BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.

Subject: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: The Shambles
Date: 01 Sep 05 - 01:25 PM

I think it was Billy Connelly who advised - that it would not be wise to trust anyone who - when left alone in a room with a tea cosy - would be able to resist the temptation to try it on their head.....

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 01 Sep 05 - 02:10 PM

Except for the fact that it is a blue flowered print, I imagine the tea cosy I use would look rather like one of those Russian fur hats. It's about that shape.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: Amos
Date: 01 Sep 05 - 03:03 PM

If you have any exttras or can spare any of your regular Tea Cozies, please UPS them to SRS; she is forming the MOAB MADHATS Brigade to bring teacozies to those recently disrupted in their lives by Hurricane Katrina.

A

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: Cluin
Date: 01 Sep 05 - 03:20 PM

If it can keep the tea warm, it ought to serve for the brain.

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 01 Sep 05 - 04:50 PM

It was indeed Mr Connolly, long may he ride.....

We don't have one in use regularly, but we did have a knitted one that looked like a basket of flowers. I have a picture of Limpit wearing it.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: Cluin
Date: 01 Sep 05 - 05:35 PM

Ours was a knitted one, shaped like a chicken.

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: GUEST,Jon
Date: 01 Sep 05 - 05:45 PM

Well I can't say I've ever had the desire to try our current cat shaped tea cosy but I can't deny trying more convetional knitted ones on when younger.

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: GUEST
Date: 01 Sep 05 - 06:20 PM

Aha another former wearer of the bobble hat with ear holes garment.

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 01 Sep 05 - 07:38 PM

The main problem is not not keeping the brain warm, but cooling it - it radiates about 100 watts.

Of this only applies if you are using it...

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 01 Sep 05 - 11:14 PM

WHAT??? As a working potter I wish to express my outrage at the very existence of such a thing as a tea cosy! A teapot is the potter's ultimate means of exploring the subtle and elusive interface where art and functionality meet. A tea cosy may enhance a teapot's functionality, but it negates the pot's artistry. Let Aunt Mathilda reserve her knitting skills for tobogans and baby booties. If your tea gets cool without a cosy on your teapot, you're either using too big a pot or you're just not drinking fast enough!

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: Cluin
Date: 01 Sep 05 - 11:58 PM

You potters should work together with the crafters of tea cozies to create designs that are both functional and enhance the aesthetic qualities of each other's art.

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: mooman
Date: 02 Sep 05 - 04:42 AM

I used to have a nice knitted one in the colours of the ANC but now that that has gone the way of all things am reduced to wearing one in the form of a black and white cat with a felt patch over one eye where it fell onto the gas hob.

Peace

moo

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: The Shambles
Date: 02 Sep 05 - 05:50 AM

I am married to a potter and would not dare to criticise the skills of any of them. But tea pots - no matter how wonderfully crafted - just do not sit on your head quite so well as a good tea cosy.

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 02 Sep 05 - 05:54 AM

As far as I am concerned wearing them is the ONLY use for tea cosies. But then again my favourite cup of tea of the day is the one Mrs G makes in the pot at 6am. By the time I get out of my pit at 7:30 it has gone stone cold and brewed for that long you can use the tannin to strip varnish. Pour it in a cup and then microwave it. Who need to keep it warm? ;-)

Cheers

Dave the Gnome

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: Paco Rabanne
Date: 02 Sep 05 - 06:24 AM

The holes are never big enough to get the damn thing past my knee.

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 02 Sep 05 - 10:03 AM

Years ago I photocopied the pic, but not pattern of a most wonderful knitted teacosy. Now I want more info so will ask among the knitting experts of my acquaintance.

It's a Crown (the type seen in the Tower of London) & is accompanied by a (knitted) Sword of State & (knitted) Orb! I'm not quite sure where they fit on the tea table, tho.


sandra

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: GUEST,Mrr
Date: 02 Sep 05 - 01:35 PM

Isn't there a house elf somewhere who wears a tea cosy?

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: Helen
Date: 02 Sep 05 - 07:04 PM

Talking about decorative tea items, I went to see the local annual weird & wonderful teapot exhibition last weekend at the lovely little place called Morpeth. I always wanted to live there since I was a kid but now it is too touristy for me, but still a lovely town.

Teapots at Morpeth Gallery

Helen

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 02 Sep 05 - 08:05 PM

Both Google ads are for tea cosys now. Huzzah!

I saw many beautiful tea pots at Pearl River when I was in New York City this summer.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: R. Padgett
Date: 03 Sep 05 - 03:17 AM

I recollect seeing both Stanley Accrington and Les Barker wearing Tea Cozies on stage!

A right pair

Ray

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: el_punkoid_nouveau
Date: 03 Sep 05 - 06:34 AM

Various members of my family (offspring, brother in law etc) have been known to adopt tea cozies as hats.

I might try it when someone designs a broad brimmed tea cozy!

epn

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 03 Sep 05 - 04:54 PM

el_punkoid, you could be a real groundbreaker if you decided to teach whales to wear cozies. Then they could teach other whales.

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 03 Sep 05 - 05:06 PM

I just stick a tea-towel over the teapot. I suppose I could wear that, but I don't think it'd suit me.

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 03 Sep 05 - 07:18 PM

And besides, you'd look like Yasser Arafat or every school Nativity shepherd ever to tread the boards!

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 03 Sep 05 - 07:22 PM

And these days it might be a bit dangerous on the London Tube or in the neighbourhood of any police officers...

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: GUEST,Art Thieme
Date: 04 Sep 05 - 12:01 AM

Putting a tea cosy on your head (and all the way down the entire shaft for that matter) will never prevent conception (or disease either for that matter)--- so I heartily recommend condoms!

ART THIEME

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 04 Sep 05 - 01:07 AM

Ewwww. . . you're not going to try to put THAT on my teapot now, are you?

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: GUEST,a teapot
Date: 05 Sep 05 - 12:46 AM

Stop it all of you.
Filthy beasts.

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: Bunnahabhain
Date: 05 Sep 05 - 09:34 AM

A Teapot normally involve six people for me. How about you?

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 05 Sep 05 - 10:03 AM

One person and several cups of tea--none of it needing reheating because I use my quilted tea cosy. :)

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 05 Sep 05 - 11:44 AM

I eschewed tea from the age of 11. I decided I didn't like the taste. Since then I've confined myself to lemon tea, assorted instant fruit teas and a yearly cup of Earl Grey.

Consequently, no tea cosy.














But I bet I could find one if I tried hard enough...

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 05 Sep 05 - 12:39 PM

You can order one through a link at the bottom of the page, and support Mudcat at the same time!

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 05 Sep 05 - 08:00 PM

The Squeak doesn't drink tea! I'm shaken, utterly shaken.

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 05 Sep 05 - 08:06 PM

I'm not stirred by this, myself. . .

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 06 Sep 05 - 03:35 AM

Who wants a stomach that looks like the inside of a teapot?

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: GUEST, Topsie
Date: 06 Sep 05 - 05:15 AM

So far, no one has looked at the inside of my stomach - I wish the outside looked better though. I don't think drinking beer has done its appearance much good.
Is there a market for beer cosies do you thimk, with the insulation keeping it cool in hot weather?

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 06 Sep 05 - 10:18 AM

Cold beer? Tis an abomination unto the Lord!!!

This is Britain and beer should be WARM!!!

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: GUEST
Date: 07 Sep 05 - 04:32 AM

I said 'cool', not 'cold', Liz.

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: Helen
Date: 07 Sep 05 - 04:55 AM

Topsie,

In Oz we have "stubby" OR "stubbie" holders which are usually made of thick rubber in a cylindrical shape, often with a base and you put your "stubby" i.e. 375 ml beer bottle into it for just that purpose - to keep it cold when the weather is hot.

The majority of stubby holders have "witty" (i.e. usually crass) sayings on them or funny pictures. Another souvenir item to look for while travelling.

If you do a search on Google.com you'll see lots of pictures. And by the way they are called "stubbies" because they are *small* bottles. There is another size smaller than that which are called "twist tops" by the beer distributors but better known as "throw downs" because you can throw them down your throat in one gulp, supposedly, if you are are real Aussie bloke. :-)

Helen

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: gnu
Date: 07 Sep 05 - 05:14 AM

If you can't get a "store-bought" beer cosy, although I don't know anyone who buys them because the beer companies around here give them away by the dozens, a wetted cloth works well. Of course, living in Canada, this is only a problem for half of the year... the other half of the year, we use dry cloths, to keep the cold out.

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 07 Sep 05 - 09:25 AM

~But would you be able to wear a beer cosy, and where?

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: JennyO
Date: 07 Sep 05 - 10:02 AM

Where???

Nah - not even gonna touch that!

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: Amos
Date: 07 Sep 05 - 10:25 AM

Jenny:

Ya never know 'til you've tried, as they say.


A

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 07 Sep 05 - 10:33 AM

On your feet, of course, to warm your toes! Geez, what were you all thinking?

;-D

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 08 Sep 05 - 03:44 AM

But I have hot toes.. I don't need a cosy.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 08 Sep 05 - 10:13 AM

I found a cosy prototype in the back of my corner cupboard (the really deep one with stuff that hasn't seen light of day for years). It was designed by me for an unusually shaped tea pot my father owned. It had to be a sort of "breakaway" number, so that it could fit down over the protruding wooden handle on top and the velcro on the sides allowed it to be pulled to around the sides once it was in place.

As a peek-a-boo cosy it would provide skimpy protection for anyone wanting to wear it anywhere but on their head.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: Helen
Date: 09 Sep 05 - 08:40 AM

So is this the idea for the next Mudcat calendar???

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 09 Sep 05 - 05:00 PM

OOh...... spatulas wearing tea cosies..... it could work.....

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: *Laura*
Date: 09 Sep 05 - 06:47 PM

spatulaaaas........

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 09 Sep 05 - 08:24 PM

Yes--a cooking calendar. Hell, we are a bunch of foodies anyway. We might as well!

Anyone else a fan of those children's picture books called I Spy? I'd love to see a few folks put together collections of things like that to go in calendar photos. Spatulas galore!

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: GUEST,Art Thieme
Date: 09 Sep 05 - 11:37 PM

Sooooo, call a toe truck!

;-)   Art

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 10 Sep 05 - 03:40 AM

That suggestion is just downright Potty Art!

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: Cluin
Date: 10 Sep 05 - 11:29 AM

Yes, we have beer cosies. But they're called coozies because they keep your beer cool on a hot summer day. I have a couple with coolant inside them so I keep them in the freezer till I need them.

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 10 Sep 05 - 09:40 PM

You actually get results when you do a search on "tea cosy hat."

Tea cosy number one and number two.

I think this one is a mistake--it looks like a tea cosy cat.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 11 Sep 05 - 05:36 AM

A former Bishop of Barking used to refer to his mitre as 'the tea cosy'..... caused quite a stir in our vestry when he asked the smallest altar boy to pass it to him....

Looked not a great deal unlike picture 1 above.....

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: The Shambles
Date: 11 Sep 05 - 11:05 AM

On his visit to my infant school I remember being very puzzled when asked to look-after the bishops's crook. As a regular Dixon of Dock Green watcher at the time - I was expecting to sit on a hand-cuffed jolly 'cockeney' type burgler with a striped shirt and a bag of swag.

I was quite relieved to find this heavy but rather swanky crystal glass affair - which I quite proudly held for the duration of the bishop's visit to our carol service.

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 11 Sep 05 - 11:11 AM

That last post was totally UK encoded--care to translate for US readers?

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: The Shambles
Date: 11 Sep 05 - 04:05 PM

No -

We now just have a change imposed on the thread's title by adding UK.

*Smiles*

On his visit to my kindergarten I remember being very puzzled when asked to look-after the minister's staff of office. As a regular Miami Vice watcher at the time - I was expecting to sit on a hand-cuffed trailer-park type burgler with a hood and a bag of stolen drugs.

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 11 Sep 05 - 04:19 PM

It's called a crozier.....

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: The Shambles
Date: 11 Sep 05 - 04:20 PM

Bishop drops in to school

From the Evening Advertiser, first published Thursday 23rd Nov 2000.

Pupils and staff at St Bartholomew's School in Wootton Bassett gave a warm welcome to the Bishop of Ramsbury, the Rt Rev Peter Hullah.

At their assembly, the children were fascinated to learn that the Bishop's crook, which is a mark of his office, was given to him by a real shepherd,and is made from hazel wood and ram's horn.

A Bishop is like a shepherd, in caring for the people in his area, he told the children.

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: The Shambles
Date: 11 Sep 05 - 04:25 PM

Evenin' all.

Things have been a bit quiet on the manor lately - I think the regular croziers must be taking a break or have gone away on holiday......

Don't think it works...........?

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: The Shambles
Date: 11 Sep 05 - 04:28 PM

http://www.pitt.edu/~medart/menuglossary/CROZIER.HTM

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: The Shambles
Date: 11 Sep 05 - 04:31 PM

http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/D/htmlD/dixonofdock/dixonofdock.htm

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 11 Sep 05 - 11:02 PM

Thanks for sending the material, Shambles! That's a nice slice of life there.

Shepherd's crooks are found everywhere--lamps, curtain rods, jewlery, ornaments of all sorts. A friend of mine completed a fundraiser this summer in Greenwich Village, New York, to put a Shepherd's Crook lamppost outside one of the oldest bars (also one of the oldest gay bars) in the area. They've been trying to get rid of those ugly modern "cobra head" lamps.

Here are what they look like.

Now how to direct this conversation back to tea cosys, eh?

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: The Shambles
Date: 12 Sep 05 - 03:52 AM

That last post was totally UK encoded--care to translate for US readers?

Is it only the U.S.A or will I have to provide a translation for Australia, Germany and all the rest of the world?

Subject: RE: BS: The wearing of a tea cosy.
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 12 Sep 05 - 04:08 AM

Wootton Bassett eh, I seem to remember that's where Chas Upton comes from.
As for a knitted toboggan as mentioned in part one of this thread, I certainly don't fancy sliding down a snowy slope on anything as flimsy as that, I might come a purler off it. Knit one, slip one, knit two together, cast off. Aye aye Cap'n.
G..