Have to make your individual home made heating pad that you need to use to cowl your shoulders or different sore components of your physique? Right here’s easy methods to sew one your self!
Do-it-yourself Heating Pad
Someday proper across the first a part of the yr, I did one thing to injure my shoulders. I’d been having points for some time, after which unexpectedly, I used to be out of fee from severe again ache for a couple of week, after which nonetheless harm for one more week.
Due to a number of points that trigger irritation in my physique, my chiropractor informed me it’s going to be an ongoing concern and one thing I’ll must take care of. Along with some new dietary supplements and coverings, I’ve been utilizing much more ice and warmth (I’m speculated to alternate each) on my shoulder space.
Have you ever ever tried to make use of a heating pad or an ice pack in your shoulders? It simply doesn’t work! It’s a clumsy form and doesn’t match snugly across the space you want it to. After having nice success with making my very own Homemade Hand Warmers final month, I made a decision {that a} full home made Heating Pad wouldn’t be that tough. And it’s not!
This venture takes about half-hour from begin to end. I even made a pleasant little cowl for mine, so if it will get soiled, I can toss the quilt within the wash. One more reason I like this venture is as a result of you need to use material scraps!
Step By Step Directions for Making a Do-it-yourself Heating Pad
Begin with two items of cotton flannel material. Be sure you are utilizing cotton and ensure it doesn’t have any metallic within the material; in any other case, your microwave is not going to be proud of you. For the quilt, you want a chunk of flannel that’s 24 lengthy by 18 inches extensive. For the heating pad, you’ll measure a chunk of flannel that’s 22 inches lengthy by 16 inches extensive.
For the heating pad, folding the material is half the good distance (so now it’s 22 inches by 8 inches folded over) with the incorrect sides out. Sew alongside one brief aspect and one lengthy aspect, identical to you make a pillowcase. Flip it inside out when you find yourself carried out.
Make a mark with a material pencil each 5 1/2 inches. This may allow you to sew in a straight line the 4 totally different sections of the heating pad.
Fill the underside of the heating pad bag with 1 1/2 cups of rice. Sew alongside the primary line you made. Fill the subsequent part with one other 1 1/2 cups of rice, sew once more, and repeat for the third and 4th sections.
Right here is the completed heating pad! Set this apart for a second.
How you can Make a Heating Pad Cowl
Take your different piece of cloth (for the quilt), and on one of many shorter (18-inch) ends, sew a hem.
Then do the very same for the quilt as you probably did with the heating pad: sew on the incorrect aspect in a pillowcase form, leaving the hemmed finish open.
As soon as it’s completed, take the heating pad and slip it into the quilt (identical to you’ll with a pillow right into a pillowcase), and you might be carried out!
It makes a pleasant lengthy heating pad. Excellent for placing proper over your shoulders and neck. At any time when it must be washed merely slip the pad out of the quilt and wash the quilt together with your different clothes.
To heat up the home made heating pad, merely place the whole factor (You may put the quilt in, too) into the microwave and heat it for about 1-2 minutes, relying in your microwave settings. Don’t heat up for too lengthy; in any other case, you might scorch the bag and the rice. This pad stays heat as much as an hour. You can too place the bag within the freezer for a cool pack. If you happen to don’t have a microwave, you possibly can heat it up by merely laying it on prime of a heat range. Get pleasure from! 🙂
Make the smaller model of this home made heating pad excellent for pockets…Homemade Hand Warmers!
Merissa Alink
Merissa has been running a blog about and residing the easy and frugal life on Little House Living since 2009 and has internationally printed 2 books on the subject. You may examine Merissa’s journey from penniless to freedom on the About Page. You may ship her a message any time from the Contact Page.
This tutorial for easy methods to make a home made Heating Pad was initially posted on Little Home Dwelling in March 2014. It has been up to date as of April 2024.
