than disposables which may contain such delightful treats as wood pulp latex binder super absorbent powder polyethylene hot melt adhesive lovely huh in terms of comfort there s simply no comparison they re more eco friendly for anyone concerned about the environment and landfills and my personal favourite they re cheaper lol i feel quite smug every time i walk past the feminine products aisle in the supermarket have a happy period why thank you yes i do now by request from ravelry and busymitts i m posting the templates and a very mini tutorial for my version of a reusable menstrual pad i m not a seamstress by any stretch of the imagination so there may well be an easier way to achieve the same result this one consists of two parts a pocketed liner that snaps around your keks and an insert pad that slips into the pockets on the liner you can make the insert as thick or thin as you like and you can use a couple of inserts together depending on your needs obviously you may use whatever fabrics you like for this one i ve used flannel for the outsides and cotton batting for the core i ve had success with cores made from terry and flannel but batting is my preferred material because it s absorbent without being bulky some people will want to use pul or nylon to provide a measure of water proofing but i haven t i don t need it myself and i prefer not to use synthetic fibres in my pads ymmv my instructions are for turned and topstitched pads i actually prefer the type with a serged overlocked edge it s quicker and easier to make and results in a smoother pad overall but the overlock stitch on my machine isn t tight enough to prevent fraying so for durability t t it is the finished size of the liner is 10 25 long and 3 wide when snapped shut 7 wide from wing to wing the insert is 9 75 long and 2 5 wide in the middle if you prefer a larger or smaller pad simply print out at the size you need i e for an 11 pad increase to around 113 for an 8 decrease to around 82 and so on bear in mind that this will also alter the width so you ll need to take that into account okay first wash and dry your fabrics the sewing police will not come after you if you don t but there s really little point in carefully measuring to get the the size you want only for your lovingly crafted pad to shrink the first time it s washed it s not as though the shrinkage will be nice and uniform either try it if you don t believe me print and cut out the templates the liner and pad insert templates are actual size and have no seam allowances the one for the pocket is larger than the finished size it s supposed to be gah i m having real problems trying to upload the templates as images so i ve had to make them into a pdf click the pic on the right for the file i had to darken the edges to get them to show up on the scan sorry about the poor quality unless you want a particularly jazzy pad cut the two pockets from the same fabric then hem down the top edge using a wash out fabric pen draw around the other templates onto your fabrics you ll need two liner shapes and two insert pad shapes in your outer fabric s to reduce bulk at the edges of my pad i cut the cotton batting core about 0 25 smaller all around than the insert template and sew it separately onto the wrong side ws of one of the pieces of flannel before making up quilting the core to the flannel keeps the pad nice and thin pin the right sides rs of flannel together sew around the shape you drew for the insert leaving a couple of inches unstitched to enable you to turn it the right way out cut away the excess fabric turn it rs out and stitch around the pad close to the edge layer the fabric for the liner as in the pic below flannel rs facing up then the pocket rs up with hemmed edge towards the centre then flannel rs down pin and sew again leaving a gap on one of the wings through which to turn rs out trim the excess fabric turn it rs out and stitch around the wings close to the edge add a popper snap and bob s your uncle in the interests of full disclosure i have to say that when the pad is finished and folded the shape is much too rectangular for my liking i e not shaped like the gussets on my knickers that makes the pad ruck up a bit which is most definitely not good i solved this problem by making the wings narrower i don t have a pic of how that looks but it ends up shaped very much like the blue one in this picture that s the perfect shape for me if you use this pattern to make your own pads i d really love it if you d send me pics thanks posted in pattern sewing tagged cloth pad eco feminine menstrual menstrual pad reusable pad tutorial 8 comments blog at wordpress com subscribe subscribed put a sock in it sign me up already have a wordpress com account log in now privacy put a sock in it subscribe subscribed sign up log in report this content view site in reader manage subscriptions collapse this bar design a site like this with wordpress com get started