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Bugs

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 05 8:49 pm Post subject:

Well, here's a rather scruffy one some daft bint knocked up recently, which has also been photographasised along the way and to which a guide for the over-generously thumbed will follow.

Post edited as the pic is now on the main site in this article - https://www.downsizer.net/Projects/Reduce%2C_Re-use%2C_Recycle/How_to_make_a_lavender_wand/

Last edited by Bugs on Fri Jul 08, 05 4:05 pm; edited 1 time in total

wellington womble

Joined: 08 Nov 2004
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Location: East Midlands

Posted: Fri Jul 08, 05 9:53 am Post subject:
Aha, I see. Wonder if I can scrape together enough lavender for a cople (for me thouugh - not giving the lavender away - for some reason, I just can't grow the stuff!)

cab

Joined: 01 Nov 2004
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Posted: Fri Jul 08, 05 9:55 am Post subject:
Supermarkets and shopping developments seem to sometimes have loads of lavender planted around their carparks and pathways, you know...

Bugs

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Posted: Fri Jul 08, 05 9:57 am Post subject:
Ay wallah, guide is done (it's really so simple you could work it out from the finished product, but it took me a while the first time so I hope the "between" pics will help: How to make a lavender wand

nora

Joined: 20 Mar 2005
Posts: 1539
Location: West Yorkshire

Posted: Fri Jul 08, 05 10:48 am Post subject:
Those pictures and instructions are perfect. I've been trying to do one but it wasn't working, now I can see how to do it, i'm off to the shop to get loads of ribbon. Thanks Bugs

Treacodactyl
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Posted: Fri Jul 08, 05 11:03 am Post subject:
Oooh, what fine hands you have Bugs. WW, Lavender likes light soil so we can send you a few bags of chalk rubble.

judith

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Posted: Fri Jul 08, 05 11:15 am Post subject:

Treacodactyl wrote:

Oooh, what fine hands you have Bugs.

Was thinking the same thing myself. I'd have to scrub under my fingernails for a week to get them looking like that!

sean
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Posted: Fri Jul 08, 05 11:20 am Post subject:
I just assumed he was in trouble about something.....

Bugs

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Posted: Fri Jul 08, 05 4:13 pm Post subject:

sean wrote:

I just assumed he was in trouble about something.....

Don't you like my hands then Sean?

. Actually I was amazed they were that clean too, normally they have this attractive eclipse effect

Hope it works for you Nora, it is really easy and very forgiving (you can weave in two stems or remove one if you get really desperate and muck up the weaving). It's about the only craft thing I can actually do without (close your eyes, sensitive folk) reading a book so it was about time I made a contribution!

nora

Joined: 20 Mar 2005
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Location: West Yorkshire

Posted: Fri Jul 08, 05 4:57 pm Post subject:
Its worked I've done one pink and one purple and i'm very proud of them, your instructions were great.

Bugs

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Posted: Fri Jul 08, 05 5:00 pm Post subject:
Oh that's brilliant Nora, you've really made my day Thank you for letting me know, I'm really pleased if I have been able to help someone at last

nora

Joined: 20 Mar 2005
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Location: West Yorkshire

Posted: Fri Jul 08, 05 5:07 pm Post subject:
I've used up the lavender from my garden so am going to go on a stealth mission to get more from some bushes i've seen growing down by the canal car park!!!!

wellington womble

Joined: 08 Nov 2004
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Location: East Midlands

Posted: Sat Jul 09, 05 9:50 am Post subject:

Treacodactyl wrote:

Oooh, what fine hands you have Bugs.

WW, Lavender likes light soil so we can send you a few bags of chalk rubble.

I actually think that may be the problem - real soil is a bit rich for them (mine grew and grew, and died off in the middle, and the other stuff just sulked!) I'll swap you for some old river bed loam!

Having looked at the article, I reckon I could manage that - just off to scrump some lavender - I wonder if it would work with rosemary too?

DivaTribe
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Posted: Sun Jul 31, 05 3:58 pm Post subject: Re: ribbon

Bugs wrote:

DivaTribe wrote:

That's my how-to that's linked above, and in reply to the 1/2" ribbon comment - they really do look quite nice. I have two in my linen closet.

Hello Divatribe, welcome to the site. Are the 1/2" ones bigger in themselves and does the ribbon ruche up at all? The reason I don't fancy it is that I started with a 1/2 cm ribbon and although it was pretty I then made a few for gifts with a narrower still ribbon and they looked much neater, so that I thought the 1/2 inch would be a bit untidy - although much quicker to make I imagine?

Do you have a picture of a completed one with 1/2", I would love to see if there is less difference than I imagine?

The picture in the how-to, admittedly small, is 1/2" ribbon. Since I haven't made them with 1/4" ribbon, I can't compare the sizes. I can assume 1/2" ribbon doesn't take as long to weave.

Here is a slightly bigger version of the picture.
https://www.divatribe.com/images/stories/howtos/wand1.jpg

@Calli

Joined: 03 Jul 2005
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Location: Galway

Posted: Sun Jul 31, 05 5:25 pm Post subject:
Bugs, What a star! Just read your instructions/guide and it is so clear it has made me determined to strip the local Aldi carpark! I'd like to try and fill the head with rosemary as I have an overflow this year....what do you think?

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