How to Make a Corn Bag Neck Warmer

After a long day of work, neck muscles often feel all stiff and tender. Relax those achy neck muscles with a homemade heating pad. Make a feed corn neck warmer with a few scraps of fabric and a few cups of feed corn in less than 30 minutes. You can use the neck warmer time and time again by simply popping it into the microwave for a few minutes. The warmer's use isn't limited to tender neck muscles either. You can also use it to warm your feet, ease a headache or relieve lower back pain.

Things You'll Need

• 18-by-5-inch pieces of flannel, 2
• Straight pins
• Sewing machine
• Iron
• 5 cups of feed corn
• Needle
• Thread

Instructions

1. Place the two pieces of flannel fabric together with the right sides of the fabric together. Pin the two pieces together with straight pins. Sew along the two 18-inch edges and one of the 5-inch edges with a 1/2-inch seam allowance.

2. Turn the raw edges along the open 5-inch edge out a 1/2 inch. Press this fold.

3. Turn the flannel tube right side out. Scoop 5 cups of feed corn into the flannel tube.

4. Shake all the feed corn down to the closed end of the tube. Slip stitch the open edge of the tube closed with needle and thread. Press the slip stitched end with an iron to smooth out the seam.

5. Heat the corn neck warmer in the microwave for two minutes. The warmer will hold the heat for around an hour.