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Tea Cozies
Tea cozies are used for keeping your teapot warm, which allows you to have hot tea longer than with a bare teapot. Cozies also dress up your table and give it a bit of nostalgia. Some are made with side openings for the spout and handle to fit through and some fit over the entire teapot. All cozies are my own designs. Many tea cozies are made without lining, but they need that finishing touch and extra warmth of a lining. I line all of my tea cozies. No cozy would be complete without a topper. I usually make a loop on the top of the tea cozy and hang a removable decoration on this loop. I suggest a drip catcher should be used on the spout so the cozy does not stain from tea.
The legend of the first tea cozy began when a farmer reached across the table; his hat fell off and landed over the teapot on the table. The teapot was kept warm and cozy due to the hat, so the farmer's wife knitted a cover for the teapot and called it a cozy. |