Traveling tea cozy

On 5/28/09 12:32 PM, "Gillian Murray" wrote:

Bruce Fletcher (remove dentures to reply) wrote:
ellice wrote:
On 5/28/09 10:54 AM, "anne" wrote:

says...
So who wants in?

And who will make the tea cozy? I would, but my sewing machine is
deader
than a door nail.
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

Well - just to let you know - this was bought in 1984 in John Lewis - so
there!!!!

Ellice

On 5/29/09 12:04 PM, " wrote:

On May 29, 8:26*am, Cheryl Isaak wrote:
On 5/29/09 8:58 AM, in article
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" wrote:
On May 28, 10:54*am, anne wrote:
says...

So who wants in?

And who will make the tea cozy? I would, but my sewing machine is deader
than a door nail.

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
--
another anne, add ingers to reply

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-
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We could start another Yahoo group to post the pictures and
comments. . .

linda

Or just expand the purview of the SAL group - after all - this could be the
"Tea Along" subset of the SAL. Why add yet another yahoo group?

Ellice

ellice wrote:
On 5/28/09 12:32 PM, "Gillian Murray" wrote:

Bruce Fletcher (remove dentures to reply) wrote:
ellice wrote:
On 5/28/09 10:54 AM, "anne" wrote:

says...
So who wants in?

And who will make the tea cozy? I would, but my sewing machine is
deader
than a door nail.
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

Well - just to let you know - this was bought in 1984 in John Lewis - so
there!!!!

Ellice



Ah, the modern times, eh? I left UK initially in 1961, and Mum and I did
knit them then. I did buy a pretty fabric one, in a tartan, when we were
stationed in Scotland, but that was in a gift shop which catered to
Americans and tourists. That was a great three-year tour.

Gill

Dawne Peterson wrote:
"Olwyn Mary" wrote
Dawne Peterson wrote:

"Bruce Fletcher wrote

IMHO a "proper" tea cozy should be knitted not sewn
--

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

The pocket is meant to hold a small, matching potholder with which to hold
the teapot handle if it is not insulated.


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


Oh dear - how do I explain this without being able to draw it. I'll
try. The tartan tea cosy is frequently accompanied by a very small
version of a Scotsman's cap - rather like a U.S. serviceman's cap, if
you know what I mean. an envelope with one open long side, and the
closed ends slightly curved at each end.

The little cap is supposed to fit over the teapot handle.

________________
\______________/

like this, with the longer side being open, and the short side is
slipped into the pocket for storage.

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans

ellice wrote:
On 5/28/09 12:01 PM, "Bruce Fletcher (remove dentures to reply)"
wrote:
IMHO a "proper" tea cozy should be knitted not sewn
Phhhhhhhfffffftttttt! Point is to keep the pot warm - and cozy!

In the UK the posh folk might have had some sort of quilted, padded tea
cosy but the traditional tea cosy in the UK was invariably home-knitted.
--
Bruce Fletcher
Stronsay, Orkney UK
http://claremont.islandblogging.co.uk

"Bruce Fletcher (remove dentures to reply)"
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ellice wrote:
On 5/28/09 10:54 AM, "anne" wrote:

says...
So who wants in?

And who will make the tea cozy? I would, but my sewing machine is
deader
than a door nail.
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
--
Bruce Fletcher
Stronsay, Orkney UK
http://claremont.islandblogging.co.uk

Definitely, Bruce - I well remember the one my mother had - orange and
green.

Pat

Pat P wrote:
"Bruce Fletcher (remove dentures to reply)"
wrote in message ...
ellice wrote:
On 5/28/09 10:54 AM, "anne" wrote:

says...
So who wants in?

And who will make the tea cozy? I would, but my sewing machine is
deader
than a door nail.
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
--
Bruce Fletcher
Stronsay, Orkney UK
http://claremont.islandblogging.co.uk

Definitely, Bruce - I well remember the one my mother had - orange and
green.

Pat



Of course you remember there were no fancy covers for the spout or the
handle. IF you were crafty you would make the appropriate holes in the
right places for that specific teapot.

The cozy did NOT come off when tea was poured, so the bit of knitting
under the spout has a distinct discoloration due to the tannin in the tea.

Hey Pat, us oldies remember, right??

Gill

says...

Another question - who has a website to track the piece with pictures and
such

I could put together a simple website or someone could set up a blog which
requires no technical savvy
--
another anne, add ingers to reply

"Olwyn Mary" wrote .
Dawne Peterson wrote:
"Olwyn Mary" wrote
Dawne Peterson wrote:

"Bruce Fletcher wrote

IMHO a "proper" tea cozy should be knitted not sewn
--

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

The pocket is meant to hold a small, matching potholder with which to
hold the teapot handle if it is not insulated.


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


Oh dear - how do I explain this without being able to draw it. I'll try.
The tartan tea cosy is frequently accompanied by a very small version of a
Scotsman's cap - rather like a U.S. serviceman's cap, if you know what I
mean. an envelope with one open long side, and the closed ends slightly
curved at each end.

The little cap is supposed to fit over the teapot handle.

________________
\______________/

like this, with the longer side being open, and the short side is slipped
into the pocket for storage.

I am considerably more familiar with what a Scotman's cap looks like than
what a US serviceman's looks like, there being more pipebands than US
military here in Saskatchewan (VBG). I will have to measure up the little
pocket and see what size would work. Thanks for the description.

Dawne

"Bruce Fletcher wrote wrote:
On May 28, 12:32 pm, Gillian Murray wrote:
Bruce Fletcher (remove dentures to reply) wrote:

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.

Knitted? Really?

*wanders off to look for cozy patterns"

Elizabeth


http://www.ivillage.co.uk/homegarden/homemaking/crafts/articles/0,,695942_710899,00.html
--
The knitted tea cosy was a staple of church bazaars here for ages (found on
the same stall as the crocheted poodle to cover the toilet paper roll). I
remember one pattern that became the rage that had a basketweave knit base,
then lots of knitted or crocheted flowers sewn on top, to look sort of like
a flower basket.

Dawne