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Posted by ellice on May 29, 2009, 1:51 pm
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> Bruce Fletcher (remove dentures to reply) wrote:
>> ellice wrote:
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>>>> cherylisaak@comcast.net 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
>>>
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>> 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
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Posted by Gillian Murray on May 29, 2009, 2:51 pm
ellice wrote:
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>> Bruce Fletcher (remove dentures to reply) wrote:
>>> ellice wrote:
>>>>> cherylisaak@comcast.net 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
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Posted by Dawne Peterson on May 28, 2009, 8:07 pm
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"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
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Posted by Olwyn Mary on May 28, 2009, 10:06 pm
Dawne Peterson wrote:
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>>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.
Olwyn Mary in New Orleans
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Posted by Dawne Peterson on May 29, 2009, 12:08 am
"Olwyn Mary" wrote
Dawne Peterson wrote:
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>>>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
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>> ellice wrote:
>>>
>>>> cherylisaak@comcast.net 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