07/01/2023
Lavender wands ~ History hands down valuable garden crafts like weaving lavender wands. Stems encase the fragrant flowers like green woven basket, to create artful wands that can ornament closets and drawers, while perfuming clothes, lingerie and bedding. Science reinforces what our ancestors already understood - that lavender's calming perfume, also keeps moths and bedbugs at bay.
As your skills grow, wand making becomes a fragrant meditation, and aromatherapy for the 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 stems tightly (19 or 21 work well) 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.
