How To Make A Wheat Pack On Your Sewing Machine
In the wintery months there is nothing nicer in the afternoon than sitting warm indoors with a cup of tea and getting creative on your sewing machine. Followed by an evening of relaxation in front of a good film curled up on the sofa snuggling the wheat bag you made earlier. These winter warmers are a great way to soothe away the chill or any niggling aches and pains, and they can be stitched up in next to no time using your sewing machine.
The tools you will need to create your wheat bag:
A Sewing Machine
Scissors (for cutting the fabric)
The materials you will need to create your wheat bag:
Fabric (sturdy material suitable for heating e.g. thick cotton, canvas. Approx. 18x18)
500g Bag of wheat (this can be bought from most supermarkets or health food stores)
Optional: essential oil e.g. lavender, patchouli.
1.First fold the square fabric in half into an oblong shape.
2.Next stitch down one short side and the open long side on the sewing machine, using short stitches that are close together.
3.Turn the bag inside out so that the seams are on the inside of the bag and not visible.
4.Using the wheat fill the bag up to the half-way point. If you wish to use essential oils pop a few drops in and then return the bag to the sewing machine to complete stitching the one side thats left unsealed.
5.Thats it, simple as that. Your bag is now ready to be heated in the microwave. Heating the bag for approx. 2 minutes, dependent on the power of your microwave. Be careful not to overheat the bag.
6.Test the bag a few times till you find the optimum temperature for your body, steering on the side of caution.
If you would like to modify the wheat bag to have individual pocket sections within it, you can do so by filling the bag with 1/8 of wheat, then stitch the first pocket way in. Filling the next section with wheat and stitching it at the half way point, continuing until your bag has four sections within it.
If you wish to create a shaped wheat pack, the option is there to do so, using the principles above to stitch your shape with your sewing machine.
An example of a two different designs of wheat packs that are particularly useful are the horseshoe shape that can be used as a neck pillow and a smaller sized rectangular pack that can be used as an eye relaxation pillow. Just remember the rule of only half filling the heat pack with wheat.
The great thing about the wheat packs are how simple they are to make compared with how much the shops sell these products for. These wheat packs make great presents and you can customise them accordingly using fabric, shapes and scents to match the person you are making them for.
The tools you will need to create your wheat bag:
A Sewing Machine
Scissors (for cutting the fabric)
The materials you will need to create your wheat bag:
Fabric (sturdy material suitable for heating e.g. thick cotton, canvas. Approx. 18x18)
500g Bag of wheat (this can be bought from most supermarkets or health food stores)
Optional: essential oil e.g. lavender, patchouli.
1.First fold the square fabric in half into an oblong shape.
2.Next stitch down one short side and the open long side on the sewing machine, using short stitches that are close together.
3.Turn the bag inside out so that the seams are on the inside of the bag and not visible.
4.Using the wheat fill the bag up to the half-way point. If you wish to use essential oils pop a few drops in and then return the bag to the sewing machine to complete stitching the one side thats left unsealed.
5.Thats it, simple as that. Your bag is now ready to be heated in the microwave. Heating the bag for approx. 2 minutes, dependent on the power of your microwave. Be careful not to overheat the bag.
6.Test the bag a few times till you find the optimum temperature for your body, steering on the side of caution.
If you would like to modify the wheat bag to have individual pocket sections within it, you can do so by filling the bag with 1/8 of wheat, then stitch the first pocket way in. Filling the next section with wheat and stitching it at the half way point, continuing until your bag has four sections within it.
If you wish to create a shaped wheat pack, the option is there to do so, using the principles above to stitch your shape with your sewing machine.
An example of a two different designs of wheat packs that are particularly useful are the horseshoe shape that can be used as a neck pillow and a smaller sized rectangular pack that can be used as an eye relaxation pillow. Just remember the rule of only half filling the heat pack with wheat.
The great thing about the wheat packs are how simple they are to make compared with how much the shops sell these products for. These wheat packs make great presents and you can customise them accordingly using fabric, shapes and scents to match the person you are making them for.
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