It's the first day of March Break. it's cold outside for the baby and the 9 yo just came down with the chicken pox. So.... we're making char cloth on the stove. Our second attempt is cooling now.

Lessons so far:

1. It'll make the house stink a bit even with the extractor fan on.

2. Use 100% cotton, not a 60/40 cotton poly blend. That stuff melts.

3. The hinge holes on an Altoids tin can be big enough to not only let smoke vent, but let in enough oxygen to cause the cotton to burn rather than char.