[Complete version] How to make cloth napkins | Make sustainable choices that are not disposable!

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In the article the other day, I introduced the merits and demerits of cloth sanitary napkins that you can buy in the market.ました。

Cloth napkins are sustainable, eco-friendly and skin-friendly, but did you know that you can actually make them yourself easily at home?か？

This time, I will introduce how to make such a cloth napkin at home.。

What are cloth napkins?？

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Cloth napkins are sanitary napkins made of fabric such as cotton or linen. Unlike disposable napkins, their biggest feature is that they can be washed sustainably and reused over and over again.です。

For more information on the benefits of cloth napkins, please read the article below.さい。

What is Supplemental Sustainable?は

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In the first place, sustainable means that it can be continued for a long time. Details are explained in the article below.しております。

https://www.rasical.com/blogs/sustainable/what-is-sustainable

From now on, if you can make cloth napkins for a long period of time, you won't have to buy them every time you have your period, and you will be able to survive the girls' day sustainably.いますね。

how to make cloth napkins

Prepare the following materials for cloth napkins。

Things to prepare

• Pattern paper
• thick paper
• ruler
• pen or marker
• scissors
• 100% cotton cloth (your favorite pattern))
• 100% cotton cloth (black))
• thread
• needle
• pen or marker
• scissors

1 Prepare the dough備

Let's run all the new fabrics you just bought in advance before sewing.う。

2 Create a pattern paperる

Follow the steps below to make a paper pattern to make a cloth napkin.。

Draw a rectangle of 16 cm and 25 cm on the prepared thick paper and cut it.す。

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Fold vertically twice, then horizontally twiceます。

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Draw the wing part in a curved line based on a rectangle of 3 cm and 4.5 cm, referring to the photo below.す。

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Cut out the excess area and open the paper to complete the pattern paper.す。

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3 Sew the bodyう

Cut the prepared cloth into two rectangles of 20 cm and 29 cm.す。

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Place the two cut pieces of fabric evenly on each other and make sure that the front sides are facing each other. Next, use the pattern paper you made in step 2 to draw the shape of a cloth napkin on the fabric with a pen along the pattern paper. drawます。

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Everything is sewn on, including the wings.す。

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After sewing, cut off the excess fabric around it. Cut a straight opening in the middle of one side of the main body and turn it inside out while passing the fabric through the hole.します。

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point

If you apply too much force when turning it over from the opening, the dough may tear, so it will work well if you take it slowly and carefully.す。

4 Sew the liner (inner part)う

Cut two rectangles of 15 cm by 29 cm from the prepared black cloth.す。

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Place them evenly with each other in the same way as for the main body. Draw with a pen along the elliptical pattern paper that has been folded so as to hide the wings of the pattern paper in step 2 and cut it.ます。

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After sewing the two pieces together, cut an opening in the center and turn the fabric inside out.す。

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5 Final finishingげ

Sew the body of 3 and the liner of 4.。

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If you like, you can attach Velcro or snap buttons to the wings to keep them in place on your shorts.す。

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Your cloth napkin is now complete.！

summary

How was it？

There are times when you want a ready-made cloth napkin to be a little more like this. Once you master the basic shape of a handmade cloth napkin, you can freely arrange and tailor it to your liking.い手はありません。

If you find a fabric you like, please try it.ね。

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