How To Make Tea Bags Out Of Cloth

An ideal gift for a person you love would be a something that is hand made and hand crafted by you. If you plan to make it a little more off beat, then make a tea bag and gift your loved one a set of that. Is hand made by you. This way you will be able to make your own signature mix and share it proudly with your friends. While making the bags out of cloth, add a touch of class and use some silk fabric.

Facts about Cloth bags

You can make tea bags out of cloth and store them for a long time. If you succeed in making tea bags of cloth in large numbers, then it can be distributed amongst friends and family. Now if you wish, you can make tea bags from normal cloth and not opt for silk fabric like we have suggested. Fabrics like cotton, linen and mall can all be used for this purpose. What matters when you make tea bags is that you get the quantity of the tea that you put inside each pack right. As these are going to be hand made, it is best to weigh and separate the quantities of tea that will go into each packet and set aside. This way while making tea bags of cloth, you will have equal quantities of leaves for all the bags. Any difference in quantity effects the quality of the tea being prepared.

How to make tea bags from cloth

Decide on the fabric, the color and the design ad once this is done, lay it in front of you on the table. Trace a couple of round shapes on this using a round mouth glass, and cut out the fabric. Now fold the edges of the circle and stick it up. Stop stitching and leave a ¼ inch gap from where you began. Now thread a thick yarn through the gap you have left in the stitching line and hook it there, so that one part of the thread is stuck to it while the other hangs out. Now put in loose tea through the opening and pull the pouch shut, thus making tea bags of cloth.  

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