tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36417297629758208692024-03-19T22:54:06.242+11:00ClothcycleMusings about menstruation the reusable way.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06500804621364062535noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641729762975820869.post-10977026014919354272015-10-02T21:01:00.001+10:002015-10-02T21:02:08.331+10:00New pads. Loving how thin these are!New quilters cotton topped pads. So super slim and pretty I am really pleased with how these have turned out! (they do have snaps now btw)<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06500804621364062535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641729762975820869.post-52172187052419489252015-09-17T08:12:00.000+10:002016-10-01T13:25:46.086+10:00A few new pads sewn in a different way.I have been missing using my stash of quilters cottons, so I decided to sew up a few pads in quilters cottons and bamboo in a turned and top stitch style. With this method of sewing there is no chance of fray at the edges of the pad (which can happen with some quilters cottons when sewn with an overlocker). The wing shape is altered as this is much easier to turn the pad on the length of the wing ~ a good tip if you wish to try sewing your own :)<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06500804621364062535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641729762975820869.post-64151674600482815582015-09-07T22:39:00.001+10:002015-09-07T22:39:41.039+10:00Larger pads back in stockThe Fantail pad is back in stock. Also new style 33cm Windpro backed pads. See the details and sign up to the newsletter if you wish to be advised when new stock is added via the newsletter link below :)<br />
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Here is one of the new pads. I will try to add more into the store in the coming weeks. This style has great coverage and is very stable due to the fleece back. It has discrete wings which snap with kam snaps at the back.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06500804621364062535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641729762975820869.post-12621204269335300212015-02-08T12:12:00.000+11:002015-02-08T12:12:28.029+11:00Liner stocking news flash!<span style="color: #606060; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Stocking
of the store has been slow recently as it has been birthday season at our
house. I have just restocked the bamboo beautiful 3 pack liners and the red
hemp Geisha liners. Next job on the to do list is the Little Black Liners!</span><br />
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that is always on the top of your stash for wear? This is my go to liner. A
simple flannel liner made entirely from bamboo flannel and bamboo fleece. You
will notice these feature as my profile pic for the <a href="http://clothcycle.us8.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=1dc68828144a95ee6ba6c18e4&id=c1ae9b16a9&e=02656fe2d1" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6dc6dd;">Clothcycle facebook
page</span></a>... as this set is a signature item of Clothcycle pads. Find
these at <a href="http://clothcycle.us8.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=1dc68828144a95ee6ba6c18e4&id=e097b4dfb7&e=02656fe2d1" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6dc6dd;">www.clothcycle.com.au</span></a>
and <a href="http://clothcycle.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1dc68828144a95ee6ba6c18e4&id=7b62a9a288&e=02656fe2d1" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6dc6dd;">The Cloth Pad Shop</span></a></span><span style="color: #606060; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> </span><br />
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daughter started school this year. She has taken to school like a duck to water
and made friends very quickly, so this is great. Still one left at home, I was
worried that she would feel the draught of her big sister not being there but,
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Hope your 2015 has started off well too! </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06500804621364062535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641729762975820869.post-20301907843679459842015-01-10T19:50:00.000+11:002015-01-10T21:06:17.974+11:00Camping and menstruating<table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="5" style="width: 600px;">
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<td>My period caught me by semi-surprise while at our most recent camp, so I must admit I was not that well prepared as I only packed one heavy absorbency pad, a few light pads and some liners (and my cup). I was half expecting it to arrive, but not until towards the end of the trip. She decided to come mid way. It was a full moon, so I don't know what I was thinking!<br />
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On every camping trip there is always something you forget to bring. We have been camping for many years now, so in general are well prepared, but somehow I always forget to bring my own personal items, like deoderant as well this time.<br />
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Our style of camping is not without some comforts, I would not call it glamping, but not too far removed. We have a powered site, with access to running water and a family bathroom. I managed very well with my cup and the few pads that I had hurriedly stuffed into my undies bag.<br />
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<td>This octopus hanger (thank you Ikea) was very handy to hang my reusables. Can you spot who made these? 2 of them are mine and the rest are from 3 other pad makers. I know there are paddicts out there who will have a fair idea :)</td>
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Here is what you will need (this is only a guide, you may choose to bring different supplies to what I have suggested):</td>
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<td>Your cup of choice, and maybe a back up cup as well if you accidentally drop it down the long drop! I would recommend not attempting to use your cup for the first time on your hiking trip to state the obvious. It may work out just fine but it is best to be completely comfortable with your cup before going on holiday with it.<br />
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<td>Liners. These are very handy as can protect your clothing from residual loss during removal and insertion or from overflow if you leave your cup in for too long.<br />
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The pads shown are the <a href="http://www.clothcycle.com.au/index.php?option=com_hikashop&ctrl=product&task=show&cid=15&name=eco-femme-pantyliner-with-pul-3-pack&Itemid=245">Eco Femme liners</a> which have a PUL hidden lining (a wetproof layer which prevents menstrual blood or sweat from leaking through the pad to your clothing).<br />
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<td>A wetbag or toiletries bag to carry your reusable equipment. To this could be added a couple of zip lock bags, one for carrying your cleaning cloth and one for hand towels.<br />
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Microfibre cloths work by friction - for a full run down on these very handy cloths you can read more about them <a href="http://www.explainthatstuff.com/microfibercloths.html">here</a><br />
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There are many types of microfibre cloths available on the market. I find this one to be a good size and thickness overall. Or alternatively you could use a simple flannel/face washer which has been dampened with water.<br />
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As clean (drinkable) water is in low supply during hiking trips, these cloths are perfect for wiping clean the outside of your cup in between changes.
Slightly damp the cloth and place in your ziplock bag before you set off on your trip and they are ready to go. When your period is finished wash the cloth in very hot water with a mild detergent, then air dry (they dry very fast).
There is no real need to clean around the cup if it is not too messy in between emptying. On the other hand you may feel it helps to freshen up your cup if it has residual flow on the outside when you remove it for ease of handling. It is also important to ensure that the little air vents at the top or under the rim of your cup are free from debris.
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If you wish to sterilise your cup between changes or at the end of your period alcohol prep swabs can be used for this purpose. They are safe to use on silicone and will effectively sterilise your cup between uses. Again this negates the need for excess water which is necessary to sterilise your cup with boiling. Alcohol prep pads are available for purchase from a pharmacy.<br />
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If you are like me and are concerned about putting anything on your cup that might harm the cup you are welcome to read this post about the use of isopropyl alcohol in LiveJournal Menstrual Cups Community <a href="http://menstrual-cups.livejournal.com/1649971.html">here</a> (thanks to Melissa of Zanashop.com for sourcing this information from R.Dumas, Silicone Engineer, April 2009).<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06500804621364062535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641729762975820869.post-72254580966847617032015-01-01T10:44:00.003+11:002015-01-01T10:45:53.718+11:00Welcoming the New YearHappy New Year everyone! Here is something brand new at Clothcycle to welcome in the New Year!<br />
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The Full Cycle kit is a great way to get started using cloth pads. This kit contains a variety of styles and absorbencies to suit different stages of your cycle.
The kit contains 7 Eco Femme cloth pads:<br />
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<li>1 Night Pad (all with PUL leakproofing) </li>
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An economical way to kick start your pad stash. You can view and purchase this kit <a href="http://www.clothcycle.com.au/index.php?option=com_hikashop&ctrl=product&task=show&cid=52&name=eco-femme-full-cycle-kit&Itemid=266" target="_blank">here</a><br />
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And here are some new Clothcycle Pads. Only x1 Berry 26cm left in stock - I will make some more after the holidays. Berry Velour PUL is also available in the smaller 20cm style pad.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06500804621364062535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641729762975820869.post-89020614456783128642014-12-21T16:43:00.000+11:002014-12-21T16:43:41.115+11:00Happy HolidaysI have been concentrating on building a new website these last couple of months. It has been a BIG learning curve getting to grips with how to display all the content I wish to display and to actually get it in the right places! I am not an IT expert, and my tech support have been very aware of this!<br />
Bless their patient souls. The main benefits you will find is that it will be easier to navigate on mobile and a little more streamlined overall. If you do notice any hiccups, please do let me know.<br />
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You will have to excuse me while we change in front of you. If you have tried to visit www.clothcycle.com.au in the last couple of days, the site will be displaying an oopsey page. It is all not quite ironed out yet, hopefully it will be displaying the brand spanking new website in the next couple days. In the meantime if you do wish to visit the site it is available via this link:<br />
<b><a href="http://www.clothcycle.me/" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Clothcycle Site</span></a><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></b>and also I continue to offer stock at the <a href="http://au.clothpadshop.com/store_about/38" target="_blank">Cloth Pad Shop</a><br />
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As I reflect on the past year I realise that the focus of my work is turning to using materials which I love working with. When I first started making pads I concentrated on providing a wide variety of fabrics based on what customers were requesting. I have realised with time that I can not please all customers as there is such a diverse personal preference in pads. I am naturally choosing fabrics which suit the style of pads that I make. Again it is also about offering pads which I think are made from quality fabrics offering comfort and superior absorbency overall. As a bonus I am finding much pleasure in creating hand dyed velours.<br />
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There are only a few Eco Femme Pantyliner 3 packs left in stock in the 2 stores - but don't worry there will be another shipment arriving soon!<br />
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The Cloth Pad Shop will be closed in the beginning week of Jan 15. www.clothcycle.com.au will be open during this time with shipment of orders delayed to the week of the 12th Jan 15.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06500804621364062535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641729762975820869.post-70603202739806318392014-12-06T09:20:00.002+11:002014-12-06T09:20:49.319+11:00Light PadsIntroducing the Light Pad, PUL. This pad is discrete, stable and has a leak proof inner layer. The design of this pad has a very low profile, whilst still being absorbent, as it is constructed from 2 layers of bamboo - one layer of hand dyed velour and one layer of super heavy bamboo fleece.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06500804621364062535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641729762975820869.post-40184361017347186952014-09-23T21:08:00.000+10:002014-09-25T19:06:17.819+10:00Welcome to Australia Eco Femme!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Eco Femme is a women's empowerment project which has risen from rural India and is reaching the world via the <a href="http://ecofemme.org/about/who/" target="_blank">Auroville Village Action Group</a> and the <a href="http://ecofemme.org/buy/gift-a-pad/" target="_blank">Gift a Pad Program</a>. Kathy Walking is the Co-founder of <a href="http://ecofemme.org/about/who/" target="_blank">Ecofemme-org</a> which formed in 2009.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Kathy discovered cloth pads while visiting family in Australia. She found them more comfortable to wear and also this was so much easier than having to find a place to bury disposable pads. </span><br />
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The use of disposable hygiene products is a considerable waste management issue. Provision of access to appropriate and affordable sanitary hygiene products is at the forefront of Eco Femme's work. Eco Femme is determined to counter the current trend towards disposable use in India. Currently 12% of the menstruating population in India uses disposable products. This percentage is likely to grow as multi-nationals recognize India as the largest growing market for these products and are marketing them across the country as the modern convenient solution.<br />
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"If every woman of reproductive age in India started to use disposable sanitary napkins, it is estimated that waste from 59 billion pads would be generated each year!"</span><sup>1</sup></h2>
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During her life time one woman will consume ~125-150kg of sanitary products. To gauge some idea of quantities, in South Australia alone 1200-1700 tonnes of feminine hygiene waste is disposed into landfills in a single year<sup>2</sup><span style="font-size: xx-small;">. </span>Disposable feminine waste is plastic laden and takes 500-800 years to degrade<sup>3</sup>.<br />
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Eco femme work in partnership
with Auroville Village Action Group (AVAG); a non-governmental organization that focuses on community
development. AVAG works with and trains women Self Help Groups <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><a href="http://www.villageaction.org/" target="_blank">www.villageaction.org</a></span></span>. 24 women have been fully trained in
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time jobs. Participants<span style="font-size: small;"> are paid fair wages on a piece by piece basis. The Eco Femme Project is a social enterprise which follows fair trade principles with its employees and tailors.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Each cloth pad purchased by the International community provides a pad for a young woman in India. This initiative is targeted at adolescents of age 10-19 from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Donations are gifted as a 4 pad set during and in addition to an education program. </span>The seminar topics cover menstrual and reproductive health, and information about the proper use and care of cloth pads. </div>
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1. http://www.indiantextilejournal.com/articles/FAdetails.asp?id=1567<br />
2. www.zerowaste.sa.gov.au<br />
3. http://recycling.about.com/od/Resources/fl/How-Long-Does-It-Take-Garbage-to-Decompose.htmAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06500804621364062535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641729762975820869.post-55286609943621178102014-07-20T12:18:00.000+10:002014-07-21T10:07:09.974+10:00How to choose the right cloth pad for YouFirst things first - ***Congratulations*** on considering and making the switch to cloth pads! You have joined a growing number of women who find using reusables a better choice.<br />
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When you are first starting out using cloth pads it can be very confusing with the many choices out there. How do you make the right choice for you? Unfortunately the answer is there is no right choice as cloth pads are like clothing, there is not a one size fits all. Some like a favourite "brand" of cloth pads and others like to have a large variety of pads from different sellers. There are a few steps you can take in helping you choose when you are first starting out:<br />
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<li>Consider your budget, it is not desirable to buy an instant stash of pads - as if you find they are not what you were hoping for you have wasted your money, even if you received a bulk order discount.</li>
<li>Start slowly, buying one or two pads from sellers you are interested in before committing to a large order. Wear the pads for one or two cycles to see if the fit and feel is right for you before purchasing more.</li>
<li>Measure the width of your underwear and look for pads that approximate this in closed width. Typical preferred widths are anywhere between 6.5cm to 8cm, or 2.5-3.0", most wider widths tend to be on longer, or heavy flow pads. If the seller does not list the closed width of the pad, ask them what their pads closed width is. The closed width is the area in black as shown: <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="text-align: center;">Some cinching of your underwears gusset can be expected and can even be desirable to the stability of the pad. However, if this is too much it can make the pad unstable. The length, width and wing coverage of the pad do have a bearing on how stable the pad is even when there is a degree of cinching of the underwears gusset. In this example the length and wing coverage of this pad adds to its stability (example shown is the Fantail pad).</span><br />
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<li>Try to purchase pads with various different fabric facings to see what you prefer. This is very personal to each individual. One person may rave about bamboo velour, but you may find that you are not so enamoured and in fact prefer a flat fabric such as a flannel or quilters cotton.</li>
<li>Consider your flow. How heavy is it? Are you are gusher? Do you have times in your cycle when you gush and others where you shed at a slower rate (this is fairly typical). You may wish to purchase different lengths and absorbencies for each individual stage of your cycle. For example, collect a few longer pads (26cm or longer) with a textured top fabric such as bamboo velour for your gushing days. When flow is slowing you may prefer flannel or flat cotton facings in shorter lengths.</li>
<li>Do you sew? Can you either make your own or make part of your stash yourself? The facebook group <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/SewClothPads/">https://www.facebook.com/groups/SewClothPads/</a> is well worth joining if you are at all interested in cloth pads :) Within this group the lovely admins have compiled a "files" section which contains all sorts of information about making cloth pads, and also has lists of patterns both for sale and free. </li>
<li>If you are using pads as back up for your menstrual cup a wetproof fabric such as PUL or Windpro fleece is not always necessary. If considering sewing cloth pads using fleece as a barrier layer it must be dense, check to see if you can see light through it, if you can see a lot of light it is not dense enough. Alternatively old wool jumpers which have been felted (washed in high heat) can also be utilized as a barrier layer (as long as they do not turn out to be too thick). Some have the view that if the pad has enough absorbency, there is no need for a barrier layer. This is all well and good if you don't mind wearing a very thick pad, or you are able to check on your pad frequently throughout the day (or night).</li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06500804621364062535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641729762975820869.post-20396687549006424092014-07-13T21:58:00.001+10:002014-07-14T22:49:31.007+10:00New products at ClothcycleI have not written a blog post in so long, mainly because my new website ate my blog! Long story, not worth telling. But here I am again now rambling about my handcrafting :D<br />
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Recently I have had some fun with dyeing using procion fibre reactive dyes. I am by no means an expert but have created some beautiful (I think) works using various different techniques. I have tried ice dyeing in the past, but found it quite hard not living in a cold climate with accessible snow. I kicked myself for not taking our Eskie up to Lake Mountain the other week! So instead of ice dye I used some tye dyeing and shibori style techniques.<br />
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My site is now stocked with some of the latest creations using the beautiful hand dyed bamboo flannel. I have also made a few little wetbags, these have been sold out for some time now, simply because I have not had much time to re-stock.<br />
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I am also about to launch a new Giveaway. Stay tuned... that is a little weird to say as I lost all my followers when my last blog was eaten ... time to start again! ;)<br />
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