teawares
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Teapot Styles — Transferware
Long before modern printing transformed books, newspapers, and advertising, it revolutionized something much closer to home: our teacups, teapots, and dinnerware. The invention of transferware changed the world of ceramics forever, making intricate decorative designs affordable and accessible to ordinary households. What had once required hours of painstaking hand painting could suddenly be reproduced quickly,… Continue reading
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Monthly Tea Gadget and Offbeat News Report 9
I recently wrote this overview of the benefits and risks of making sun tea, which involves steeping tea leaves in water outdoors using sunlight. For an interesting variation on that concept, you might consider this solar-powered kettle designed to heat water using sunlight, which could allow tea preparation in off-grid or outdoor settings—weather permitting. For… Continue reading
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5 Alternatives to Using a Teapot
“I never use a teapot!” Yes, it’s true. Some tea drinkers don’t steep tea in a teapot. And we’re not just talking about folks who dunk a teabag in some hot water in a mug. We’re talking about those “alternate” tea steepers. Here are five such alternatives for you to try (or maybe you already… Continue reading
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The Horror of Lip Marks on Your Teacups
Oh the horror of lip marks on your teacups. But let’s face it, folks, life is messy. When your teacup gets those nasty lip marks on it that never seem to wash off and just keep building up, your life can seem even messier, bordering on total disaster. Lipstick is, of course, a culprit here,… Continue reading
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The Tea Trio Set
If you cruise the antique stores or online sites that specialize in classic teawares, you’ve come across the tea trio set. There are some folks who even collect them in different patterns from different makers for a truly eclectic tea time. A tea trio set consists of a teacup, a saucer, and a dessert plate,… Continue reading
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You (Tea) Animal!
[Editor’s note: I usually don’t layout articles like this (photo-text-photo-text-etc), but the last time I tried to do something snazzy, WordPress messed up the image sizing. These teawares are just too cute (I want them all!) to risk that happening again. Enjoy!] A lot of people collect “stuff” with animal motifs. A lot of tea people… Continue reading
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Roundtable Topic: Pairing Teas with Teawares
Another roundtable hashing of a topic of concern to you tea lovers. Do you invest heavily in specialized teawares so you can properly steep the growing array of teas in your stock? Or do you stick with your tried and true teapot or mug? Tea bloggers weigh in here, and your thoughts are welcome, too.… Continue reading
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More Tea Gadgets
It’s gadget time again, tea lovers. We’ve covered tea gadgets many times before—and likely will again—since the stream of new and inventive products never seems to slow down. All-in-one tea preparation gadgets may not dominate the market, but they are growing in popularity. One example is the Kicker Tea Tumbler. If you’ve ever been curious… Continue reading
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Teawares as Part of Your Holiday Décor
Teawares as part of Christmas tree ornament designs is fairly well known. Teawares as part of your holiday décor may not be as familiar. “Usefulness” is a true byword for teawares. They are, after all, designed to steep, serve, and drink tea. But, like many useful things, their designs can range from the austere and… Continue reading
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Tis the Season for Sparkly Teawares
Attention, tea lovers: Not all of the holiday sparkle is on your Christmas tree or in those department store display windows. Some of it is right in your kitchen cupboard or dining room cabinet or wherever you keep your sparkly teawares. What kind of teawares will give you that sparkle? White ones, for a start.… Continue reading
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