If using a scissors:
Fold fabric in half crosswise (22” x 45”) and cut
strips 4” x 45”
Fold fabric strips in half so you have a
strip 2” x 45”. If you will be
serging, fold the WRONG SIDES together and serge the length.
If you are sewing, fold the strip RIGHT SIDES together,
sew the length, turn and press.
Find the center back lengthwise.
Sew (use a regular machine from here on) across the 2”
side.
Now, for the filling.
You will be making TWO 4” pockets on EACH
SIDE of the
center back. I use a clear vinyl tube
24” long, which is ¾” OD (outside dimension) and 5/8” ID
(inside dimension). I got it a Lowe's
or Home Depot for pennies, and it is a life saver!
Otherwise, use a funnel. I
also put a piece of tape 4” from my needle on the machine bed
as a guide.
Put the plastic tube (or funnel) in the
right side of the strip. Put ¼
teaspoon of the crystals (NO MORE) into the tube or funnel and
shake down into the bottom of this pocket.
Pull the tube up slightly and sew across the 2” strip
at the 4” mark. You have made your
first pocket. Repeat for another
pocket on that side of the neckband.
Sew or serge across the end. Repeat
for the other side of the strip.
You might want to sew one cooler, then
soak it for 10 to 12 minutes, to check the number of crystals
to use. The cooler must be “full” yet
flexible enough to be comfortable around a neck.
I staple the following message on each
cooler (or send a Master Message in a box of coolers):
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