Lavender Bouquet

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Lavender Bouquet  How to make a fresh lavender bouquet

This lavender bouquet will surely evoke images of the South of France, where lavender is very popular.  With it's trademark delicious smell, this delightful lavendar bundle makes a lovely gift for a friend or hostess. This fresh and delicately braided bundle is as lovely to smell as to look at.

Supplies
Tools
  • Scissors
Materials
  • 30 sprigs fresh lavender
  • 2 m (6-1/2 ft) ribbon that's 1 cm (3/8 inch) wide
Directions

Weaving the lavender bouquet

  • Arrange the lavender sprigs in a bouquet.

  • With an end of the ribbon, make a knot just below the blooms, tying them together.

  • Fold all the stalks toward the flowers, spreading them all around.

  • Weave the ribbon:
    • Pass the ribbon under 2 stalks, then over 2 stalks, and repeat for the rest.
    • Pull tightly each time.

Finishing touches of the lavender Bouquet

  • When the first round is finished, do the same thing, reversing the over/under pattern for the next row and each row following until all of the stalks are covered.

 

  • Finish with a pretty knot.

 


Tips
  • Make your bundles on the day the lavender is picked so that the stalks don't break when you fold them.
  • Wait several days after making the knot at the base because, as the stalks dry, the bundle may shrink and it's sometimes necessary to tighten the ribbon.
 
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