modern-day pasador
hmmm, i'm not sure if writing this post qualifies as TMI (too much information). part of me says it is, but the other part says - the heck if it is TMI. all i know is that when i read about such a thing as 'washable napkins' from pinas for good, it immediately piqued my interest. due to my uterine condition, wearing sanitary pads even on off-period days has become my norm. consequently, buying 20-pad pack of whisper twice a month is part of my grocery budget. if funds run out, i go with modess to save a little. setting bigger budget aside, there's another area of concern with daily use of pads. let's just say there are unpleasant consequences whether the pad one uses is the cottony one. so, after i came across pinas' post, i immediately headed to youtube and searched if there are actually women who use washable and reusable sanitary pads/napkins apart from her. the results amazed me! tons of women are actually using them!! there are actually shops who sell those online such as lunapads. they have amazing cloth patterns there that i'm just dying with envy while browsing through their catalogue. i'm truly itching to buy some myself, but shipping costs always keep me in check.
as i'm cheapskate, i decided to spend the last long weekend (Chinese New Year weekend) sewing my own. prior to the holidays, i searched for materials. unfortunately, some of the materials mentioned on the web are difficult for me to find. that, or i just didn't search enough. being a heavy bleeder, i truly want to find waterproof cloth. thus, for the time being, i just made do with what i found in my nearby mall: flannel cloth - and made myself some washable pantyliners. i'm on my second week of using them, and let's just say my verdict is - YAY!!! - comfy and very cost-effective!!!
draw pattern on cloth
cut and sew
*i used two inner linings and two outer layers with wings for the pl. sew layers together. add snaps on each side of the wings to hold them in place.
voila!!! washable pantyliners
i will have to make do with the cloth pantyliners for now as flannel cloth won't be enough as menstrual pad to deal with my kind of bleeding.
apart from the little savings now and into the future, what i like best about this is it's eco-friendly, as it translates to lesser garbage. wearing washable cloth pl offers protection, too. i believe - (don't know it for a fact, though) it doesn't contain chemicals the way commercial menstrual pads and pantyliners do. in my mind, this is best as prior to the age when disposable pads were invented, women in the past probably used just cloth. in the local dialect, it's called 'pasador'. sure, there's an issue of 'washing time' - but come on, it won't take that long to wash and rinse it dry.
how about you?
will you consider wearing this modern-day pasador?
as i'm cheapskate, i decided to spend the last long weekend (Chinese New Year weekend) sewing my own. prior to the holidays, i searched for materials. unfortunately, some of the materials mentioned on the web are difficult for me to find. that, or i just didn't search enough. being a heavy bleeder, i truly want to find waterproof cloth. thus, for the time being, i just made do with what i found in my nearby mall: flannel cloth - and made myself some washable pantyliners. i'm on my second week of using them, and let's just say my verdict is - YAY!!! - comfy and very cost-effective!!!
i will have to make do with the cloth pantyliners for now as flannel cloth won't be enough as menstrual pad to deal with my kind of bleeding.
apart from the little savings now and into the future, what i like best about this is it's eco-friendly, as it translates to lesser garbage. wearing washable cloth pl offers protection, too. i believe - (don't know it for a fact, though) it doesn't contain chemicals the way commercial menstrual pads and pantyliners do. in my mind, this is best as prior to the age when disposable pads were invented, women in the past probably used just cloth. in the local dialect, it's called 'pasador'. sure, there's an issue of 'washing time' - but come on, it won't take that long to wash and rinse it dry.
how about you?
will you consider wearing this modern-day pasador?
Comments
Sorry, I wasn't able to post the steps on how I did mine.
Hey, use cotton or hemp for the cloth coz they are super-absorbent. If not those, put a lot of layers in the middle part of the pads then sew it together.
After every use of the pads, soak it for 24 hours to avoid stains and all. TMI, right?
It's not just me! I'm not weird! Haha!
thanks. no. i've a sewing machine at home.
no problem about not posting your steps. i actually liked the idea so much that after reading your post, i headed to youtube for the DIY tutorial immediately.
thanks for the tips on cloth to use. i actually went to the mall today and the sales attendants don't know what 'hemp' is. as for cotton, the 100% cotton i found are those of towels.. and there's just so much cotton in the fabric department, that i actually don't know which one is the real deal, hehe.. there's chinese cotton, japanese cotton, indian cotton and whole lot of other cottons.. the printed one in the picture is actually chinese cotton, but i don't think it's a good material after a day's use..
will try to look harder next time. might just go to downtown colon one of these days...
wow, thank you! sorry, for almost a year later reply. i haven't been active with blogging, thus i've only seen your reply just TODAY! i truly, truly appreciate the reply. YES, i'm still definitely looking. among the things that you mentioned, i think only the 'old umbrella' is more feasible for me. good thing i kept some of my broken umbrellas. for some reason, i could never seem to throw them away. now i know why i kept them all these years. thank you, thank you!