KazumiKrafts

cloth reusable saniatry pads

I sewed many cloth pads, liners and holders these days. I am grad that some friends of mine prefer cloth pads to disposable pads. Thanks for their advice, the works were gradually reformed.

Akane dyeing

I tie-dyed cotton flannel with Akane (R. tinctorum ). It stained red very well.

Dye liquor was made from roots of Akane. They were boiled about twenty minutes and strained through strainer.

And it turned into some cloth pads. I also sewed the white one made from unstained organic cotton. Akane dyeing suits me and  the feel of organic cotton was pleasant. So I would like to dye organic cotton with Akane next time.

autamn pads

I made some cloth menstrual pads with flannel.  I used three-thread formations for hemming them with colorful thread. The overlock sewing machine (baby lock) I got last year worked very well.

The small ones are three layers of cotton flannel.

The big one can be folded in four. I think this type will be work most.

A friend of mine told me that she was interested in cloth pads but she hasn't used them before. I recommended them to her. And I'll give her some pads at some time.