After trying a few free patterns online, a friend generously emailed me
her pattern and tutorial. I like her pattern for two reasons - one, she had bigger sizes. The free ones I tried were on the small side. Two, the liner (seen in green/brown) is separate from the pads themselves rather than being all-in-one or pocket-style. This way, if the flow is light, you can change the pad without changing the liner. This comes in handy because the waterproof fabric I used for the liners is
PUL. PUL was created by Satan, and Satan hates me. It is a P.I.T.A. to sew. Using it in a few liners instead of a few dozen pads is nice.
This particular set is going to a friend who paid me to make them (hurray!). I also now have a few different ones to use for myself. The pads are made from organic cotton/hemp fabric with what I think is purple velour. I got it free from a friend so I don't know for sure but it is super soft.
Now that my vulva has experience this fabric, I've decided I also need to make my own panties with velour(?) lining. It's divine, as is my vulva.
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Divine indeed. And yes the brown and purple stuff, if from me, is bamboo velour.
Oooo, BAMBOO velour!!!! I remember it was from you but I couldn't remember what it was. I have cotton/hemp from you and then also inherited a box of it from Dana before she moved so I have tons of it. Making mama pads is the perfect use for those awkward leftover scraps after I've cut out diaper shapes.
thanks for the shoutout. :) And I'm glad you like the pattern. I was proud of it. I think the concept of "one size fits all" is absolute BS. We dont' all wear the same bra size or panty style, why should we all want the same pad. ;)
I also make mama pads from the leftovers cut from between diapers... And the moment I discovered velour for my baby's bum, I knew I wanted some for me too. I love those pads, and I keep saying that one of these days I'll make some undies with it too so I can feel the love all month long (I haven't gotten to it yet, but someday!)
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