I've stumbled across a wonderful, eco-friendly, skin friendly, idea to replace all of those annoying dryer sheets. Laundry Sachets! While trying to think of a hostess gift idea for my husband's commander and his wife (in particular), I came across this wonderful tutorial on how to make your own Lavender Dryer Sachets. Intrigued by the idea, I did another search to see just how difficult it would be for me to get my hands on some Lavender buds and lavender oil -- to my utter surprise, it was simple! There is a wonderful herb shop in San Francisco, SF Herb Co., that has more herbs, spices, and essential oils than you can shake a stick at, at very reasonable prices...and they ship! I received my order in a day and was busy making my first dryer sachet right away!
Here's a quick run-down of how I made mine:
For One Sachet:
1 Cup Lavender Buds
2 Drops of Lavender Oil (or more)
2 6X6 inch squares of Linen fabric (or any cotton fabric of your choice) -- keep in mind neutral colors are best, you don't want the colors from your sachet fabric bleeding onto your laundry...
Thread
Place your two linen squares, right sides together, and sew a 1/4 inch seam around 3 of the 4 sides, leaving about a 2 inch opening on the fourth side. Turn the sachet ride side out. Topstitch the same 3 sides of your sachet, to provide extra support of the seams (stop topstitching at the opening)
In a medium bowl stir together lavender buds and essential oil until well combined and fragrant!! Adjusting the strength of smell by adding more oil if you would like (keep in mind the scent will have to fill the entire dryer load, so don't worry about it being too potent at this point).
For One Sachet:
1 Cup Lavender Buds
2 Drops of Lavender Oil (or more)
2 6X6 inch squares of Linen fabric (or any cotton fabric of your choice) -- keep in mind neutral colors are best, you don't want the colors from your sachet fabric bleeding onto your laundry...
Thread
Place your two linen squares, right sides together, and sew a 1/4 inch seam around 3 of the 4 sides, leaving about a 2 inch opening on the fourth side. Turn the sachet ride side out. Topstitch the same 3 sides of your sachet, to provide extra support of the seams (stop topstitching at the opening)
In a medium bowl stir together lavender buds and essential oil until well combined and fragrant!! Adjusting the strength of smell by adding more oil if you would like (keep in mind the scent will have to fill the entire dryer load, so don't worry about it being too potent at this point).
Using a rolled up paper towel as a funnel, pour the lavender buds into the sachet through the opening.
Fold in the fabric at the opening and iron flat. Close the opening by continuing your topstitch from the first step. Done!
*If you want to get 'fancy' you can add an appliqued embellishment to your sachet, I chose to add a heart. Just be sure to sew this to one of your linen squares BEFORE you start with the first step*
Fold in the fabric at the opening and iron flat. Close the opening by continuing your topstitch from the first step. Done!
*If you want to get 'fancy' you can add an appliqued embellishment to your sachet, I chose to add a heart. Just be sure to sew this to one of your linen squares BEFORE you start with the first step*
Toss your new lavender sachet in with your clothes, just like you would a dryer sheet. Your clothes will come out smelling like a dream! These sachets should last aprox. 20 loads. Once the fragrance fades, you have the choice of either re-freshing the sachets by spraying more oil onto it, or using the sachet in drawers/closets for a lighter lavender smell.
You can also play around with different fragrances -- be sure to check out all of your options at the SF Herb Company!
I think these will make a great hostess gift and I am excited to have them in my own home!
You can also play around with different fragrances -- be sure to check out all of your options at the SF Herb Company!
I think these will make a great hostess gift and I am excited to have them in my own home!
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