Difficulty
You don’t have to know how to sew or be an experienced craftsman to make sachets. You can buy ready-made mesh bags very inexpensively, fill them with your dried flowers and herbs, and tie them up. You can dress them up as much or as little as you like. You can enjoy the scent no matter how fancy they are.
Time Required
On average, sachets take about 30 minutes to one hour to make. Once again, it all depends on how extravagant you choose to get. If you have all your materials together, you can make several in no time at all.
How to Make Sachets
If you’re new to drying flowers and herbs, have fun experimenting. Most plants will eventually dry themselves, but knowing when to harvest and drying your plants quickly will help preserve their fragrance. Here’s some help on how to dry flowers and herbs not just for making sachets, but also for cooking:
What Plants to Use
You can use just about any fragrant plant. Some plants, like many herbs, have more concentrated scent in their leaves than in their flowers. Herbs:
Lavender Lemon balm Mint Rosemary Thyme
Flowers:
Gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides) Hyssop (Agastache spp.) Jasmine (Jasminum officinale) Lavender (Lavendula spp.) Lilac (Syringa vulgaris) Lilies (Lilium spp.) Lily of the Valley (Convalaria majalis) Magnolia (Magnolia spp.) Mock Orange (Philadelphus spp.) Peony (Peonia spp.) Roses Scented Geraniums
