Lavender looks interesting, smells good and you can use it for all sorts of things. Although you need special lavender to extract oil, you can plant it in the garden and it is easy to care for. The flowers can also be dried. The little scented bouquets look beautiful. Flowers filled in bags help against moths in the wardrobe and also in the kitchen cupboard against food moths, which can also become a pest. Lavender also has healing properties. It has a calming effect and relieves stomach and intestinal problems. 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. The plant is therefore very versatile.
Lavender sachets
- Cotton or linen are suitable for the bags. They let air through. This allows the aroma to develop.
- If you can't sew, you should use a pretty napkin. You can staple these together at the end or, better yet, tie them together at the top like a bag and decorate them with a pretty bow. If necessary, a kitchen towel from a roll will also work. Nobody sees the bags in the cupboard.
- To make a bag, use strips of fabric measuring approximately 10 x 30 cm.
- The narrow sides must be hemmed so that they do not fray.
- The long sides are placed on top of each other on the outside and sewn 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 left is the filling and a bow.
Harvest of flowers
- The flowers are collected in June and August.
- It is only harvested when the flower has fully opened. This means that the stems and flower panicles can be dried well. Flower color and active ingredients are retained.
- The stems are cut off below the first pair of leaves, tied together and hung to dry with the flowers facing down.
- Hang only in a dry, airy and dark room!
Fill lavender into bags
- The flower spikes are cut small.
- The stems are also fragrant and are also cut into small pieces.
- Without stems, many flowers are needed.
- Fill in the flowers and close the bag tightly with a narrow ribbon.
- The bags 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 as gifts. Who doesn't love a homemade gift?
