Materials needed:
- 1/2 yard fusible interfacing
- Iron
- Piece of scrap cardboard (file folder) 3 1/4” x 7”
- An assortment of your favorite dried aromatic herbs totaling about 5 cups. One of your choices will be the ‘base’ herb and you will need more of that herb. We used peppermint (base herb), patchouli, orange rind, lavender and rosebuds.
Prepare the bag:
Cut interface into rectangles 4” x 5 1/2” and assemble in pairs with fusible sides together.
Set iron to cotton setting. Slip cardboard inside the pair, leaving the interfacing touching about 1/2” on 3 sides. Iron the 3 edges quickly to fuse.
Slide cardboard out and continue with next pair.
Add filling for each bag:
2 pinches peppermint (base herb)
1 pinch each patchouli, orange rind and lavender
5-6 rosebuds
Close and seal bag by ironing 1/2” of the top edge. Trim any irregular edges. Store bags in tightly sealed container to retain the herbs aromatic properties.
Yield: about 16 bath tea bags
To use:
Toss a bag into your bath water and let it steep along with you!
Source: Two Crafty Ladies