Natures Threads

Harvest Your Lavender

I have Lavender growing in my garden and every year I harvest the flowers, and hang them to air dry.
When the flowers are quite dry I strip them off the harsh stems and store them in bags, keeping them until needed.

Using Your Lavender

I usually tuck some dried lavender into small bags and use them as drawer fresheners or I sew ribbons on to heart shaped bags and hang them on pegs on painted wall shelves.

I also used some of this Lavender in the oven gloves I made earlier on.

Sleep Problems Too!

However, I’ve not been sleeping very well lately, so I thought I’d make a small flat lavender pillow to sleep with. I first made a small bag from scrim/ loosely woven muslin, and tucked the dried Lavender heads in. I then

chose some lavender Toile de Jouy. It only took minutes  to make a small pillow, I tucked the lavender filled muslin bag inside and slip stitched the opening closed.

Sweet Dreams

I have it on my pillow every night now and as soon as my body warms the pillow the wonderful calming scent of lavender is released. It is so lovely going to sleep with the gentle scent of lavender; and yes since I have been sleeping with the Lavender I have managed to sleep better.

Perhaps, if you’re not sleeping well, you might try it.

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