every menstruator is capable of making their own safe, reusable and eco-friendly cloth pad at home without any external material and without spending any money. these cotton cloth pads are safe if you- 1. soak = for 30min in cold/normal water after use of 6-8 hours to avoid stain/leakage 2. dry in sunlight or windy space for natural sterilization 3. store in a dry place

1. Todays topic
Making our own personalised
cloth pad at home 

2. What we are making today?
• Cloth pad
• Handkerchief model
• Easiest to dry
• Doesn’t look like a
pad to others
• Suitable for
- any amount of flow
• Easy to wash

3. Content list
1. Things we need
2. Process of making
3. How to personalise
4. Using the pad

4. Things we
need to
make cloth
pad

5. 1
2
3

6. Thread
color
similar to
the pad
color
4
5

7. 6
Anyone of these

8. 6

9. 6

10. 6

11. For pad base
1.Soft and good
quality cotton cloth
2.Darkest available
color
3.Higher thread
count
7

12. Thread count??
>300

13. For back up layer
1.Any thick cloth/sheet
2.towel cloth
3.leak proof cloth
8

14. Process of making the pad

15. 3 LENGTH OPTIONS- today showing medium length-for medium flow
2”
3”
2”

16. For pad
base
Cut
double
layer of
cloth
10” * 11”
11”
10”

17. 11”
10”

18. 2
7”
7”

19. For Making wings
10”
7”

20. For the backup layer- same as wings 10” * 7”

21. Ready with
the cuttings
Double
layer
Single
layer

22. Cut wings in shape
2
7”
7”

24. Place in
position
for
stiching

25. Use a thread color similar to pad color

26. stitching

28. Attaching the
buttons to wings

29. Marking the
opposite buttons

30. Buttons on opposite sides- like closing a purse

31. Stitch or don’t
stitch other
borders..
Depending on
your
convenience

35. And
we
are
done
!!!

36. Using like a normal pad

37. After use open & soak wash hang in sun like handkerchief

38. Handkerchief Design idea- ecofemme pads

39. Personalisation of your pad- make ur pad the way u like

40. Reuse of
t-shirt
Reuse of
bedsheet

43. While hanging to dry-

44. Wanna buy handkerchief model pad online?
shop.ecofemme.org

45. Ruralshop.com