My homemade pads never seem as thirsty/nice looking as the ones that I buy from other people.  Is it because of the materials?  Typical pads I made are either: flannel, zorb, cotton terry, flannel.  Or flannel, multiples of cotton terry, and flannel.  Should I try using a different fabric?  I recently bought some bamboo velour, bamboo fleece, and ( Read more... )

Newbie checking in- hello and pleased to meet y'all ( Read more... )

Hi everyone! My name is Candice and I'm new to the world of cloth pads. I've actually wanted to switch for about three years now, but my mom wasn't really too keen on the idea when I told her about it (her reaction kind of surprised me...my mom is usually pretty open minded), so I decided to wait until I moved into my own place before I finally ( Read more... )

Hi everyone!  New member here!

I just heard about DIY pads on Etsy, and I thought I'd like to try making my own to get exactly what I want because I'm overwhelmed with the options out there and I want specific things.

Ideally what I want is:

Super absorbancy for EXTREMELY heavy flow.  Hopefully these will work for a massively heavy flow?

Long length ( Read more... )

I finished my first set of cloth pads last night. I don't know if I ever looked forward to having my period, LOL!
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Where is the best place to put in a very small order for bamboo fleece? I've got a whole bunch coming in a few weeks, but I could really use 1-2 yards to tide me over... I really really loathe to place orders that small because shipping eats me alive.

Any suggestions?

My samples of hemp fleece, hemp terry, bamboo fleece and bamboo terry arrived! :D The lady who runs the store even included a sample of bamboo velour, which was sweet of her. I think it’s the most luscious fabric I’ve ever felt ( Read more... )

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