Lavender looks interesting, smells nice, and can be used for all kinds of things. Special lavender is required to extract oil, but it can be grown in the garden and is easy to care for. The flowers can also be dried. The small bouquet of fragrances look beautiful. Flowers filled in bags help in the wardrobe against moth infestation and also in the kitchen cupboard against the food moths, which can also become a nuisance. Lavender also has healing properties. It has a calming effect and soothes stomach and stomach problems
Intestinal discomfort. Lavender tea helps you fall asleep, lavender flowers in the bath water are pleasant and calming, lavender flowers in the pillow ensure a peaceful sleep. So the plant is very versatile.Lavender sachets
- Cotton or linen are suitable for the bags. They let air through. This is how the aroma can develop.
- If you can't sew, you should use a nice napkin. These can be stapled together at the end or, better, tied up like a sack and decorated with a pretty bow. If necessary, a kitchen towel can also be used. Nobody sees the bags in the closet.
- To make a bag, you use strips of fabric with the dimensions about 10 x 30 cm.
- The narrow sides must be hemmed so that they do not fray.
- Put the long sides on top of each other and sew them together.
- A fine stitch is ideal so that none of the small flowers can fall out later.
- The bag is turned over so that the beautiful side is on the outside.
- Now all that's missing is the filling and a bow.
Harvest the flowers
- The flowers are collected in June and August.
- It is only harvested when the flower has fully opened. In this way, the stems including the flower panicle can be dried well. The flower color and active ingredients are retained.
- The stems are cut off under the first pair of leaves, tied together and hung up to dry with the flowers facing down.
- Only hang in a dry, airy and dark room!
Pour lavender into sachets
- The flower panicles are cut into small pieces.
- The stems are also fragrant and are also cut into small pieces.
- Without a stem, a lot of flowers are needed.
- Fill in the flowers and close the bag tightly with a narrow ribbon.
- The sachets smell for about two years, but if you can, you should refill them every year.
Conclusion
Lavender sachets are easy to make. They are useful and ideal for giving away. Who is not happy about a self-made gift?
