Elizabeth Cullum in her delightful book A Cottage Herbal tells us how to make a pumpkin seed necklace. This is a great activity to share with youngsters, who enjoy finding the best pumpkin seeds and helping to make the necklace.
You'll need:
- Pumpkin seeds, washed and well dried (put out in the sun or dry in a very cool oven)
- Strong thread
- Needle
1. Make sure that the pumpkin seeds have dried completely.
2. Prepare your strong thread in the needle. Pull the thread through each pumpkin seed.
3. Tie a knot in the end. The length of the necklace is completely up to you.
Tips
- Elizabeth also suggests dyeing them if wished. She uses cold tea to soak the pumpkin seeds a mahogany colour. Hang the seeds to dry in the wind after dyeing.
- Pumpkin seeds can be replaced by melon or marrow seeds.
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