Cool Collars DIY Sewing EASY

Things You'll Need

• Cotton fabric- tan or lite colors  don't attract heat & no bright colors that attract bugs!
• Tape measure
• Shears

About 10 g Polymer water crystals


.* These are also sold as water absorbing crystals, crystal mud, crystal soil... You get the idea. They are made of Polyacrylate. Sometimes you can find them at garden shops. Otherwise, they can be found on eBay from numerous sellers.**

Instructions

~Cut the fabric into a rectangle 45 inches long and 4 1/2 inches wide.

~Fold the fabric in half, so you have a doubled-over section of fabric 45 inches long and 2 1/4 inches wide.

~Sew along the long side of the tube to secure the fabric into a tube shape.

~Turn the tube inside out, so the seams are facing in.

~Adjust the seam line so it is centered along the portion facing up, as opposed to on the edge of the tube, and iron over the tube.

~Sew a seam across the tube's midsection, dividing it into two sections, each 22 1/2 inches long.

~Pour 1/8 teaspoon of crystals into each half tube.

~Seam across both tubes, 4-1/2 inches from the center seam, enclosing all of the crystals in each half within the corresponding pocket formed.

~Repeat for a second pocket on each side of center, pouring 1/8 teaspoons of crystals into each, then sewing 4-1/2 inches from the prior seams.

~Sew each end of fabric shut individually, leaving you with two sections, each approximately 14 inches long, without crystals inside.

~Soak the collar for 1 hour in cold water to activate the gel.

~Tie around your neck using the ends with no gel inside.

Tips & Warnings

• Soak your collar in cold water for three minutes to reactivate it. 
  Lay your collar out to dry at room temperature after use. 
  The collar can also be used for heating by microwaving for a short period until warm.
   Heat times will vary by microwave. Caution when you microwave this item!!!!!!!!

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Read more: How to Make a Cool Collar | eHow http://www.ehow.com/how_8691066_make-cool-collar.html#ixzz2WVQiCz2q