Small bags filled with rice or salt retain heat for a long time and warm your hands in the cold. Making them yourself is very simple.
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As a rule, such heaters make a small size - about a palm or a little less. It is better to sew them from dense fabric. Inside is rice or coarse salt. Such a heating pad can be heated in the microwave for 15-30 seconds (be careful, do not burn yourself - the heating power depends on the microwave power) or even on a battery that works well enough, then the heater will have an optimal, not too hot temperature. Having gathered in the cold, you can put a heating pad in a mittens or put it in your pocket, and it will warm your hands. Salt and rice retain heat for quite a while, cooling slowly. A heating pad can be made very simple by stitching the bag and filling the filler, or you can come up with something more interesting. Here are a few options for heating pads.
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1. Simple pouch warmers
These heating pads are sewn from plain cotton and filled with rice. Cut out an even number of rectangles 8x9 cm in size. Fold two inwards and sew along the perimeter, leaving a hole. Turn out, fill with rice and sew the holes with a hidden seam.
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2. Felt warmer hand-sewn and decorated with cross-stitch
This heating pad is sewn from a single piece. In this case, felt was used. The size of the part is 10x15 cm. First, embroider in the middle of the part. Then sew the middle seam manually. Then - one of the side. Fill the heating pad with rice or salt and complete the remaining side seam.
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3. Warmers using the patchwork technique
An option for those who love patchwork or are just beginning to comprehend patchwork - this is a simple project that will allow beginners to practice. We cut out rectangular triangles with a leg length of 8 cm + 1 cm allowance for the seams. For each heating pad, 4 such rectangles are needed. We grind triangles of 2 so that we get a square, iron the seams. Fold two squares face inward, sew along the perimeter, leaving a hole, cut corners, twist, iron, fill with rice or salt. Sew the hole on the machine.
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4. Heart shaped heaters
Warmers can be made in the shape of hearts. The order of work is essentially the same as in the first master class, only you need to cut out not rectangular parts, but, accordingly, heart-shaped parts.
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5. The simplest heating pads made of fabric that does not crumble
Such heating pads can be made of fabric that does not roll in too much - for example, from flannel.You will also need curly zigzag scissors. Cut two identical squares, chop them with pins and cut off the edges with curly scissors. Stacking the wrong sides inward, sew around the perimeter, leaving a hole. Fill with rice and sew a hole.
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6. Warmers in the form of animals or birds
And you can make hot-water bottles in the form of simple characters, for example, in the form of owls. Draw the patterns yourself or search the Internet for the most simple felt toys. Part patterns for these owl warmers can be downloaded here. The easiest way to sew such hot-water toys is from felt or felt. First, do the front side, sewing all the details, then partially sew the toy around the perimeter, fill in rice or salt and sew in the hole.
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