16/01/2026
How did I start Dig The Flow? ✨🍄🌿
When I first discovered handmade cloth pads I was mindblown with the way they changed how I felt about periods - they made periods...exciting 🤯🤯 It was amazing to find cloth pads with prints I really liked, made by women who loved making them. I loved the idea that pretty cloth pads were meant for periods. I loved building a collection of pads that felt like "me", but now that I think about it, I really had to go through so much effort to do that 😵💫
Before reusable period care became mainstream, I had to join several WAHM FB groups and look for something I liked - wait my turn in a looong line for a custom spot to be offered or wait for a specific fabric to be offered, participate in a "group order" then wait for the pad/s to be made. I did it because I wanted to and I LOVED the idea that these cloth pads were made for me, but even the offerings were pretty limited. It was either cute, pastel, feminine, floral, tie dyed or pop culture centred - and there's nothing wrong with any of that, I love all of those things but after a fair while of being full-blown obsessed I just got a bit bored with the repetitiveness of it all 🫣😅
I even sought out makers overseas and found a few with their own distinct vibe - including one that made horror themed pads which I thought was so hilarious and cool. And then the maker idea dropped in - I can do this too. I can make pads with a different vibe, that are unlike anything else. But I'll make it super easy to buy from me - I won't operate from a private Facebook group, I'll have an online storefront and I'll do mostly ready to ship restocks with customs available at any time. And I'll focus on one of a kind pads and play more with colours and prints to change things up so I would stay interested 🫣
So I slowly started collecting fabrics with a different theme that was more my vibe. Bought a sewing machine, taught myself how to sew. I went to a zero waste group and asked for testers to test my pads while I worked on refining my skills - and after over a year of practicing and feedback I finally opened my Madeit store in 2020 🤗
