Lavender Sachets

When harvesting lavender to make your sachets do so on a dry day and in the morning when the flowers on the lavender plant are not quite open. Cut the bloom stock 3 - 4 inches below the flower head.

To dry the lavender, make small bunches of 8 - 12 stocks fastening them together with an elastic band. Hang upside down in a dry place out of direct sunlight. The drying process will take 2 - 3 weeks. Once dry; remove flowers by stripping the stems through your fingers. Store in a glass container with a lid in a cool dark place until ready for use.


Lavender Pouch
Materials: (makes 1)

• 6-inch square or circle of material. Cotton or muslin fabric is best
• 1/4 cup (more or less) of dried lavender flowers
• 12 inches of ribbon to match material

Place lavender in middle of material. Gather material around lavender and tie with ribbon. Hang in your closet or put in with your linens.

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Lavender Pillow
Materials:(makes 1)

• Top - 8-inch square of material. Chose any type you wish.
• Back - 8-inch square of material. This should be a cotton or muslin as it breathes; however, using the same material as the top will work
• Two 6 inch square muslin or cotton or cheesecloth
• 1/4 to 1/2 cup of dried lavender flowers.

Pillow:
Sew 6-inch squares on three sides. Fill with lavender and sew fourth side.
Pillow Case:
With good sides facing each other, sew the 8-inch squares on three sides. Press and clip corners. Fold open side back 1/4 inch (wrong sides of material together) to make a casing and press. Fold casing again and sew in place. Press. DO NOT SEW END SHUT. Turn pillowcase right side out. Press. Attach 2 or 3 small snaps evenly across opening. Insert lavender pillow. Snap closed. Place under your pillow for a good night's sleep or in your linen closet between the sheets.
NOTE: The end of the pillow case is not sewn shut in order for you to replace the lavender pillow with a fresh pillow in the future or, renew the scent with a drop or two of Lavender essential oil.

Please click these links for more Pot pourri Recipes, Slumber Sachet Recipes, & using lavender to make a Wreath.

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If you would like to learn the health benefits of lavender please visit Tao Herb Farm

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Lavender Essential Oil ½ oz Lavender oil is used in baths, room sprays, toilet waters, perfumes, colognes, massage oils, sachets, salves, skin lotions and oils. It has a sweet, balsamic, floral aroma which combines well with many oils including citrus, clove, patchouli, rosemary, clary sage and pine. Aromatherapy benefits: balancing, soothing, normalizing, calming, relaxing, healing. Essential, absolute and resin oils are volatile, fragrant materials extracted from the root, bark, wood, seed, fruit, leaf or flower of a single plant. The plants used to produce these oils are grown on certified organic fields and are third-party certified by Quality Assurance International; no synthetic chemicals are used in growing or processing them. Steam distillation and cold pressing are used to extract the essential oil from the plant. Essential oils and absolutes are very potent and should always be used sparingly and in conjunction with a reliable reference. Essential oils contain the odor, taste and medicinal properties of the plant itself, but in very concentrated form, with no base oil, alcohol, water or dilutants added.

Lavender Flowers Whole Cert. Org. 1 lb. This beautiful herb has many uses, culinary, cosmetic and medicinal. It is used as an infusion, decoction and bath additive. It is an effective herb for headaches, especially when they are related to stress. The German Commission E approved the internal use of lavender for restlessness or insomnia and nervous stomach irritations. The German Standard License for lavender tea lists it for restlessness, sleeplessness, lack of appetite, nervous irritable stomach, meteorism, and nervous disorders of the intestines. The volatile or essential oil of lavender contains many medicinal components, including perillyl alcohol, linalool, and geraniol. The oil is calming and thus can be helpful in some cases of insomnia. One study of elderly persons with sleeping troubles found that inhaling lavender oil was as effective as tranquilizers. A lavender bath before bedtime is soothing to rheumatism and sleeep-inducing. Grieve's classic 'A Modern Herbal': Lavender was used in earlier days as a condiment and for flavouring dishes 'to comfort the stomach.' Gerard speaks of Conserves of Lavender being served at table. It has aromatic, carminative and nervine properties. Though largely used in perfumery, it is now not much employed internally, except as a flavouring agent, occurring occasionally in pharmacy to cover disagreeable odours in ointments and other compounds. A tea brewed from Lavender tops, made in moderate strength, is excellent to relieve headache from fatigue and exhaustion, giving the same relief as the application of Lavender water to the temples.

Lavender A perennial favorite in formal and casual gardens alike, our Lavender is a hearty breed that requires only a sunny spot and water. It is planted in a hand-painted, blue terra cotta pot and should last indefinitely. Approximately 14"h x 8"w.

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