tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post3385410038598476001..comments2024-03-28T13:36:31.910+00:00Comments on My Quiet Life in Suffolk: The Unintentional Tea-Towel Collection................Sue in Suffolkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-71030460935379386112020-02-23T21:34:22.506+00:002020-02-23T21:34:22.506+00:00Your tea towels are absolutely beautiful. I'v...Your tea towels are absolutely beautiful. I've been looking at some online on Etsy to purchase myself.Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07836804230239409478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-51672520902313611332020-02-16T07:04:25.633+00:002020-02-16T07:04:25.633+00:00I just went thru a bag of tea towels I bought whil...I just went thru a bag of tea towels I bought while I lived in UK. I remember having one hanging on a wall in the kitchen, so adorable mice and cheese and a candle when we lived in Felixstowe. I bought them while on holiday as well. Good memories of most of them. A few others/not sure why I bought them. 43 years ago! I need to pull them out of closet again and do something with them eventually!!! Take care!Grandmabeckyl.blogspothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04362600588981799211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-10379639544879119402020-02-12T03:23:25.811+00:002020-02-12T03:23:25.811+00:00Oh, I'm a tea towel addict! Too many really bu...Oh, I'm a tea towel addict! Too many really but they all get used and are on a rotation to minimise wear. I iron mine as well, mostly so I can get more into the drawer. I love the kitschy travel ones, vintage tea towels, the gorgeous French ones & the linen fancies that are really art pieces. There's a brilliant business in Australia called Third Drawer Down (it must be the universal drawer for tea towels!!) which sell numbered limited edition print runs of original artist's works on linen. They're about $30 from memory and I've both given & received them as gifts, and I bought one especially years ago to turn into my kitchen blind. My French ones are about 18 years old and are all just about to bite the dust at the same time. They'll get cut up for rags so they'll live on for a bit longer yet!Pipistrellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-81574097762893531532020-02-12T01:33:37.464+00:002020-02-12T01:33:37.464+00:00I have half a dozen tea towels in the kitchen draw...I have half a dozen tea towels in the kitchen drawer for daily use, and a large pile that sits neatly folded in the linen cupboard because they are simply too nice to use!At Home In New Zealandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835971617944752730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-41764384556529224522020-02-11T23:10:00.308+00:002020-02-11T23:10:00.308+00:00Oh how lovely, the linen ones are more absorbent ...Oh how lovely, the linen ones are more absorbent when they have had a few washes so I just throw them in any load until they are ready.<br />Those type are usually very strong so make great shopping bags or even aprons. <br />I have made sturdy kitchen, garden or peg aprons by marking the curve with a dinner plate and cutting to shape, sew right sides together (leaving 1"opening each side of top of bib ) and when turned out, make "sleeve" with another row of stitches on curve. Thread long ribbon or fabric tie from waist , up curve, down other side of bib curve and out through other waist side...you now have a totally adjustable apron for adult or child, thin or wide, as the long tie will accommodate bib placement and waist size.<br />MargaretPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990336317308988689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-89196048575528980472020-02-11T23:08:48.518+00:002020-02-11T23:08:48.518+00:00That is quite the collection. Tea towels are handy...That is quite the collection. Tea towels are handy for covering items and you could always use one to wrap a gift.<br /><br />God bless.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16051183778965359500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-18120817122752103892020-02-11T21:51:43.583+00:002020-02-11T21:51:43.583+00:00My daughter has a dishwasher but always requests a...My daughter has a dishwasher but always requests a tea towel when we go away. It' a tradition and she loves it. <br />Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13863899802782756191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-75658550620736749662020-02-11T21:50:30.700+00:002020-02-11T21:50:30.700+00:00Hello. I'm over from Rhonda's blog "D...Hello. I'm over from Rhonda's blog "Down to Earth". Loving your tea towel collection. I'm visiting family in the UK this year, must take them all an Australian tea towel.Gardener Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15315111655705751301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-20677368137481629142020-02-11T21:16:57.569+00:002020-02-11T21:16:57.569+00:00That's an impressive collection. I only have t...That's an impressive collection. I only have three. One to use, one ready in the drawer, one in the wash. Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837629817375132149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-63380638261317881032020-02-11T20:23:21.882+00:002020-02-11T20:23:21.882+00:00What a pretty collection! If you don't use the...What a pretty collection! If you don't use them they could be sewn together and turned into a quilt. I have seen quilts made out of all sorts of different things - even fancy cloth handkerchiefs. I also liked Mary's suggestion to use them in your Christmas hampers.Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17738727252267659979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-10513311034408685892020-02-11T17:51:50.468+00:002020-02-11T17:51:50.468+00:00I still have one made have all the children in my ...I still have one made have all the children in my oldest grandchild's class - they each drew themselves and then they were printed on to a towel. I wonder whether they still do this.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-42333232502634604302020-02-11T16:49:11.067+00:002020-02-11T16:49:11.067+00:00Lots!
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Lots! <br /><br />But they are pretty.<br /><br />💕 💕 💕 💕<br /><br />wisps of wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995057494013633705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-70542951813326585592020-02-11T16:37:33.369+00:002020-02-11T16:37:33.369+00:00My oldest daughter has a tea towel with the word g...My oldest daughter has a tea towel with the word glass down the middle. I used it one time and was so impressed by how well it dried the dishes that I looked for a long time for one of my own. Never found one.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17128379696456444487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-17880850992946936682020-02-11T16:25:06.268+00:002020-02-11T16:25:06.268+00:00These have value, you can sell them on vintage [or...These have value, you can sell them on vintage [or recent] linens collecting groups on Facebook!Lizzy Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13925662100321427762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-48698320450725696002020-02-11T16:16:41.844+00:002020-02-11T16:16:41.844+00:00 I had fun choosing the right tea towel for each o... I had fun choosing the right tea towel for each of my family to use as wrapping paper for Christmas gifts and no paper in landfill after Christmas. They all looked really colourful wrapped and tied with red ribbon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-1331374239443156762020-02-11T14:10:51.151+00:002020-02-11T14:10:51.151+00:00That is quite the collection that I am sure will c...That is quite the collection that I am sure will come in useful eventually.mamasmercantilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011278973985658118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-5382003462557119392020-02-11T12:31:04.241+00:002020-02-11T12:31:04.241+00:00Quite a nice collection. You might consider adding...Quite a nice collection. You might consider adding one to each of your Christmas hampers. Perhaps you can line the container with one before you put in your goodies.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11587652444835060129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-33041230120048874932020-02-11T12:02:14.283+00:002020-02-11T12:02:14.283+00:00It's a good and useful collection. I have a f...It's a good and useful collection. I have a few animal and 'place' ones that people have given me but I still seem to use just a select few for drying in the kitchen and they get used a lot as we don't have a dishwasher:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-73908913633497505582020-02-11T11:51:58.382+00:002020-02-11T11:51:58.382+00:00I am blessed with an inherited dishwasher, but nev...I am blessed with an inherited dishwasher, but never dry using a tea towel when I wash by hand. I have so many, for every time I moved abroad everyone would want to give me "a little gift" to take to remind me of home. I think it is time to pass some along as they take forever to reach a good level of absorbency. Rustic Pumpkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335714529878600216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-73961457598413645172020-02-11T11:37:46.682+00:002020-02-11T11:37:46.682+00:00I seem to have an awful lot of tea towels as well....I seem to have an awful lot of tea towels as well. Mostly they end up being what I dry my hands on, or when I wash eggs, I lay them out on tea towels to dry. Some did come from my mom, too. Yours are much prettier! -Jenncoffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-20871124834179457012020-02-11T11:23:47.800+00:002020-02-11T11:23:47.800+00:00Weird, isn't it, how they accumulate? Like you...Weird, isn't it, how they accumulate? Like you, I don't think I've ever bought one. I also have my Mum's and I think all the rest were presents, including an Australian one (how they get around). I do have a dishwasher so don't need many but I still keep them, carefully rotated. Old ones have many uses e.g. wiping out the defrosted freezer. I don't think I'll be getting rid of any yet.callmemadamhttps://callmemadam.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-26494160633974338342020-02-11T11:13:43.536+00:002020-02-11T11:13:43.536+00:00Wow, that is quite a collection, but a lovely one ...Wow, that is quite a collection, but a lovely one at that.<br /><br />I prefer to let pots air dry too and have never had a dishwasher.Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-66740778077574475972020-02-11T10:36:20.322+00:002020-02-11T10:36:20.322+00:00We don't have a dishwasher, but I let my pots ...We don't have a dishwasher, but I let my pots airdry. When I was a little girl I had several Ovaltine tea towels hanging on my bedroom wall. Best, Jane xJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18114112351660401224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-72617666294128103912020-02-11T10:26:16.548+00:002020-02-11T10:26:16.548+00:00Quite a collection of tea towels. I have some tha...Quite a collection of tea towels. I have some that I use only to cover food, and I have one special one that I inherited from my mum. Its white linen and has the word glass down the middle. Its from the fifties and my my only ever used it for cleaning glasses. It only ever saw the light of day on special occasions. I don't know why I keep it I suppose its because my mum did!<br /><br />Julie <br /><br />Julie xxxxxxxKc'sCourthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02246546983725138517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-3851377196738293782020-02-11T10:13:55.250+00:002020-02-11T10:13:55.250+00:00That is quite a collection - I use old teatowels f...That is quite a collection - I use old teatowels for wiping down - though DH can't tell the difference between the newer ones we use for the dishes and the old ones (that have holes and bare patches I might add LOL!).<br />I have seen people make bags and things with those decorative ones. I even remember at one time people would buy those tea towel hangers and display their favourite ones on the wall.wherethejourneytakesmehttps://wherethejourneytakesme2.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com