Handmade Moth-Repellent Sachets

Sachets filled with aromatic herbs make useful and attractive gifts. Moths dislike the strong smell of lavender and herbs such as rosemary, southernwood, tansy and woodruff, so use a combination of these dried plants for the filling. Use any recycled material to make the sachets, but if you have a favorite old wool sweater you can no longer wear, shrink it and use the soft, felted fabric.

Materials Needed:

• shrunken, 100 percent wool garment, or oddments of fabric
• scissors
• template; reduce the size of the template if you want to make more sachets
• pins

• cotton thread and needle, or sewing machine
• recycled ribbon and buttons
• filling of dried lavender, and strong-smelling herbs such as rosemary, southernwood, tansy and woodruff
• Download: Dried Herb Sachets Pattern

Step 1

Cut down one side of the garment and open it out flat, right side facing down. If you use the sleeves, cut them off and turn them inside out.

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Step 2

Pin the template in place and cut out two rectangular shapes. Then align and pin the shapes together, right sides facing inward.

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Step 3

Sew around the edges, leaving a small seam and the top or the cuff unsewn. Then turn the sachet the right side out.

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