Stitches For Tea

This is week four of the Gracious Hospital-i-Tea blog-a-thon. This week’s assignment is to:
Share ideas and pictures that involve stitching for the tea table.

Most of the Tea-related stitchery I have for this post was knit or sewn as gifts for others. I have a hard time taking the time to make things for myself. I began sewing tea cozies long before I ever thought about knitting one. My friend Elizabeth and I wanted to open a tea room together, but it wasn’t practical at the time. We amused ourselves by planning the menu, making cozies, baking things for testing, and printing up business cards for a Tea Party Catering service. Most of the cozies were sold at charity fund-raiser, and very few parties were catered, but we had loads of fun!

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These are a few of the cozies I’ve made this last year and a half. I made more of them, but I didn’t take their pictures.

First, is the cozy I made for Chan, whom I’ve never met save online. She is so sweet, I can hardly wait until the chance to be face to face arises.

Knit One, Tea Two swap cozy

Christmas Cozy

Green Merino double thick cozy

New cozy I made on Saturday for a special someone.

Mug Cozy. My first colorwork

Pam’s cozy. I had to be sneaky and steal her pot to make this custom-fit for her pot.

My avatar/Ravatar cozy. My first original design!