62. Hand Warmers



MATERIALS:
    Ceramic Pie Weights Barley or long-cooking rice
    2 3"x5" pieces of thick wool or cotton
    embroidery floss
    scissors
    needle

INSTRUCTIONS:
  1. Cut out two 3-by-5-inch rectangles.
  2. Sew together on three sides, leaving a 1/4-inch seam allowance; cut off corners. 
  3. Turn bag right side out
  4. Fill with 1/2 cup pie weights rice or barley.
  5. Blanket-stitch all sides with embroidery floss.
To warm: heat in the microwave for 30 seconds to 1 minute.



[Edit 12/16]—The original project disappeared from the Martha Stewart website for a bit. Turns out that the pie weights were holding too much heat and causing the material to burn, so instead of using that, I found a number of sites that suggested using rice (the long-cooking kind) or barley. I have several heating pads that use rice & they're wonderful.

2 comments:

Lynell Rogers said...

Just a warning - I was trying to find this on MarthaStewart.com, but instead, I found a blog (http://sassypriscilla.typepad.com/sassy_priscillas_craft/2007/12/martha-stewart.html) where the author was saying that her hand-warmers caught on fire and that when she tried to re-check the directions on the Martha Stewart website, the entire project had been removed from the website altogether. Then I read another website that said the same thing (http://www.guidespot.com/guides/kitchen_mishaps_fires_explosions). So, unfortunately, while this sounds like a nice project in theory, I'd say its not safe and should probably not be recommended.

Nicole deyton said...

Good to know! I think I'll adjust the materials & leave out the pie weights—I'm guessing that's the cause.