Rice bag...Dorothy of Kansas
04-16-2009, 06:20 AM
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Originally Posted by BlueChicken
We call them "wheat bags" here... and fill them with wheat rather than rice. Same thing though, I think.
We are always told to never use flannel for the bag, only for a removable cover. Flannel should never be microwaved, it has a lower flash point than cotton I think, and is more likely to burn.
We are always told to never use flannel for the bag, only for a removable cover. Flannel should never be microwaved, it has a lower flash point than cotton I think, and is more likely to burn.
Thanks for the heads up on the burn danger, though!
04-16-2009, 10:08 AM
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It seems that we all use a different material to fill them with. I fill mine with flax seed and a drop or two of a fragrance essence.
I made ten sets of two one year as gifts at christmas and they are a super big hit! Mine goes into the microwave for only 30 seconds and stays warm for about thirty minutes or so. One was shaped larger for knees and elbows as a rectangle and the other was u-shaped for around the neck. Both were made into a muslin pillow bag and then slipped into a medium weight fuzzy knit floral fabric. I can't think of the name of it, but simular to what a nigntgown is made of. (Not flannel, but a knit like that) I went to the dollar store and found coordinating jelly plastic pails to match and placed the essence,bath salts, shea butter, lotion, powder and bags in there. It made it really special to give. Kind of a aroma therapy heat pail.
I still have mine. It has been used and used for many people's aches, pains and sprains. I keep it under the counter in the kitchen near the microwave to keep it handy.
I made ten sets of two one year as gifts at christmas and they are a super big hit! Mine goes into the microwave for only 30 seconds and stays warm for about thirty minutes or so. One was shaped larger for knees and elbows as a rectangle and the other was u-shaped for around the neck. Both were made into a muslin pillow bag and then slipped into a medium weight fuzzy knit floral fabric. I can't think of the name of it, but simular to what a nigntgown is made of. (Not flannel, but a knit like that) I went to the dollar store and found coordinating jelly plastic pails to match and placed the essence,bath salts, shea butter, lotion, powder and bags in there. It made it really special to give. Kind of a aroma therapy heat pail.
I still have mine. It has been used and used for many people's aches, pains and sprains. I keep it under the counter in the kitchen near the microwave to keep it handy.
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