making your own pattern

Advice for a first timer

joy1989 wrote in diy_pads Aug 31, 2012 20:28

Hey Lovely Menstruators!
I'm thinking about making my own cloth menstrual pads. Can you give some useful advice from things you've learned making your own? Thanks.

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Other People's Patterns

saraf3m wrote in diy_pads Oct 10, 2010 03:45

So I'm developing my own pattern to start making some pads and was just wondering how people felt about ( Read more... )

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What is the shortest pad that has worked for you?

gotacola wrote in diy_pads Sep 07, 2010 11:56

I came up with a pattern for pany liners based on my disposable ones. Apparently the pattern is too short (about 16cm) as they are moving around in my underwear. I tried making it a few centimetres longer but it doesn't seem to have made any difference. I want to keep them as short as possible and because the back of them is getting caught up ( Read more... )

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Different patterns?

tk_creations wrote in diy_pads Jun 16, 2008 20:54

I've only ever made pads using this pattern ( Read more... )

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