Lavender Tea Bag Sachets Template With Christmas Ornaments
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2Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day
A great gift for your mother or any tea
lover, these tea bags will help keep moths
Lavender Tea Bag
from blankets and sweaters.
Sachets
D e s i g n e r :
l a u r a
h o w a r D
W h a t Y o u N e e d
W h a t Y o u d o
(to make one)
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use the templates provided to cut out
Whipstitch one end of the narrow white
two white tea bag shapes and one small
ribbon to the top of one tea bag shape using
Templates (page 123)
pink heart shape. trace the tag template
the white thread, and then whipstitch the
(both the word “tea” and the cutting lines)
other end to the top of one tag shape using
Basic sewing kit (page 9)
onto the tissue paper and pin the paper in
the purple thread. the ribbon ends should
White felt
overlap the felt by about
3
⁄
inch (.95 cm).
place onto a piece of the purple felt.
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Scrap of pink felt
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tip: since it’s hard to embroider on a small
Pin or hold the two purple tag shapes
piece of felt, it’s often easier to embroider
wrong sides together with the ribbon end
Purple felt
a larger piece and then cut the embroi-
sandwiched between them. Whipstitch
dered felt to the desired size and shape.
Tissue paper
around the edges, using the purple thread,
to sew the shapes together.
White and purple embroidery floss
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use three strands of the white embroi-
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Pin the two tea bag shapes together.
dery floss and a large needle to backstitch
Pink, white, and purple thread
use the running stitch and three strands of
the word “tea, ” sewing through the paper
purple floss to sew around the edges of the
Narrow white ribbon,
and the felt. don’t pull your stitches too
tea bags. Start where the ribbon overlaps
5 inches (12.7 cm)
tight or the felt will pucker. use the cutting
the felt, and sew almost all the way around
lines on the tissue paper to cut out the
Teaspoon (or any small spoon)
the tea bag, leaving a gap large enough to
tag. tear away the tissue paper, and use a
insert a teaspoon. Sew back along where
Dried lavender
needle or tweezers to pull out any pieces
you’ve just sewn, sewing between the gaps
left underneath your stitches.
to create a continuous line of stitching.
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use the running stitch and the pink
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use the teaspoon to fill the tea bag
thread to attach the small pink heart to a
sachet lightly with the dried lavender, then
piece of purple felt. trace the cutting lines
gently poke the handle inside to distribute
only from the tag template onto tissue
the lavender evenly and into all the corners.
paper, and center the tissue paper over the
Sew up the gap with more running stitches
stitched pink heart. use the cutting lines to
in purple floss, sewing along and then
cut out the tag shape.
back as before to create a continuous line
of stitching.
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