swachterJan 4, 2025

Ok step 1 of Operation: Blood for the Blood God is “make a pouch I’m happy with.” This is a quick prototype that is broadly correct: there are two expandable pockets and a middle small pocket and a fold over flap. The expandable pockets means it can hold about 5 each pads and tampons which means, much like NASA to Sally Ride, I must ask the menstruators of mastodon if that’s the right number of tampons. I think I made the middle pocket a shade too big and would probably drop it by a half inch in all dimensions on the next attempt, but it’s not bad. The whole thing maybe could be a little bit smaller but then we get back into questions of what’s the right number of tampons, because smaller means fewer.

Poll in thread.

#sewing #handmade #periods #menstruation

Show threadswachterJan 4, 2025

Menstruators of mastodon, how many pads and tampons do you usually want to carry around?

#poll #menstruation #periods

5 pads and 5 tampons is:

Too many
38.8%
Just right
26.5%
Too few
4.1%
Show results/I will leave feedback in a comment.
30.6%
Poll ended at .
Show threadswachter
Upon feedback it seems like I can probably shrink this a little bit and target dimensions more like 5w x 4.5h - which is coincidentally the width the mask pouch was (which was also a touch too small for masks, oops) so I can do a swapsies and make the bloodbag my mask pouch and work up another prototype for the period supplies.
Jan 5, 2025 at 2:22amWeb
Show threadswachterJan 9, 2025

Ok, first attempt at using iron-on vinyl (like, ever) is….ok but not great. It looks like there are a bunch of spots where the vinyl didn’t fuse. At a guess, those correspond with the dot pattern on my iron sole. Not ideal. I can probably buy a solid sole for the iron OR try to move the iron gently but enough to fuse everything down evenly.

This is why we use scrap fabric.

#sewing #bloodforthebloodgod #cricut

Show threadswachterJan 9, 2025

Second attempt that includes strategic iron wiggling is significantly better. Iterative learning, baby.

#sewing #bloodforthebloodgod #cricut

Show threadswachterJan 12, 2025

I realized last night (in the shower, natch) that, not only does my iron sole have little holes in it, but my ironing board (like most ironing boards) is made of mesh under the fabric cover. So of course it wasn’t providing a flat surface to press against. It doesn’t matter for fabric but it very much does in this case.

Fortunately I also have a sleeve board made of solid wood with a small amount of padding on it, so further experiments will commence.

Show threadBrody BergJan 9, 2025
@swachter absolutely flawless victory