J's 'Manly' Tea Cozy

 

 

 

 

My daughters and I, especially my youngest (twins) are real Anglophiles.

We love British films, currant biscuits, clotted cream and
English accents~swoon!~

Here in the US, English things are often viewed with a bit of alarm by some 'manly types'.

Luckily for us, my bf, J, is the son of German immigrants, and European traditions frighten him not one whit!

Thinking about Christmas presents this Fall, I realized that we all drink a lot of tea...

...after all, it's good for the soul! :)

So, I decided to make him a tea cozy...

...but not a girly one.

I used brown and aqua roving, and a resist...

...applying the fiber in stripes on one side...

...and a checkerboard on the other.

After it was dry, I trimmed a straight 'hem' in the bottom...

...but it's reversible, or could be cuffed up for a shorter teapot.

Tea Cozy BOWL-Part 2

 
 
 
 

Ok...

...so as my too-small 'tea cozy' was drying, I flipped it around...

...and fashioned a flat bottom for it, so that it would dry in that shape.

Wool is so cool this way-whichever way you place it to dry it, it 'stays'.

Too bad this doesn't work on children!! Grin.

I also folded down the top with a crease.

Good thing I didn't put any of my 'wigglies' too close to the edge.

The little 'X' handle that I had fashioned for 'ease of removal' when it was still a tea cozy...

...is now flattened at the bottom of the bowl.

It doesn't seem to make it sit funny, or anything.

So...there it is...

...another 're-purposed' felt item!! :)

Tea Cozy(?)...Part 1

 
 
 
 

After I made Mitsy's scarf with this fabulous orange and yellow roving...

I wanted to make something out of it for me! :)

So I started a tea cozy.

I made some 'wigglies'...

...and applied fiber to the resist.

After felting, I realized that there was absolutely no way that this would fit any of our teapots.

(We are big tea drinkers in this house!)

So you'll see what became of it...

...tomorrow in Part 2.