Finest French lavender flowers fill this elegant hemstitched cotton bag, creating a fragrant sachet for your linens or clothing.  A lavender grosgrain ribbon holds this sachet closed.  This refillable sac can be placed in a drawer or hung by a ribbon or coat hanger in your closest to repel moths and other insects.

When you lovingly inspect your stored linens, it will give your finest linens a fresh clean scent and feeling.  It will truly take you back in time.

The snowy white linen drawstring bag measures 6"x4" flat and contains about an ounce of dried aromatic Lavender buds.  The drawstrings can be used for hanging the sachet if desired.  The lavender is stored sealed and away from the light, and is placed in the sachet bag upon ordering to maintain freshness.

The aromatic essential lavender oils evaporate over time to give the fresh aroma.  From time to time you'll want to gently knead the sachet to release more of the aroma.  

We also offer many types of lavender sachet, either hanging, flat or pouch type.  Stock up on hostess gifts, for the holidays, and pay no shipping on sachets bought with linens.  Sachets are light and we are happy to combine shipping to save you money.  As a guide 3 biggest sachets ship for the price of one, 5-6 smaller ship for price of one. 

OTHER USES FOR OUR SACHETS

One can use small lavender filled muslin bags as “bath tea-bags” for sheer relaxation.  These can be hung under the hot water faucet as the bathwater is drawn.

Lavender is soothing and relaxing and a sachet under the pillow enhances drowsiness and lulls one to peaceful untroubled sleep.  Lavender is also said to calm and lift the spirit. 

LAVENDER & LAUNDRY

Romans most likely gave it the Latin Genus or family root name, Lavendula sp.  It is believed the word “lavender” comes from the Latin "lavare" which means to wash, and also it may be derived from “livendula”- livid or bluish.

An entry in the 1889 Century Unabridged Dictionary, 12th to 15th Century Middle English describes washer women as lavanders or lavenders; to lavender meant to launder, and lavatories were stone-floored rooms for washing clothes.

The washing women known as "lavenders" and used lavender to scent drawers and dried the laundry on lavender bushes.  The lavender the plant, was kept fabrics fresh-smelling.

In Tudor England lavender was planted outside the laundry room (lavatories) and linens and clothing were laid over the plants to dry while absorbing the fresh odor of lavender.   Clothing and bedding rinsed in lavender water not only smelled fresh, but repelled moths too.

LAVENDER & LINENS

In Medieval & Renaissance times, street vendors sold bunches of lavender to place in linen closets as a moth repellent.

Victorian ladies stuffed lavender bags between sheets in linen presses.  Sachets of lavender stored with linen will perfume it and keep the cupboards free of moths and other insects.

Lavender or even roses are typically used more for bedding and clothing than for table linens.  It makes sense that the pleasant but strong odors would interfere with the palate.

HOUSEHOLD LAVENDER USES

In ancient times lavender was used for perfume by the Egyptians, Phoenicians, and peoples of Arabia.

In Europe in Medieval and Renaissance times, lavender was used as a disinfectant and deodorant, when it was scattered over the castle floors and in sick rooms. 

Tudor ladies of the manor mixed lavender flowers with beeswax to make furniture polish and found it useful in repelling insects.

In Victorian times, lavender was very fashionable among the ladies of London.  Fresh lavender was dried, placed in muslin bags for wardrobes.  It was used for washing both furniture and walls.  Lavender was used to repel inspects, treat lice, as a perfume and a potpourri, in furniture polish and soap and as a general cure-all.

Even the ancients knew lavenders strong scent had insect repellent effects.  Typically it will keep moths, fleas and lice away.

If you are interested in more Lavender Folklore & History, please click on our  LAVENDER LINK.