We want to encourage all reusable menstrual pad use and it is great to be able to make your own. We list below information to help you make your own cloth pads!
Template and information
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/11/make_your_own_pad.php
http://www.wen.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sanpro.pdf
Specialist postpartum pad tutorial@ http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/groups/36730820911/
Comprehensive Australian site with lots of very practical information
http://www.labyrinth.net.au/~obsidian/clothpads/DIYpads/DIY.html
Very comprehensive set of 2 videos on Youtube by Bree of Precious Stars Pads of how to make pads using a sewing machine: Part 1  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCe-uh3yqE8 and Part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUbY6OiROfg
Another comprehensive video by Bree of Precious Stars pads of how to make pads by hand sewing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5__L7makNA
Facebook group about how to Sew Cloth Pads: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SewClothPads/
Pattern and support for sale:
http://www.lunawolf.co.uk/shop/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=492
Make your own pads kit for sale:
http://luxurymoon.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=3_241
Tutorial from a Livejournal contributor of how to make a storage bag for your menstrual cup:
http://menstrual-cups.livejournal.com/3288828.html
Patterns and instructions from a shop selling fabrics and necessary notions: https://www.sewingbeefabrics.co.uk/cloth-sanitary-protection?v=79cba1185463