Making
your own Cloth Pads - Construction
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Turned and Topstitched"
Refers
to the method of making the pads where you put the layers together in a
certain order, then sew around the pad leaving a gap through which you
turn the pad inside out (which actually becomes the right way), then run
a line of stitching around close to the edge, to create a pad with a nice
neatly finished edge.
"Overlocked/Serged/Zig
Zagged"
Some
people prefer the ease of simply laying out all the pieces in the order
they should go, and using an overlocker/serger or the zig zag setting on
the sewing machine to sew around the edges to hold the pad together.
This is ideal if you wish to use terry or other thick fabrics for the top
and is a quicker way to make a pad.
Laying
out your patterns on the fabric | How
much fabric? | Sewing an AIO pad | Sewing
a Pocket Pad | Base + Insert Pad | Wingless
You will Need:
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Pins, scissors,
thread & other sewing supplies you would ordinarily need.
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Fabrics:
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Top fabric
(such as Flannelette).
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Absorbent
Core fabric (Such as hemp)
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(Optional)
Waterproof liner (Such as PUL)
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(Optional)
Backing fabric (Such as microfleece)
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If making
winged pads you will also need: Velcro, buttons, snaps etc (for fastening
the wing closed)
These Cloth Pad making patterns
and instructions are copyright Obsidian 2007
And may not be copied or redistributed
without permission