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Eye Pillow
Basic Description These fabric eye pillows are a welcome retreat from the pressures of modern life. When you are trying to doze off, or take a break, simply rest an eye pillow over your eyes. They provide total darkness and a gentle pressure that is quite relaxing. Creating one is remarkably simple and they make great gifts.
Materials Fabric, thread, flax seeds or rice or alternative filler. A complete material list is provided below.
Tools Sewing machine (or sewing needle), scissors, measuring tape. A complete tool list is provided below.
Cost The plan itself is free! Estimated cost of materials: $2
Time 1 hour
Difficulty Easy
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Similar Projects If you enjoy this project, you may also be interested in our cloth envelope or disk wallet projects.


the project plan begins here


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The first step involves acquiring the necessary materials and proper tools. It is best to get everything prepared and set-up before commencing because you become free to progress without unnecessary interruptions.
completed eye pillow

Material List

Item Qty. Description
#1 1 8" x 10" (20 x 25cm) piece of light fabric. See the design considerations section for more details.
#2 - sewing thread
#4 - Flax seeds, buckwheat hulls, rice or other filler. See the design considerations section for more details.


This project is remarkably simple if you have access to, and are familiar with a sewing machine. If not, you can perform the sewing by hand, but you will need a little more patience.

Tool List

Tool
sewing machine, or sewing needle
scissors
measuring tape

We recommend that you read through the entire plan and especially the design considerations section before acquiring/assembling all of the requisite tools and materials. There are several options with this project, and it is most prudent to be fully informed of them before making design decisions.


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