Cloth Menstrual Pads are Wonderful!
When you make cloth menstrual pads for a living, you tend to get a lot of skeptical looks from people. Surprisingly, I find it more often that it is women who are taken aback than men.
I think it's because men can look at it more objectively? Generally speaking, males do not have an intimate relationship with a period.
I'm not saying all women are "icked" out by cloth pads, far from! I would not be privileged enough to be an eco-artisan without the support of many people!
I would like to one day see menstruation as less taboo. For the majority of women it's a simple fact of biology, it's just another process, and there's no reason for it to be frowned upon, or made secret.
Cloth menstrual pads are a terrific choice. Most importantly, they're comfortable! No more itchiness of throwaway paper & plastic "sanitary napkins" (even the term makes me feel ill at ease about menstruation, is it no wonder as a society we like to hide it in the broom closet?).
I've been making cloth pads for over 5 years now. I am a small artisan located in Canada, and all my pads are made with Canadian-manufactured earth-friendly fabrics. Please feel free to contact me!