How to Make a Lavender Sachet
Make your own lavender sachet with some scraps of fabric, basic sewing supplies, and a sweet smelling dried lavender filling! These sachets are tied at the top with ribbon, so they're a great beginner's sewing project.
Servings: 2 sachets
Equipment
- 2 9x6 inch pieces of cotton fabric
- Sewing thread and needle
- 1 Pair of scissors
- Iron
- 2 narrow lengths of ribbon
Ingredients
- 30 grams dried lavender about 1 cup
- 10 grams powdered orris about 1 tablespoon
- 3 drops lavender essential oil
Instructions
- Mix the lavender, orris root, and essential oil in a bowl and set aside.30 grams dried lavender, 10 grams powdered orris, 3 drops lavender essential oil
- Cut two 9x6 inch pieces of fabric. If using a patterned material, make sure you're sewing it so that when you flip it inside-out, the pattern will be on the outside.
- Fold lengthwise with the long sides together, and sew along the long side and one short side. A running stitch is fine here because the bag won't have much seam-stress, but you can do a back stitch if preferred.
- Fold the (unsewn) top of the bag down one-third and press it flat with an iron. This will prevent the raw edge from showing once the bag is turned inside-out.
- Carefully turn the sachet inside-out, pressing gently into the corners if needed.
- Fill the first sachet with half of the lavender mixture and tie off the top with a narrow piece of ribbon in a bow.
- Repeat the same steps for the second sachet, and then make as many as you'd like.