ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> <HTML><HEAD> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="ecomensescss.css"> <TITLE>www.ecomenses.com</TITLE></HEAD> <body> <center> <img src="Heading_diy.jpg"> <!-- Topbar Menu --> <center> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="887" bgcolor=#F7FAFB class="SideMenuInner" align="center" > <div align="center"> <font color="524a63" size="2"> <a href="http://www.labyrinth.net.au/~obsidian/clothpads/index.html">www.clothpads.org</a>&nbsp;~&nbsp; <a href="DIY.html">DIY Home</a>&nbsp;~&nbsp; <a href="links.html">Pattern Links</a>&nbsp;~&nbsp; <a href="http://www.donatepads.org" target="_blank">Pad donations</a>&nbsp;~&nbsp; <a href="http://clothpadreviews.forumotion.com" target="_blank">Reviews</a>&nbsp;~&nbsp; <a href="http://www.vermilionmagazine.com" target="_blank">Vermilion Magazine</a>&nbsp;~&nbsp; <a href="contact.html">Contact</a> </div></td> </tr> </table> </center> <!-- end of Topbar Menu--> <!-- start of SideMenu --> <table border="0" width="900" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="10" ><tr> <td width="150" background="Sidescrolls.jpg" bgcolor=#F7FAFB height="298" valign="top" align="left"class="SideMenuInner"> <font color="#524a63" size="2"> <b>Making Cloth Pads</b><br> <a href="PadTypes.html">Which Style?</a><br> <a href="undies.html">Underpants</a><br> <br> <a href="Fabrics.html">Fabrics</a><br> &nbsp;&nbsp; - <a href="Fabrics_top.html">Tops</a><br> &nbsp;&nbsp; - <a href="Fabrics_core.html">Core</a><br> &nbsp;&nbsp; - <a href="Fabrics_waterproof.html">Waterproof</a><br> &nbsp;&nbsp; - <a href="Fabrics_back.html">Backing</a><br> <a href="Budget.html">On a Budget</a><br> <br> <a href="Patterns.html">Patterns</a><br> <a href="http://www.labyrinth.net.au/~obsidian/clothpads/draftpat/patterndrafting.html">Design your own</a><br> <a href="Patternlayout.html">Pattern layout</a><br> <br> <a href="Construction.html">Construction</a><br> &nbsp;&nbsp; - <a href="T&T1.html">AIO Hidden Core</a><br> &nbsp;&nbsp; - <a href="T&T2.html">AIO channels</a><br> &nbsp;&nbsp; - <a href="Pocket.html">Pocket Pad</a><br> &nbsp;&nbsp; - <a href="baseinsert.html">Base+Insert</a><br> &nbsp;&nbsp; - <a href="foldup.html">Fold-up pad</a><br> &nbsp;&nbsp; - <a href="boostable.html">Boostable pad</a><br> &nbsp;&nbsp; - <a href="belted.html">Belted pad</a><br> <br>&nbsp<br> <b>About Cloth Pads</b><br> <font size="1">(At www.clothpads.org)</font)<br> <a href="http://www.labyrinth.net.au/~obsidian/clothpads/clothpads.html">About Cloth Pads</a><br> <a href="http://www.labyrinth.net.au/~obsidian/clothpads/how.html">How to use them</a><br> <a href="http://www.labyrinth.net.au/~obsidian/clothpads/washing.html">Cloth Pad Washing</a><br> <a href="http://www.labyrinth.net.au/~obsidian/clothpads/proscons.html">Pros & Cons</a><br> <a href="http://www.labyrinth.net.au/~obsidian/clothpads/FAQ.html">Cloth Pad FAQ</a><br> <a href="http://www.labyrinth.net.au/~obsidian/clothpads/padtips.html">Tips and Help</a><br> <a href="http://www.labyrinth.net.au/~obsidian/clothpads/links_buy.html">Where to buy Pads</a><br> <a href="http://www.labyrinth.net.au/~obsidian/clothpads/padsugg.html">Starting a Stash</a><br> <a href="http://www.labyrinth.net.au/~obsidian/clothpads/sellingcloth.html">Selling Pads</a><br> <a href="http://www.labyrinth.net.au/~obsidian/clothpads/whycost.html">Cost of Pads</a><br> <a href="http://www.labyrinth.net.au/~obsidian/clothpads/padhistory.html">Pad History</a><br> </td> <!-- end of the SideMenu --> <td width="719" bgcolor=#ffffff class="content" valign="top" align="left"> <font color="#000000" size="2"> <!-- Start of the page content --> <center> <font color="#8CB6AE" size="4"><i>Who runs this website and how to contact them</font></i></center> <center> <table width="600"> <tr><td ALIGN=CENTER VALIGN=TOP><img src="http://www.labyrinth.net.au/~obsidian/clothpads/obsibdavatar1.gif"></td> <td><font size="2">That would be me.... <a href="http://www.labyrinth.net.au/~obsidian" target="_blank">Obsidian</a> (Obsi).<br>&nbsp;<br> I first came across Reusable Menstrual Products (Cloth Pads) back in 1998 or 1999. I can't remember when exactly, but you can read about <br><a href="whyiswitched.html">why I switched</a>. </td> </tr></table></center> I then became hooked on Cloth Pads, and wanted to share my enthusiasm with everyone, so I created a page for them on a Pagan website I have. Gradually it grew to taking up several pages on my website... then it became it's own website..... this website :) <br>&nbsp<br> The aim for this website is for it to be a place for information on Reusable Menstrual Products without being biased towards any one brand. I want to help women find more about these products and hopefully persuade them to think about making the switch if they haven't already. <br>&nbsp<br> <br> <center>As well as this website, I also run the following websites: <br>&nbsp<br> <a href="http://www.vermilionmagazine.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.labyrinth.net.au/~obsidian/vmag.gif" border="1"></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://www.donatepads.org" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.labyrinth.net.au/~obsidian/dp.org.gif" border="1"></a> <br>&nbsp<br> <br> And the <a href="http://clothpadreviews.forumotion.com" target="_blank">Cloth Pad Reviews</a> Forum.<br>&nbsp<br> <center>I also have a pad blog - showing off my pad stash<br> <a href="http://mypads.wordpress.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.labyrinth.net.au/~obsidian/clothpads/clothpadblog.gif"></a> <br>&nbsp<br></center> I also run Obsidian Star and Cloth Pad Shop<br> <font size="1">(but I won't link to them, because they are commercial sites)</font> <!-- End of content and start of footer --> </td></tr> </table> <table width="870"> <tr><td ALIGN=CENTER VALIGN=TOP><font color="#C8DAD9">www.ecomenses.com/www.clothpads.org (C) Obsidian 2002-2010. 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