Make Your Own Heat Socks

Nancy Medeiros in San Diego, CA - nancym@owl.csusm.edu: "Guai Spy"

HEAT SOCK DIRECTIONS

Materials Needed:

• Tube Sock-about 21" long (sports style)
• Cotton Material - about 27"x 8 1/2" (or some light-weight material that's comfy to the skin and can be put in a microwave)
• Rice - 1 bag (the heavy kind, not that light-weight Uncle Ben's or 3-minute stuff, the kind in the bags, I don't think it matters if it's white or brown)
• Velcro - 6 inches
• Sewing Machine (or needle and thread will do)
• Scissors or Rolling Cutter
• Ruler
• Iron

Directions:

• STEP 1 - With your 27" x 8-1/2" material, at one end, fold fabric on one side only, about 1" down, wrong sides together. Press with iron and sew accross, like you're making a cuff.
• STEP 2 - Cut your 6" piece of velcro into two 3" pieces. Center the 2 pieces on the "cuff" area, one after the other, and sew them in place, leaving enough room to make a fold on one side and a seam on the other when we begin the next step.
• STEP 3 - Fold the fabric lengthwise, right sides together, matching up all edges and corners. (Velcro sides should be facing out, on top and bottom.) Begin sewing 1/4" seam allowance from fold at bottom across, then continue sewing the length part all the way to the top of the "cuff".
• STEP 4 - Turn right side out, and you should have a holder for your heat sock with a velcro opening.
• STEP 5 - Take your tube sock and fill it about halfway up.
• STEP 6 - Sew the opening of the sock together at least twice to ensure complete closure.
• STEP 7 - Put your sock into the sock holder and press the velcro together.
• STEP 8 - Put it in your mircrowave for about 3 minutes. Take it out and put it on your neck or other spot.
• STEP 9 - Lay back and relax. (Supposed to last about 3 hours. Don't put sock in an oven, ONLY A MICROWAVE.)
• STEP 10 - Send Nancy an email at david_medeiros@csusm.edu and tell her, "I did it! I did it! How much do I owe you?!" Aaaaahaha hahahahahahehehehehehahahahahehehehehahahahaha!

You can make your own variations of this and if you want and need a little extra cash, you can make them for your support groups or give them as gifts. It doesn't take very long to make at all. I enjoy helping others and I know most of us FMS people are poor. So if I saved you a buck here or there I'm happy to know I've helped. Oh and if you have a Wal-Mart in your area, they have the best prices for the materials needed.

And yes, you can make various other designs to fit your back, or over your eyes for sleep, or on your legs, etc.... You've just got to be inventive.

Any comments? Send them to Bill Jackson at cfsdays@yahoo.com

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