How to Make a Herbal Dream Pillow

The use of herbs to remedy sleeplessness and aid with pleasant dreams is centuries old. One of the simplest ways to use herbs in this fashion is to make a herbal dream pillow. The scent of the herb(s) helps to ease restlessness and promote pleasant dreams. For the purpose of this How To, we will use lavender and rosemary.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Piece of cloth 16 by 16 inches
• 1/8 lb. of lavender
• 1/8 lb. of rosemary
• needle
• thread
• straight pins
• natural filler (ie: cotton)

1. Fold the cloth in half lengthwise with the backside of cloth facing out. Cut along the bottom half so that you have two 8 by 8 inch pieces of cloth. Hold the two pieces of cloth together so that all four sides match up and are even. Use the straight pins to hold the outer edges together.

2. With the needle and thread stitch along the outer edges of three of the sides about an 1/8 inch inward.

3. Once you have stitched along three of the sides, turn the pillow case back right side out.

4. Fill the pillow case with the filler, lavender, and rosemary alternating one then the other til the case is 3/4 filled.

5. Stitch the fourth side closed.

Tips & Warnings

• Use the natural filler sparingly, you don't want too much, but just enough so that the pillow it isn't flat.
• You can use all lavender with no other filler, but the natural filler will make the pillow a bit softer.
• Other herbs you can use are: Nutmeg, Mug wort, Marigold or Hops
• Use one herb alone, or in combination with others. Experiment to find the combination you prefer.
• The dimensions of the pillow are not set in stone, make as large or small as you like and adjust the amount of filler accordingly.