These hanging sachets make nice gifts and can be made even by young children. You will need: yarn, matching fabric, cotton balls and whole cloves.
- Make a bundle of 15 strands of yarn, cut into 30 inch lengths.
- Tie an 8 inch piece of yarn around the middle of the bundle. (Find the middle by folding the bundle in half.) Tie a knot in the end of the 8 inch piece of yarn to form a loop.
- Hold the loop between your knees, and divide the strands into three groups for braiding. (There will be 10 strands in each group.) Braid the bundle.
- Tie the end of the braid with a 10 inch piece of yarn, which is then tied into a little bow.
- Cut 4 circles of fabric with pinking shears. (You can make a pattern using a compass or you can draw around the edges of an upturned bowl so that the circles are about 7 to 8 inches in diameter.)
- Place 3 cotton balls and 6 whole cloves in the middle of each circle of fabric. To make the sachet, draw up the sides of the fabric around the cotton balls, and tie with a 10 inch piece of yarn. The extra fabric should ruffle above the tie.
- Tie each sachet to the braided yarn.
- Your hanging sachet is complete!