I’ll be happy to list them. The fabric used is flannel, cotton fleece and PUL. The flannel can also be used in place of the fleece. I actually reused old flannel blankets. For the notions, all purpose thread and KAM snaps. You can also use regular sew-on metal snaps. I hope this helps!
I made some very simple pads by just cutting out 1 ft squares of flannel. I joined two pieces together by zig-zagging realy well around the edges Then I folded the left side in to the centre then the right side into the centre, whilst inserting a strip of plastic in the bottom layer. I used very thin plastic from an old raincoat. The plastic is removed for washing. Later on I made some larger wider pads for night-time. As long as I wear snug underwear they always stay in place
Where did you purchase the cotton fleece and the Pul? The fleece is stores is not cotton and rather fuzzy. Wanting to make these for a mission project.
It looks like the online store that I purchased the fabric is no longer online though I do see some other resources. I see that Amazon (fabric.com) actually offers Organic Cotton Fleece and PUL Fabric. JoAnn Fabric has white PUL online. I have made many pads with Flannel and it works really well.
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What materials did you use?
I’ll be happy to list them. The fabric used is flannel, cotton fleece and PUL. The flannel can also be used in place of the fleece. I actually reused old flannel blankets. For the notions, all purpose thread and KAM snaps. You can also use regular sew-on metal snaps. I hope this helps!
I made some very simple pads by just cutting out 1 ft squares of flannel.
I joined two pieces together by zig-zagging realy well around the edges
Then I folded the left side in to the centre then the right side into the centre, whilst inserting a strip of plastic in the bottom layer.
I used very thin plastic from an old raincoat.
The plastic is removed for washing.
Later on I made some larger wider pads for night-time.
As long as I wear snug underwear they always stay in place
Wow! That’s great.
Thanks so much for watching! I would love to hear from you if you've tried to make cloth pads yourself.
Why do they need the wings or the buttons
The wings will help reduce mess on the edges of an undergarment. The snaps(button) will keep the pad from traveling as you walk. I hope this helps!
Where did you purchase the cotton fleece and the Pul? The fleece is stores is not cotton and rather fuzzy. Wanting to make these for a mission project.
It looks like the online store that I purchased the fabric is no longer online though I do see some other resources. I see that Amazon (fabric.com) actually offers Organic Cotton Fleece and PUL Fabric. JoAnn Fabric has white PUL online. I have made many pads with Flannel and it works really well.