Cloth Menstrual Pads

How to make Menstrual Pads & Accessories

I am still adding to this list, if you know of somewhere that isn't on this list, please let me know.

All links are in no particular order.

Free Patterns | Patterns for Sale | Fabric Supplies

Free Patterns/Instructions/Guides

My Step by Step guide to making Cloth Pads (with patterns) :)

Diana's layered core tutorial

http://shewhorunsintheforest.googlepages.com
(I made a longer version of her pattern, here (pdf) or here (gif))

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/How_to_make_resuable_menstrual_pads
http://sewgreen.blogspot.com/2007/05/cloth-pads.html
http://www.millennium-ark.net/News_Files/INFO_Files/menstrual.html
http://www.diapersewing.com/clothpads.htm
http://www.fuzbaby.com/makeit.htm
http://www.humboldt.edu/~recycle/htmls/news/feb95/pg2.htm
http://www.angelfire.com/biz/mothershelpinghands/mypatt.html
http://www.borntolove.com/d-list7-make.shtml
http://www.sleepingbaby.net/jan/Baby/PADS.html
http://bloodsisters.org/bloodsisters/images/makepads.pdf (pdf file)
http://www.tinybirdsorganics.com/organiccotton/clothpads.html
http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/sanitarypads.htm

Patterns for sale

"Lil Bee"
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=72188

"Princess Pad"
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=5571826

"Mamas & Maidens"
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5109736

"Personal Things"
http://www.diapershop.com/index.php/action/item/id/163/prevaction/category/previd/25/prevstart/0/

"Fern & Faerie"
http://hyenacart.com/FernandFaerie/index.php?c=36

"Pretty Pads"
http://www.prettypads.com/pattern.htm

Places to buy Pad making fabrics:
Most Nappy (Diaper) supply stores will give all the pad making fabrics you'd need. Your local fabric store should have things like flannel/flannelette and cottons you can use, but fabrics such as hemp, sherpa, bamboo and PUL you may need to buy online.

http://www.clothpadshop.com - (Bamboo, hemp silk, PUL cuts, organic cotton, snap service)

Aus and NZ

http://www.bestforbaby.com.au - (Hemp, Organic Cotton & PUL)

http://www.bubbaearth.com - (Hemp, Organic Cotton, PUL etc.)

http://www.bumblebeenappies.com.au - (Hemp, PUL etc.)

http://www.greenbeans.co.nz- (Hemp, Organic Cotton, PUL by the metre etc. snap service)

http://www.loulounappies.com - (Hemp, flannelette, PUL etc.)

http://www.nappiescovered.com.au - (Hemp, flannelette, PUL etc.)

http://www.nappyworks.com - (Hemp, PUL etc.)

http://www.snapsaustralia.com.au - (Sells snap presses and snaps)

http://www.rollickingrascals.com.au - (Hemp, PUL etc. snap service)

USA and Canada

http://www.diapercuts.com - (Hemp, fleece, PUL etc)

http://diapershop.com - (Hemp, Velour, PUL etc)

http://www.jonathanjunction.com - (PUL)

UK

http://www.hempfabric.co.uk - (Hemp)

http://nappyfabric.co.uk - (Hemp, flannel, Towelling)

http://www.weenotions.wahmall.co.uk

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