Cost + Materials
Felt: 15 cents
Cloth: 10 cents (free if you use old clothes/scraps)
Thread + Needle: Free (if you don't have them, borrow them)
Button: 25 Cents
Rice: 35 Cents
Tape: 10 Cents
TOTAL: 85 Cents
Hey! Welcome to my first tutorial! I hope you enjoy it! Please critique it as much as you like! (I'd rather know what to change for my next tutorials then to make more sucky ones.)
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Signing UpStep 1Sewing the Outer Bag:
2.) Fold the felt in half. The Hamburger way.
3. ) Take some sturdy thread of your choice and sew two of the felts side. Pretty self explanatory, I'm not going to go into detail about how to sew it xD.
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I have been meaning to make one, so your instructions are really helpful, & I think based on one of the first comments making simple fabric ties/string would be the safest way to go...
P.S: I have seen Velcro used in the commercial versions, so am assuming they are somewhat safe, (although we cant be sure all Velcro is of the same material)
The mold risk increases when you add anything else to the mix such as lavender, flax seed, or any herbal concoction. The idea here is that ANY of these can create mold if they ARE NOT properly dried before they are added. So that may have been it's problem or it could have already carrying mold when it was put into the bag.
Also, maybe you didn't use it too much? If you only used it a few times, perhaps the environment within the bag was in a stable condition to support mold growth? If you used it alot, the constant hot and cold extremes of the pack would have been more unfriendly to your growing colonies in the bag.
Sorry for the long hypothesis. I guess I am just a science person at heart. To make the long story short:
plant material + moisture+ stagnant environmental conditions= mold
http://www.diamondthreadworks.com/microwave_heating_bags.htm
Here's a little guide to washing:
http://www.ehow.com/how_2001978_wash-felt.html