TIP... NOT EMBROIDERY<br /><br />
OK this morning i decided to reap the crop of lavendar from my bushes as its ready to be dried and made into little bags later in the year.<br /><br />
Dilema.. I had no paper bags and plastic ones are no good as they will sweat the lavendar and cause it to get fungus and be made totaly useless... Now what can i do as paper bags are now very hard to get. The light went on in the brain cell and the cogs started to whirl.<br /><br />
Result...... put an old needle into the sewing machine and thread up and move stitch length to medium (to close and it will cut the paper) cut or rip some scrap fabric into 8 X1 inch lengths, find an old newspaper and take the top two pages and open them out fully. Sew along one long edge with a half inch seam but first fold one piece of the strip of fabric in half and place raw ends at the top of the paper fold and stitch in place. (this is the hanger)<br /><br />
now close the paper as it was originaly and sew down the side oposite the fold.. open the tunnel and put the seam line on top of the paper fold and sew along the bottom edge. <br /><br />
Result one large hanging paper bag. <br /><br />
The reason i folded the tube so that the side seam line was on top of the fold is so that the bag will stay open better. put lavender stems into bag with the flowers downards and hang in a dry airy place till the flower heads are dry and can be rubed off with ease.<br /><br />
This idea would work well as gift bags if you put a piece of pretty wrapping paper as the outside piece. that way you will have strength and you can make them as big as you want to. great for little bags to hang on the Christmas tree or for birthday favours. <br /><br />
get the children involved makeing the bags.<br /><br />
Ok now i have to get back out into my garden and sit on my swing to watch the tadpoles and to make sure they are learning how to swim properly, I also noticed one bird is haveing difficulty whistleing so i will have to give the pidgion a few lessons because at the momment all he keeps saying is "I can't do it. I can't do it" <br /><br />
They are such defetests<br /><br />
ttfn annie in the UK
If the flower head is dried properly then the individual flowerd will come of just by gently rubbing between your hands.
Warning.. do not do this if you are pregnant and not past the first four months.unless you wear surgical gloves.
