Sew your stash. Understand your materials. Keep the skill.

Learn how to sew your own reusable cloth menstrual pads while building a customized stash you can continue adding to long after class ends.

This six-week live online sewing intensive is designed for adults and experienced older teens who already know the basics of operating a sewing machine and are ready to learn reusable cloth pad construction.

Over six weeks, we'll work through fabric selection, pad anatomy, pattern preparation, absorbency, construction techniques, batch sewing, snaps, longer and heavier-flow pads, care, and troubleshooting.

6 Weeks • Live Online • Ages 16+ • Approximately 12 Hours of Guided Instruction

This is not a basic sewing-machine class. We're here to make pads. 🧵

Choose Your Enrollment

Course Only — $99

For experienced sewists who prefer to source their own materials.

Includes:

• Six weeks of live online instruction
• Approximately 12 hours of guided instruction
• Course handouts and educational materials
• Cutting and construction guidance
• Live troubleshooting during class
• Pad care and stash-building education
• Course resource materials

Fabric, sewing tools, and snaps are not included. Required pattern purchase included in tuition.

Course + Fabric Kit — $249

Everything in Course Only, plus your primary cloth-pad construction materials.

Your kit includes approximately:

• 1 yard topper fabric
• 1 yard absorbent fabric
• 1 yard waterproof PUL
• KAM snaps
• Additional course-specific notions/materials as applicable

You'll receive enough fabric to practice your new skills while beginning to build a reusable cloth pad stash.

KAM snap installation tool is not included.

Students selecting this tier must already own a compatible KAM snap tool.

Required pattern purchase included in tuition.

Complete Beginner Kit — $300

Our most complete option for students who already know how to operate a sewing machine but are completely new to cloth-pad construction.

Includes everything in Course + Fabric Kit, plus:

• KAM snap installation tool
• KAM snaps
• Primary course notions
• Additional course materials

You'll receive the specialty materials and tools needed to begin constructing your reusable cloth pad stash while learning alongside the class.

Required pattern purchase included in tuition.

What You'll Learn

During the six-week program, you'll learn:

• The anatomy of a reusable cloth menstrual pad
• The purpose of topper, absorbent, and waterproof fabrics
• How fabric choices affect comfort and function
• How to prepare and use cloth-pad patterns
• Cutting and fabric orientation
• Layering techniques
• Sewing and turning cloth pads
• Topstitching and finishing
• Snap placement and installation
• Planning absorbency for different needs
• Regular, heavy-flow, and longer/overnight pad construction
• Efficient batch-cutting and batch-sewing methods
• Common construction problems and troubleshooting
• Washing, drying, storing, and caring for reusable pads
• How to continue building your stash independently

The 6-Week Sew-Along

Week 1 — Understanding Your Materials

Learn the different layers used in reusable cloth pads, what each layer does, pattern preparation, fabric orientation, cutting, absorbency planning, and how to prepare your pieces for construction.

Live class: approximately 2 hours

Week 2 — Your First Cloth Pad

Construct a regular cloth pad from beginning to end, including layering, sewing, turning, topstitching, finishing, and preparing for snaps.

Live class: approximately 2 hours

Week 3 — Batch Cutting + Efficient Construction

Learn how to cut and organize several pads at once and begin using batch-sewing techniques to build your stash more efficiently.

Live class: approximately 2 hours

Week 4 — Heavy-Flow Pads + Absorbency

Explore core layers, fabric placement, absorbency planning, and construction considerations for pads intended for heavier menstrual flow.

Live class: approximately 2 hours

Week 5 — Longer + Overnight Pads

Move into longer pad sizes and learn construction considerations for nighttime and extended-wear pads.

Live class: approximately 2 hours

Week 6 — Finish Your Stash

Bring everything together with batch finishing, snaps, troubleshooting, unfinished projects, pad care, storage, laundering, and planning your future reusable pad stash.

Live class: approximately 2 hours

Required Pattern

Students will purchase their required sewing patterns directly from Versodile before the first construction class.

The selected bundle contains two cloth-pad patterns with size options ranging approximately from 7 to 16 inches.

Pattern cost is approximately $5 and is included in tuition.

Every participant must purchase their own authorized copy.

Required Pattern:
Versodile Rocket Cloth Pad Pattern Bundle

Pattern purchase instructions and the direct link will also be provided to enrolled students. $5 will be reduced at checkout and must be purchased prior ro the start of the course.

Who Can Join?

Ages 16+

Participants ages 16–17 should either have basic sewing-machine experience or participate with an adult who can assist as needed.

Before enrolling, participants should already know how to:

• Thread their sewing machine
• Wind and load a bobbin
• Sew a basic straight stitch
• Safely use fabric scissors or a rotary cutter

Your sewing machine must be in working condition before the course begins.

Machine setup, maintenance, repair, and basic sewing-machine instruction are not included.

What You'll Need at Home

All students need:

• Working sewing machine
• Basic sewing-machine knowledge
• Fabric scissors and/or rotary cutter
• Thread
• Sewing clips and/or pins
• Marking tool
• Internet-connected device
• Workspace suitable for sewing
• Required patterns (included in total tuition cost)

Additional preparation information will be sent to enrolled students before the course begins.

How Many Pads Will I Make?

This course is about building the know-how to  a reusable pad stash rather than promising one predetermined number of finished pads.

Your total will depend on:

• Pattern sizes selected
• Fabric width
• Absorbency configuration
• Sewing speed
• Skill level
• Practice completed between live classes

The goal is bigger than finishing a certain number during class.

You'll leave knowing how to make more.

Course Expectations

This is a hands-on sewing course.

Students should expect to complete some cutting, preparation, and sewing between live sessions to get the most from the program.

Live course time is dedicated to reusable cloth-pad construction and related instruction.

Basic sewing-machine operation and machine troubleshooting are not part of the curriculum.

Students are responsible for making sure their sewing machine is operational before class begins.

Build It. Wear It. Make More.

Reusable cloth pads don't have to remain something you purchase from someone else.

Learn how they're constructed.

Understand your materials.

Build your own stash.

And leave with a skill you can use again and again.

Live cohort scheduling and complete preparation information will be provided to enrolled students before the course begins. course will begin the week of October 12, 2026. Deadline for sign up is September 27, 2026.