Crystal Burton's stock room in her house is overflowing with fabrics in all kinds of colours and patterns. "We have skulls, we have owl prints [that] are very popular, any rainbow colours and polka ...

With virtual learning being the order of the day during the pandemic, an NGO recently organised a free cloth pad making online workshop for women, community workers and self-help groups. With virtual ...

Seamstress Fadilah Ali, who has 15 years of experience sewing traditional and modern garments, now plans to make and sell her own line of affordable and reusable sanitary pads. The idea emerged when ...

Women of ATK Nagar of Uppiliyakudi panchayat, which has been single-use pad-free for over a year, celebrated being “free from pain” on Menstrual Hygiene Day on Thursday. Over 135 women, both young and ...

I’m holding a soft piece of fleecy fabric, mottled dark purple with poppers at the bottom. "This is the minky,” says Heather Finlay. “You can see how soft it is.” She’s right. It’s so comforting and ...