Cheap Cloth

[onlyAngil]

Lets be frank... I have little $$.

I can sew, but right now I have no fabric...

What is the cheepest place you know to get mama cloth?

TIA!

[MomToKandE]

The cloth pads are usually made with knit cotton, right? (I'm a Diva cup girl myself, I've never used cloth pads so correct me if I'm wrong.)

I'd go to your local thrift store and get some 100% cotton t-shirts. Think men's XXXL, the more fabric the better. Cut them up and sew your pads.

[CalebsMome]

I could give you some French Terry and some Pul. Let me know if you're interested.

[Dillpicklechip]

A lot of mama pads are made with flannel. You could try to get your hands on someone's cast off flannel baby blankets, maybe through Freecycle?

[DevaMajka]

TLC are pretty inexpensive. Also, if you get the sample pack (free shipping) homemade mama isn't too bad, pricewise (and I LOVE her pads)

If you buy a couple, you might be inspired to make some of your own.

[Jojo F.]

Originally Posted by Dillpicklechip

A lot of mama pads are made with flannel. You could try to get your hands on someone's cast off flannel baby blankets, maybe through Freecycle?

I just went through a stack of old flannel recieving blankets and made some pads Why I had about 50 recieving blankets is beyond me.

A while ago I went through my closet and threw some old clothes in a big bag to get rid of them but I'm glad I didn't. That old shirt, skirt, etc. came in handy for family cloth

[Ann-Marita]

I bought used fabric for mama pads once.

I found a 100% cotton flannel sheet and made most of the pads from that. I also found a nice towell, which I used to make the really absorbent core to those pads AND a couple of wrap-n-secure turban style things for wet hair.