Lavender wands ~
History hands down valuable garden crafts like weaving lavender wands. They encase the fragrant flowers in a green woven basket of their own stems, to create artful wands that could ornament closets and drawers, while perfuming clothes, lingerie and bedding. Science reinforces what our ancestors already understood - that lavender infused a calming perfume that also keeps moths and bedbugs at bay.
As your skills grow, wand making becomes a fragrant meditation...
Aromatherapy for a weaver. It's a great craft to share with kids...and of course there is a little magic in every wand.
To make your own lavender wand, gather the longest stems of fresh lavender. Secure an odd number of tightly just below the flower heads with fine ribbon and bend the stems back over the flowers like a cage. Use the same ribbon ends to weave back through in opposite directions (in order to leave flowers exposed in a checkerboard pattern): over and under, over and under, until the flowers are encased and you can use the remainder of the ribbon to fashion the handle of the wand.
Source: Facebook - The Heirloom Gardener - John Forti
