This unusual handcrafted pin is made from lavender wood. It features a natural gnarled and twisted 'fascinator' top that is sure to catch the eye. The length is contoured and smooth with fine grain patterns running down the entire piece.

 

Lavender is a prised plant in the mint family. It has been widely used across Asia, The Middle East Europe and northern and eastern Africa for centuries. Best known for it's stunning flowers, unmistakable fragrance and powerful oil, this herb is a truly wonderful plant. Anyone who has stood in the middle of a lavender field can attest to this! It's a favourite herb in English cottage gardens thanks to the Romans who first introduced it to Britain and named the herb Lavare, after their word for 'to bathe'. Lavender boasts many medicinal and magical attributes and is famed for it's calming properties. It was ancient Arabia that first farmed the herb for it's potent oil. 

The wood from lavender is rarely used and usually discarded once the old plants have lost their vigure. I have been so excited to work with this Lavender that came from a local garden in Wiltshire after a hard prune a couple of years ago. It has quickly become one of my favourite discoveries for making pins.

 

Measurements:

 

16.8 cm Long

 

5 cm Wide

 

This pin is finished with Nutshell wax.  The product is eco friendly and non toxic, blending selected beeswax, Larch oil and essential oils to give your hairpin years of protection.  It also uses no VOC's, formaldehyde or petrochemicals.

 

We are always striving to improve our processes environmentally.  Hand tools are used over power tools where possible and sanding etc. is kept to a minimum.