Welcome to the new home of Bramblestitches!
Many readers of BHM will recognize me as Dave Duffy’s daughter, the little girl who helped build a house in the woods. Now I’m “grown up” (sort of) with a family of my own–but my love of the woods and making things with my own two hands hasn’t changed a bit.
This blog was previously hosted elsewhere, but not to worry–I’ve imported all of my old blog posts so you won’t miss a thing. Over to the right there’s a list of categories, if you’d like to browse by subject; otherwise you can browse by date, or just start at the beginning and read in chronological order.
I’ll be posting more frequently over here on topics ranging from sewing, knitting, and quilting to life in the Corps (my husband is a Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps) and our first forays into food preservation (we’re just learning!). Ultimately, this blog is about creating–not just pretty or useful things, but a better life and a chance to realize our dreams.
Hello,
I just wanted to thank you for all your hard work in compiling your blog. One area in particular was the references that you made to sewing your own pads. I went to the website that you suggested and started by making the circle pads. They are great! I am unfortunately becoming chemically sensitive to alot of stuff and pads seem to be right up there at the top. The Dr’s are stumped and I am raw, OOuCH!!!! And then I came across your blog. Wish I had known about them years ago. A friend of mine said that when she bought incontenence pads for her mother in law she flipped out at the price and she wants to talk to her about these pads for that use. My daughter is 16 and she thinks this is cool she gets to pick out her material. I just have to be careful about the flameretardant that they put on the flannel (one of those laws that are on the books because flannel is used for childrens sleep ware) so I just look for the flannel that says, Famable, or non-treated. Just wanted to say thank you again for all your hard work. I am homeschooling 2 and the older 2 have graduated, so I know that your time in valuable, so thanks for all your hard work.
Michelle
Michelle, if I were in your place with the chemical sensitivity I would go for unbleached, undyed, and organic fabrics. It’s not as expensive as it used to be. Do a search on line and I bet you’ll come up with lots of great options for making washable menstrual pads. Good luck! — Annie