Comments | diy_pads: My first attempt at sewing some of my own

sara_msilf in diy_pads

My first attempt at sewing some of my own

Dec 03, 2007 15:41

Under the cut, two images, not huge.

Ok, weird taking pictures of pads. Better make sure to erase them from the camera before someone borrows it.

Cross-posted in cloth_pads

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Comments 7

vlk40 December 3 2007, 14:55:18 UTC

You did an awesome job! But be careful, sewing your own pads is addicting and once you start it's hard to stop!! :) They are really nice pads. :)

sara_msilf December 3 2007, 16:00:42 UTC

I'm not to the addictive stage yet. I'm still all aggro from all the ones I drafted, only to find that the wings don't come close to meeting, the ones that ended up being 4 inches wide because somewhere they didn't lose a seam allowance that I thought they would, etc. Seriously, this was more complicated than making clothes, I guess because I've never designed anything before.

vlk40 December 3 2007, 16:33:35 UTC

I have about six or seven patterns that I made- just learning off of each pattern as I went. What I liked, what didn't work for me. So I revised as I went. I have about four that I use now, two of those regularly. It is hard when you start unless you have a pre-made pattern like Addahay's (sp?) to use. But you will get it figured out. :)

sara_msilf December 3 2007, 17:11:16 UTC

Thanks for the encouragement. I really do have enough pads to use, so it's just luxury, and if I ever get good enough, maybe someday gifts. It's hard to stick with it. I didn't want to do Adahy's because it had curves. No curvy sewing is a must if I want something neat. I wouldn't mind some kind of pocket one. I just had no idea how much work it was to draft up something that really works.

luna__wolf December 3 2007, 23:55:12 UTC

Those are great looking pads, I like your choice of fabric!

If you're looking for non-curvy pad patterns, there's one here for a pocket pad. There are a couple of vaguely curved lines, but you could redraw them straight - It would end up the same shape as your second pad.

sara_msilf December 4 2007, 08:29:01 UTC

I did start with that one, and for some reason, when I got it together, the wings didn't even come close to closing. No idea why, unless it was printed in different proportions than it was supposed to be.

autumn_sylver December 4 2007, 02:49:22 UTC

"Ok, weird taking pictures of pads. Better make sure to erase them from the camera before someone borrows it."

I know what you mean! My camera is solely my own, but I still deleted the pictures in fear that someone else might see them and start asking questions.