The Simplest DIY Breast Pads
Ready in under an hour, these DIY breast pads are simple to make. This is a straightforward way to avoid using disposable breast pads made from plastic and other harmful materials.
Yield: 6
Equipment
- Sewing machine
- Sewing Pins
- Scissors
- Measuring tape
- Washable Pen
- Optional - small piece of cardboard to use as a pattern piece
Materials
- 1/2 Yard Cotton Fabric
- 1/2 Yard Wool Jersey or Cotton Terry Cloth Fabric
- Matching Thread
Instructions
- Wash and dry your fabric completely. This will prevent the breast pads from shrinking when you wash them.
- Lay your wool jersey fabric or terry cloth fabric out flat. Use your tape measure to cut out a 5x5” square.
- Then fold the square in half and cut out a circle being careful not to cut away too much fabric. This is your pattern piece. You can alternatively make a 5x5” circle pattern piece from a piece of cardboard.
- For each breast pad you will use two layers of wool jersey or terry cloth in the middle, and two pieces of cotton to cover the filling. Use your pattern piece to cut out any many circles as you need. For example: for three breast pads, you’ll need six pieces of wool cotton or terry cloth circles and six circles of cotton.
- After you have your pattern pieces cut out, sandwich two pieces of wool jersey or terry cloth between two pieces of cotton (one on the top and one on the bottom). Pin everything into place.
- Use a zig zag stitch to sew over the raw edges of the circles and secure all the layers in place.
- That’s it!