How Do You Craft A Home Made Heating Pad?
There’s nothing more soothing than a heat pad on tired aching muscles, earaches, cramps, and backache. This article will show you how to make your very own heating pad from items commonly found around most homes. The first step in making your own heating pad is to gather your ingredients. For the first kind of heating pad, you can use rice (grains of rice, do not use instant rice). However, these can also be made with other ingredients besides rice, including beans, barley, wheat, flax seeds, or whole oatmeal. Rice seems to be very popular but these heating pads can be made with all of the above ingredients instead of rice, and they work just as well. You’ll also need a new, clean tube sock for your heating pad. For a nice aroma you can add some oils like peppermint, or herbs, or spices, but these are optional. Fill one clean tube sock with about 2 pounds of rice. Sew the end of the sock shut with needle and thread, using stitches that are close together so the rice doesn’t fall out ev