"Navette" of lavender

The lavender is in full bloom it's time to harvest it.

I want to share with you a way to keep your lavender and use it in your dresser or wardrobe to perfume your clothes. 

In France we call it "navettes de lavande".

This is what you'll need. 

Scissors 

4 feet of 5 mm colored ribbon ( it is generous but better have more than not enough ) 

Freshly cut lavender ( you can't use dried lavender the stem would break )

A little patience

The one I will make here is with 18 lavender stems. You will need an even amount of stems that paired would make an odd number.  For example, 18 stems = 9 pairs of 2.

  

You can also make them a lot bigger as long as it is still a multiple of 2, which paired make an odd number. 

Example 22, 26, 30 ...

You need to take the leaves of the stem and keep only the top flowers

Form a tight bouquet where the flowers starts.

Just at the bottom of the flowers you tight your ribbon and make a knot.

Then you gently fold the stem over the flowers to create a cage, sort of.

Be very gentle it could break the stem when you do it. 

Then you take your ribbon ( the tiny part from the knot should stay inside the "cage") 

And you start to weave the ribbon through the stems- 2 by 2. two stems over, 2 stems under, repeat.

Try to have the beginning pretty tight.

Here is how it should look.

Keep going until the flowers are encased. Make a knot.

And there is your "navette" of lavender 

ready to hang it in your wardrobe or you can also have it in decoration in a room.

Let me know how it goes !