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GBP £ 35
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This beautiful linen tea cosy captures the quiet magic of a wintery night in the countryside, with the handprinted design picked out in soft white ink. Lined with soft natural cotton calico, it's well-padded to keep your pot warm, whatever the weather. Perfect for a family-sized teapot. Available in:- Navy Sage Green Raspberry Red Hand printed, using water-based inks and made by a small team of skilled artisans in our Cornish studios. The decoration is on one side of the tea cosy; the other side is plain. Approximate size - 35 (l) cm x 24 (h) cm Machine was at 30 degrees About the Winter Fox Collection - As a business, we are keen to help support new and upcoming designers. This very special design, has been created by a long-time family friend of both my children and me. Imogen, now a young, talented illustrator and graphic designer, has captured the quiet magic of wintertime family adventures perfectly, making this collection full of warmth, story, and meaning. The Winter Fox Collection is inspired by treasured family holidays when my children were little and we used to holiday with Imogen's sister and their Mum and Dad. We always escaped to nature — long countryside walks, spotting wildlife, renting quirky cottages, enjoying open fires, pub lunches, winter picnics and nature quizzes to make the children walk just that little bit further! Those memories of frosty mornings, curious foxes, and cosy evenings have stayed with us bringing the connection full circle with this beautiful new collection. Did you know..... Although the history of the tea cosy may have begun when tea was introduced to Britain in the 1660s, the first documented use of a tea cosy in Britain was in 1867. It was most likely the Duchess of Bedford who, by establishing the activity of afternoon tea in 1840, would have brought the popularity of the tea cosy. Afternoon tea was the time for socialising and keeping up to date with aristocratic gossip and topical news. With all the chatter at teatime, the teapot would get cold, which would have, at times, cut short some tea parties. And so, the tea cosy came about. Tea cosies then flourished during the late 19th century, when they appeared in many households across Britain, motivated by the obsession of decorating and covering objects characteristic of the Victorian era.
Last updated: 09/07/25
Launch date: 02/10/25