Silentnight Wellbeing Lavender Scented Pillow – Soft Fluffy Aromatherapy Calming Pillow No Need for Lavender Pillow Spray – Providing Medium Support and Machine Washable, White

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use a slightly larger seam allowance – like a 1/4 of an inch to make sure that the first seam is completely encased. Sew a slightly larger seam allowance (1/4 inch) along the same path, ensuring that your first seam is fully enclosed in this seam allowance.

Other herbs or seeds may be mixed with lavender. Chamomile is an excellent choice and adds to the calming and relaxing power of lavender. Flaxseed is another common addition to pillows such as this since it gives the pillow a nice feel. You can also warm it slightly in the microwave – I’d start with a minute, to begin with, and see how warm it gets as different microwaves have different power wattages.Note that the amount of filler is quite flexible. Mine is reasonably full and has good weight. You may wish to make yours a little less full. It all depends on your preferences.

Image by eppujensen Here are a number of good tutorials that explain (and demonstrate) how to make various types of lavender pillows: I grow a lot of lavender in my yard. It’s easy and doesn’t require a lot of care, which is the kind of gardening I like! I harvest and dry the lavender a couple of times a year and so I am always looking for projects to come up with lavender. I like to press one of the short sides to help with the closing of the bag later. This is optional. For me, a cover is important as that is the piece that you can wash. To be honest, I’m not exactly sure how or if you can wash the actual eye pillow. Having a separate cover is an easy solution.fold the unfinished sides of the open end under and clip or pin if you wish. Remember how I pressed it earlier? It gave me creases to help with this part.

start with 3-5 drops of essential oils. As it is near your nose, you may not want it to be too strong. Always err on the side of less if unsure – you can always add more later. The addition of lavender essential oil has numerous benefits. In addition to its lovely scent, lavender is known to help ease tension and promote a good night’s sleep.whole flaxseed – the oil in the flaxseed helps retain heat and is less likely to attract mold in comparison to certain grains like rice.