tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post6466102465910729021..comments2024-01-28T03:24:25.435-05:00Comments on The Slapdash Sewist: Unmentionables and Stashoholism ConfessionalGretchen the Household Deityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16882578423517346342noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-15893579677578988102010-09-19T13:51:40.724-04:002010-09-19T13:51:40.724-04:00Hey Tracy-I do make my own pads! Info here: http...Hey Tracy-I do make my own pads! Info here: http://theslapdashsewist.blogspot.com/2007/08/menstrual-madness.htmlThe Slapdash Sewisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11668474749166329852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-91541643083388772732010-09-19T13:39:48.902-04:002010-09-19T13:39:48.902-04:00If you were using 'regular' (Brand name) t...If you were using 'regular' (Brand name) tampons, the cramping, etc could be a reaction to all the chemicals in them. A cup is usually silicone and most people can tolerate that. But if you're using cloth, have you made your own? Just make some panty liners. You can buy PUL from diaper makers to make them leakproof. I can't imagine knowing I'll probably spot and not use something. <br /><br />(I KNOW this is an old post, hope things have improved).TracyKMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07498896222222982320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-3973101521021745492009-12-09T17:51:13.416-05:002009-12-09T17:51:13.416-05:00I just tried sewing my own undies and it's bee...I just tried sewing my own undies and it's been a neat creative outlet. Definitely gives you more flexibility on design and what feels right for you. You'll have a lot of fun. I've been shopping like crazy at SewSassy and really like their choices. Good luck w/ your spotting. That's not fun but our sewing community is always helpful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-69596399953386694042009-12-08T19:47:04.583-05:002009-12-08T19:47:04.583-05:00Ok I seriously thought maybe I was the only one on...Ok I seriously thought maybe I was the only one on the planet who has always gotten the most terrible cramps with tampons. Of course I never googled it either. I don't have any panty advice. :D I just wanted to commiserate on the other issue, since I feel for you!angie.ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01575366388194033626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-45073804464942549952009-12-08T14:49:02.755-05:002009-12-08T14:49:02.755-05:00Eeeii, what a condundrum. Another idea: mama pads...Eeeii, what a condundrum. Another idea: mama pads (google). Was it you who mentioned using fleece menstrual pads? A flannel panty liner is just a step away, although wearing stuff like that is never too glamourous-feeling. Psst, anything internal can slightly, slightly negatively influence fertility, according to studies I found on the Net. I'm 36 and 8 mos pregnant, it probably wasn't all switching to pads tho'! Here's a vote for some French Maid black knickers with white lacey edges. Pretty! A matching singlet would be cute, and warmer in winter. Don't you have that KM lingerie issue? Could be fun...!BrusselsSprout_Katharinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04519588924579208409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-21028078826887895302009-12-08T08:50:32.570-05:002009-12-08T08:50:32.570-05:00Thanks for the suggestions, Marte. Unfortunately,...Thanks for the suggestions, Marte. Unfortunately, when I am off the Pill it is much, much, MUCH worse. I went off the Pill for two years and have only been back on a year. By the end of the time I was off the Pill I was having two 10 day heavy periods per month (and spotting in between). It was insane. I thought I was going to run out of blood. I had been like that before going on the Pill at 18, but I thought maybe it was because I was still young and my hormones hadn't settled. Apparently not. Now I really regret ever going off because I didn't used to spot while on the Pill and now I just can't turn it off.Gretchen the Household Deityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16882578423517346342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-36556445902204758772009-12-08T06:22:53.905-05:002009-12-08T06:22:53.905-05:00You have my sympathy! I spotted for the full three...You have my sympathy! I spotted for the full three years I was on pills, and also stopped wearing white. Now I finally quit my pills, and I stopped spotting a few days after. It hasn`t come back yet!<br /><br />My suggestion is quit pills and get a fertility computer. In the end it is much healthier to not overload the body with hormones. They are not cheap, though.Martenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-53884613316225165982009-12-07T18:39:09.106-05:002009-12-07T18:39:09.106-05:00Maybe you could use cloth liners with your pretty ...Maybe you could use cloth liners with your pretty underwear? I use them and they work pretty well.Also may I add that if you could get a babylock imagine serger you won't even think about switching threads.It is that easy !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-25497157967114126372009-12-07T16:21:18.027-05:002009-12-07T16:21:18.027-05:00And another thought...(funny you have people from ...And another thought...(funny you have people from the other side of the world thinking about your "issue:)...you could make little pockets in the crotch so that you could insert your cloth pads. Made to measure?Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529416439720810403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-40907134265599095492009-12-07T16:16:06.665-05:002009-12-07T16:16:06.665-05:00Love the undies! Can you just do a black cotton c...Love the undies! Can you just do a black cotton crotch so you can still wear the pretties?Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529416439720810403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-2726159342766983142009-12-07T14:42:04.914-05:002009-12-07T14:42:04.914-05:00Once you start the panty production line, you'...Once you start the panty production line, you'll find the lace insertion goes a lot easier. You get into a rhythm and will just zing along.szhttp://szmusil.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-34044117361589682052009-12-07T11:56:07.614-05:002009-12-07T11:56:07.614-05:00I think the colored stretch lace will add a little...I think the colored stretch lace will add a little pop to plain black panties, so I think you're good. Good luck perfecting the draft of the pattern.amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12029076436322883513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-29818287446763229862009-12-07T11:47:48.558-05:002009-12-07T11:47:48.558-05:00Yes, clear elastic in panties is just awful. Stret...Yes, clear elastic in panties is just awful. Stretch lace is so much more comfortable and a much better choice. You'll get faster at them the more you sew. You can sew the stretch lace to the edges before you sew up the side seams if you want, or you can just fold one edge under slightly and lay it over the raw edge of the other. It's not very bulky.Lindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-81723913016818689662009-12-07T11:18:59.720-05:002009-12-07T11:18:59.720-05:00That's the wool I made my LBD from and it is w...That's the wool I made my LBD from and it is wonderful to work with.<br /><br />Annieredhotpepperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03886100869985739981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-51703262084784386452009-12-07T10:34:21.043-05:002009-12-07T10:34:21.043-05:00I love the 3-graces hotpattern. Arrgh, why is it s...I love the 3-graces hotpattern. Arrgh, why is it so hard to get hotpatterns here in Germany?! And i admire your courage to sew panties. That's something i still fear (and probably will for ever)!senaSewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098578400327734399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-55243551520664645382009-12-07T10:07:49.034-05:002009-12-07T10:07:49.034-05:00Thanks for the suggestion, Aurelia. I haven't...Thanks for the suggestion, Aurelia. I haven't tried the cups because I can't wear tampons--they give me horrible cramps. I assume the cups would be the same (and I have to use "junior" size tampons and I fear the cup would be oversize). I use cloth pads, however, so I am environmentally friendly!Gretchen the Household Deityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16882578423517346342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198660701949089916.post-52423307431982117212009-12-07T10:03:42.905-05:002009-12-07T10:03:42.905-05:00Regarding the tmi--have you looked at menstrual cu...Regarding the tmi--have you looked at menstrual cups? <br /><br />I have a similar problem, though not so extreme, and find that using my menstrual cup (I use a Keeper) when I'm spotting is the best solution I've come up with.<br /><br />You might look at the mc community on Live Journal. There is an entry on there somewhere comparing the size and price of all easily available brands. http://community.livejournal.com/menstrual_cupsaureliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04740549144591949341noreply@blogger.com