A homemade Christmas present to warm more than hearts.

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After some deliberation I decided to make heat bags for a couple of my closest friends. One has permanently cold hands and the other suffers with rheumatism so I think the gift will be welcome. I bought 1 kilo of wheat for each bag. Dried it out in the oven, very important this step because if it is not dried out it will make the bag wet when it goes into the microwave. I made two bags, one to contain the wheat and the other as a cover. I finished off the top by hand so that it could be easily removed and washed if required. I cut the material into a square 44cms which I doubled to make into a rectangle. I prefer a longer bag because I can wrap it across the back of the neck and overlap on to the shoulders. I placed half the wheat in the bottom of the inner bag and then sewed across the middle before adding the rest into the upper half. This stops all the wheat falling down one end. It requires 3 minutes in the microwave to produce a pleasantly hot bag. In the summer it can be put into the freezer which will turn it into a cold bag. I use mine all the year round. They last for years.