Making smudge sticks

[little missy]

Does anyone here make smudge sticks??

I'm going to use white sage or white sage and cedarwood.
What is the best type of string to use? what burns best? The websites I 've looked at dont specify what sort of string to use. I am making them for me and a friend who wants to sell some on her stall so I want to make them with the best ingredients and quality.

[desertrat]

I will give you some links , buy I see nothing about what kind of string to use. New Age - 5 Tips for Smudging Your Home Smudge stick - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia If you know of a new age store close to you , you might ask the people running it or look for books on smudging . I think you could use cotton , hemp , or any natural fiber . desert rat

[little missy]

Thanks desret rat, there is a new age shop in town. Anmd I used your link when I was smudging my house recently

[desertrat]

If you were around Phoenix , I would say check with the guy that owns the Alpha book store , he has been there from the 70s New Age Help and Information desert rat

[Sbonn]

I found this link for you, in this one the lady says she uses embroidery floss.

All natural cotton string also sounds like it would work as well. You would want it to be about the gauge of the embroidery floss.

[Christa]

I found that thin hessian string works best, it burns easily. Have never tried cotton string, but I imagine that it may be a OK if it's not thickly woven. Anything thin, made with natural material should do though!

[little missy]

Hi, thanks for the link. It is one of the better ones
The guage is perfect as embriodery cotton thickness

Originally Posted by Sbonn

I found this link for you, in this one the lady says she uses embroidery floss.

All natural cotton string also sounds like it would work as well. You would want it to be about the gauge of the embroidery floss.

[little missy]

Thanks for your choice of hessian string. I am going to try a few different types and also binding the sticks with green herb and some with dry because I imagine that binding the sticks and leaves green will make the string loose as they dry out.

Originally Posted by Christa

I found that thin hessian string works best, it burns easily. Have never tried cotton string, but I imagine that it may be a OK if it's not thickly woven. Anything thin, made with natural material should do though!

[little missy]

Cool site but I am in Tasmania and here there are very few people who make smudge sticks. We don't have a large new age population

Originally Posted by desertrat

If you were around Phoenix , I would say check with the guy that owns the Alpha book store , he has been there from the 70s New Age Help and Information desert rat

[Sbonn]

Originally Posted by little missy

Hi, thanks for the link. It is one of the better ones
The guage is perfect as embriodery cotton thickness

Awesome and I hope you take some pictures and upload to your album so we can see them when you get them put together


BIG HUGS!

[little missy]

It will be 6-12 months before I can use them as I only just planted the sage.
They were hard to get in Tasmaina but I tracked down one seller in the north of the state
But yes I will post some pics when they are ready.

Hope they don't smell too much like marijuana when lit otherwise my kids might get the wrong idea about their mum

Big Hugs back to you

Originally Posted by Sbonn

Awesome and I hope you take some pictures and upload to your album so we can see them when you get them put together


BIG HUGS!