So who wants in?
And who will make the tea cozy? I would, but my sewing machine is deader than a door nail.
Cheryl
So who wants in?
And who will make the tea cozy? I would, but my sewing machine is deader than a door nail.
Cheryl
Since this is the place to say who wants in, me! New home, iced tea. can't sew the cozy though.
linda
Brain is sort of mushy -- didn't Donna say something to the effect that she had a cozy that could make the rounds? Or maybe she meant that she had Dianne's design that someone could stitch
I'm in for hosting
Well, Donna has the stitched cozy - don't know if she's sharing it around, though - IIRC - it is on a white ground....
Ellice
IMHO a "proper" tea cozy should be knitted not sewn
Right on, Bruce. One rarely saw sewn ones when I lived in UK, other than in gift shops. To be honest, though I don't remember buying them, my mother and I always knitted them.
Gill
We'll have to embellish it then! But I have "quilted ones" and a knit one so....
Cheryl
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I dunno--I have a red plaid one that was my Grandma's that is extremely proper. It even has a tidy little pocket, with a thistle on it (the thistle had faded, so I repainted it a few years back.) It emanates decorum and propriety whenever it makes an appearance.
Dawne
Knitted? Really?
*wanders off to look for cozy patterns"Elizabeth
The pocket is meant to hold a small, matching potholder with which to hold the teapot handle if it is not insulated.
Olwyn Mary in New Orleans
It would be a small potholder, as the pocket is very small. In any event, it has long since disappeared. Would any particular shape be appropriate for such a little holder--it would be fun to make one for it some day.
Dawne
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I have an antique lace one that was made to slip over a padded inner cover.
I also used to crochet a cosy in the shape of an owl. Hugs Shirley
That's an absolutely typical one ! There must be ten million of that style in the UK.
I was part of a group that did an ECA project, a ribbon embroidery tea cosy. Since nobody drinks tea in my family I made mine into a tea tray for my younger daughter. Must look for a pic and put it up on rctnp.
The original "travelling teacosy" pattern is here
If you find one, let me know!
Cheryl
Yes. I have stitched Dianne's tea cozy and am offering it up for traveling.
You didn't misremember.
Donna in Virginia
Are sure you'd want to let us use such a lovely piece?
Another question - who has a website to track the piece with pictures and such
Though I could take this opportunity to force myself to learn a little html
I'm humbled by the premise. That one - although the materials were changed to accommodate wool-on-wool embroidery - actually came from a silk one made circa 1870.
And needlepointed tea cozies have also been quite popular in the past.
I loved the cable knitted cozy.
Dianne
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We could start another Yahoo group to post the pictures and comments. . .
linda
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