She makes cloth sanitary pads, and wants you to try them

Rahayu works from home, making around 200 cloth pads monthly. Photos: The Star/Muhamad Shahril Rosli

In Rahayu Mohd Bohari’s workshop, there is evidence everywhere of a creative mind at work. Amid the well-ordered chaos, large containers of cloth pads are stacked against the walls, two sewing machines sit on a long desk, rows of ribbon and measuring tapes hang to the left of a computer and giant spools of thread nestle in the corner.

Rahayu, 38, bustles to and from her workstation, retrieving a stash of rainbow-hued pads from beneath the table. She fans them out on the desk – pantyliners, regular pads, and overnight pads – creating a semi-circle of cute designs and colour.