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Written instructions (PDF) for Post-death Care at Home (including a list of supplies), and General Timeline (what to do when) are also available on this site; and are intended to companion the videos with more in-depth information.   Shroud patterns (with graphic and written instructions) — 2 unsewn, and 4 sewn variations — are also available.

We hope that the following videos, and the accompanying instructional PDFs, will help clarify how to care for a dead body — and most of the supplies needed would be things you already have at home.    If you have any further questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us.

You can also see all of the videos at CINDEA's YouTube channel

Part 1 — Moving the Body

Part 2 — Washing the Head, Face, and Mouth

This video shows the procedure for washing the hair and face, as well as cleaning the teeth and mouth.

Part 3 — Washing the Body

This video shows the procedure for washing the hair and face, as well as cleaning the teeth and mouth. Use https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsPbpH0yWpM&t=5s if you can't access from above.

Part 4 — Dressing the Body

This video shows the procedure for dressing the body (in this case, with pants and shirt) — as well as how to set the eyes and mouth so that they remain shut.

Part 5 — Final Preparations

Option 1: Moving the body into the casket

This part of the video shows the procedure to move the body into the casket — using the same simple single-sheet technique as in Part 1 (Moving the Body).

Option 2: Shrouding the body

This part of the video shows the procedure to shroud the body in the simplest form of shroud — using a large (queen or king sized) sheet and 4 ties.    

There are 6 shroud patterns available on CINDEA 's 'Post-death Care and Home Funerals' page under the Shroud Patterns section.   The patterns include 2 unsewn ones (including the one demonstrated here) and 4 different sewn ones — with both written and graphic instructions — approved for use in at least some 'green burials'.