Make Your Own Cloth
Menstrual Pads:

Reusable Tampons:

Ready to give up disposable paper tampons, but not ready to give up their convenience and to switch to cloth pads? For an inexpensive solution, here's a Frugal Mom Tip!
Buy 6 pair (or more) of 100% cotton white baby socks. Wash (and dry) three times with a natural, mild soap - rinsing well. At your next period, simply roll up one baby sock into a tight roll, and insert as you would a paper tampon. If you need more absorbency, use two baby socks rolled up.
Replace it with the next baby sock as needed. Rinse the used one out well, and store dry until washday.

Frugal Cloth Menstrual Pads:
Cloth menstrual pads too expensive to buy - but you couldn't sew one if your life depended on it?? Here's a cheap way to make your own - without sewing at all!
Simply buy the cheapest terry facecloths you can find. Red would be a great colour to buy, but if not choose a colour separate from anything you would normally use as a facecloth.
To use, simply fold in half, then half again - both long-wise. You should have a long narrow pad now. Place in the crotch of your panties, and you are all set - cloth against cloth doesn't move. For more absorbency, simply fold two cloths together.
For waterproof protection, you can cut 3" by 12" (8 cm by 30 cm) strips of a rubberized flannelette change pad, or Polar fleece, and lay it between your cloth pad and your panties.
To wash, simply rinse out, and toss in the laundry hamper. Wash together with the regular laundry, no special care needed.

How to Make Your Own Washable Cotton Pads
This page is dedicated to providing instructions on how to sew your own washable pads. The design is based on the pads I have been manufacturing and selling for almost 10 years now. They have been redesigned several times over the past years to provide maximum effectiveness and ease of use. Give them a try, make as many as you want - use them!...give them as gifts!.. most importantly, have fun!!! The more cloth pads out there the better for the health of women and our planet! -- Janet Trenaman, Owner - Many Moons Alternatives
www.pacificcoast.net/~manymoons/howto.html

Make-Your-Own Cloth Menstrual Pads:
Here's one for Mom today! Cut out three layers of 100% cotton fabric (i.e. flannelette or terry cloth) into an 8.5"x10" (21.5cm x 25cm) rectangle. Round corners. Pile together.
Stitch all around, using either a zigzag stitch or a serge stitch. Cut out two wings 6"x6" (15cm x 15cm), shaped like this =O=.
Fold each wing in half, and zigzag or serge stitch all raw edges. Centre wings on the pad, about 2.25" (5.5cm) from either long edge, with straight edge of wings facing straight edge of the pad. Looks something like this [_[)(]_], though the wings will be overlapping.
Sew a straight seam, catching in the wings, 2.5" (6.5cm) from both long edges. Either sew Velcro® on wings or use hammer-on snaps. Fold the pad in thirds, and fasten the wings underneath the fold.
Now you have a super-absorbent 9-layer menstrual pad that opens up for easy washing and quick drying!
www.borntolove.com/frugal-clothing.html

The Frugal Baby Pattern Online - Menstrual Pads
Even though these sound gross, you will never believe how comfortable they are!! If you would consider using cloth for your baby's bottom, why not your own?
www.angelfire.com/biz/mothershelpinghands/mypatt.html

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