An out of the box idea is sparking interest around the globe and a Port Macquarie workshop is set to show just how easy is it to embrace.
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Toilet towels, are being used by the community instead of toilet paper, to take advantage of the economic benefits, while also benefiting the environment.
Port Macquarie resident and founder of upskilling enterprise RhiRebellion, Rhiannon Simmonds is hosting a workshop on Saturday, February 29 to demonstrate how easy it is to get on the wee wipe bandwagon.
Rhiannon will teach workshop attendees to sew their own toilet towels, so they can take the idea home with them and put it into practice.
"Toilet towels are a way women can save money, storage space and the environment by reducing their toilet paper use," she said.
"They're for after urination only and are easy to make, use and clean.
"The use of recycled material and the ability to reuse them just makes a lot of sense."
The RhiRebellion workshop was recently mentioned in a Guardian article published by Hastings local Anna Featherstone.
Anna said her research about the idea of toilet towels was sparked by the bushfire crisis on the south coast.
She said a group came together to harness the value of resilience. One of the group's members contributed the idea of toilet towels, due to the the diminishing supply of toilet paper.
Anna said the use of toilet paper is something which has become ingrained in people's minds.
She said it's human nature to be resistant to new ideas.
However, through her research Anna said the idea 'just made sense'.
Anna spoke to one woman who travels all over Australia for work and she said using toilet towels saves her space when on the road or camping.
The handmade blotters are cut from old cotton beach or bath towels and hemmed to avoid fraying.
The blotters are then collected in a receptacle, before being laundered and sun-dried for re-use. Toilet paper, or a bidet, is still used for defecation.
The workshop on Saturday, February 29 is on from 10am until 12pm.
Bookings are essential and can be made via Eventbrite (search for Rhiannon Simmonds). The direct link is: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/o/rhiannon-simmonds-18833570564
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