So this week my wrist has being bothering me more than normal, ever since I changed computers and I refused to keep my old mouse pad with the wrist rest part, mainly because my new mouse is so pretty and the pad was so ugly.
I wanted to get a new one, but I realize I like it better when I'm not restricted to a small area. That's why I decided to make a pad for my wrist.
The pad is full with rice and little pieces of Cinnamon (I LOVE Cinnamon) so that way if I need I could heat it up and make it smell awesome plus give my wrist a little warmth therapy :)
THE PROCESS:
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Materials:
– Zipper (more than 7 inches long ) |
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To cut the 2 pieces what I did was fold the fabric in half and measure:
Inside (white fabric): 7×6.5 inches |
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For the inside pad you will need to:
fold both edges 1/4 of an inch two times on each side of the fabric making a little bag. |
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Press the folds and then sew. |
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Fill your bag with half a pond of rise. You can also add aromatic herbs if you like. |
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Fold the top just like you did with the sides. |
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Pin and sew the top, your pad is ready! |
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For the outside cover you will need to:
Zig- Zag both edges (Short sides of the fabric, where you will attach the zipper) |
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Place the zipper and the fabric with both right side facing each other. |
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Sew the zipper to the edge. |
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turn the zipper and sew on top of it to secure it. |
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Face the other side of the zipper with the opposite side of the fabric. |
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Sew on the edge. |
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For this side you will not turn the zipper and sew on top, you will turn the cover inside out, make a little fold so the fabric covers the zipper. |
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Like this. |
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Then you can pin it, and sew on the edge of the flap. |
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Turn it again, open the zipper. |
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pin leaving half an inch in between the top edge and the zipper. |
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Sew both sides. And make sure to pass more than once over the zipper area. |
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Cut the zipper excess. |
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Secure your fabric sewing a zig-zag on both edges. |
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Turn and press. |
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Sew all the way around 1/4 of an inch from the edge. the back side of your pouch should look like this. |
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Now both parts are ready, stuff the pad inside the cover, and you are DONE!! |
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Back
Now my wrist is feeling better, but I did learn my lesson and now I have to let my right hand rest and practice to design with my left hand again (I had to do this several times before because I work on the computer too much) Hope this could be useful to someone, and you can just enlarge the measurements to make pretty pillows :)
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Ooh I have that same gorgeous mouse!!! This is the nicest wrist rest ever! I love that you can heat it up and cinnamon?!? Perfect! Thanks so much for this- I’ll be linking. And good luck with learning to use both hands. I wish I’d done that ages ago. Now I have to use a brace when I mouse- not fun at all!
Oh, I just love this, and I am in need of one! I’ve been propping my poor wrist up on a box of staples, and, well, it’s just not that comfy OR pretty! Thanks for the tutorial — can’t wait to make it!
Wonderful idea! I’m going to adapt mine by adding a strap on the back so I can heat it & use it on my sore wrist. Thanks.
Great idea! I am obsessed with the rice bags that you heat up and this would be perfect for more sore computer wrist.
Awesome tutorial! Unfortunately, I use the mouse touch pad on my laptop, but i might give this a try for my dad! Thanks for sharing!
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