Most Women Bleed

It's still raining, and looks to keep raining for a looong time. For me, that means a. not so many wildfires next year and b. lots of time to sew!
Of course as soon as I sell anything I immediately spend the money at my favorite local fabric store- but that's beside the point. This time I was shopping to make cloth 'menstrual' (I hate that word) pads for the Co-op, which brought up that topic of bleeding. That, and the blood that's been coming out of me. So, I picked up some lovely flannel in red, black, a brown with white polka dots, and pink with black and white skulls. There are plenty of tutorials and patterns out there on the net, so I won't add any here, but check those out if you're interested in making your own.

http://clothpads.wikidot.com/patterns -- here's a huge collections of tutorials and patterns!

I personally used to just fold up some cloth and stick it down my pants- until I got my Diva cup, that is. I found that by using a single sheet of flannel (cut from an old shirt, actually) I could wash it in the sink when I was done with it and only needed three sheets in rotation for the whole time. If I was somewhere really dry, like Montana in the winter, then I only needed two. They do need running water though, so the diva cup won out. Of course I only got comfortable using it after a hellish time trying to figure out how to wash cloths in the RAIN because I was stuck in a trainyard waiting for a train which could come at any minute for a WEEK. Yes, I love my Diva Cup, and I only need a little splash of water every now and then for it.