Cooling Neck Wrap Sewing Tutorial

When the summer hits, we are ready to be outside. Whether working in the garden, playing in the pool or traveling and having adventures with friends and family. Of course, it is HOT and sometimes staying cool is a challenge.

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That is why this cooling neck wrap tutorial is so great. Not only is it fast, easy but also affordable.

But how does the neck wrap keep you cool? The secret is in the polymer water beads. They are tiny when dry but balloon into large, gel like beads when completely wet.

Plus, they stay wet for a long time. Which means your neck wrap can keep you cool for hours. Throughout the day you can continue soaking your neck wrap in water to fill those beads and keep you cooler longer.

You are going to love how easy this project is. You'll be able to make several cooling neck wraps with this one order of polymer beads. All you need is about 2 teaspoons for one wrap.

VIDEO: How to Make a Cooling Neck Wrap

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DISCLAIMER: Do NOT put your wrap in the washing machine or dryer.

Stitch up a simple Cooling Neck Wrap for the summer.

Cooling Neck Wrap Tutorial

Materials Needed

40" x 4.5" Cotton Fabric
Polymer Water Beads - you only need a couple teaspoons per neck wrap
Matching Thread
Bowl of water

Step 1

The night before you sew, soak the polymer beads in a large bowl of water. You want a couple teaspoons of beads to about 4-6 cups of water. This gives the beads lots of water to soak up.

Step 2

Fold the fabric in half with right sides together along the long side. Mark a 3" opening on the long side about at the halfway point. Stitch at an angle from the fold to the side then down the long side of the wrap, leaving your marked opening unstitched.

Angle the opposite end to the fold. Use the image above to help.

Step 3

Trim the excess fabric from the angle on each end.

Step 4

Turn the wrap right side out and press well.

Step 5

Measure 7" from each end of the wrap. Mark a line at 7". Stitch a line across the mark on both sides.

Step 6

Find the opening and fill with polymer beads. You want to make sure the wrap is filled nicely. The more beads the longer it will stay wet and keep you cool.

Step 7

Don't overfill or you'll have a hard time stitching the opening closed.

Pin the opening closed and stitch it closed on your sewing machine or hand sew it closed.

You're all done! Now you can soak that cooling neck wrap in water to soak up even more moisture, or let it dry out until you are ready to use it later down the line.

It is best to hang your wrap to dry in a nice warm and dry area. This allows the beads and the fabric to dry quickly.

DISCLAIMER: Do NOT put your wrap in the washing machine or dryer.