created by Rob, digitized by Heidi
These Tea Bag Holders have been created for the 4 x 4 hoop so everyone can create them. Heidi’s expertise in digitizing has made them quick-to-stitch. All of the holders can be personalized!
In addition to different occasions (weddings, bridal showers, anniversaries, birthdays, graduations), we also have many tea bag holders for different charitable +/or support organizations. The Tea Bag holders can be used as fundraisers or giveaways for all kinds of events!
They are easily tucked into a letter or a card and mailed to friends and family near and far.
Click below to see the two Tea Bag Holder Sets:
(Sisters, Christmas, Bride to Be (Bridal Shower), Baby Boy, Children Learn what they Live, Red Hatters, From this Day Forward (Wedding Favors, announcements), Happy Birthday, For Better or Worse)
(Animal Adoption, Autism, Women’s Heart Health, Cancer Awareness, Susan G Komen for the Cure, Support the Troops, Wish You Were Here, Graduation, Get Well Wishes )
Supplies:
Stiff felt (can be purchased in any craft store – these are larger than the felt squares, we used ”Easy Felt”) These are larger than normal felt squares.
Cutaway stabilizer
Ribbon – 1/4-3/8”wide, 15-16” length
Spray adhesive (optional)
Directions:
1) Hoop Stabilizer
2) Cut stiff felt to fit the inside of your hoop (it should stay in place without needing adhesive spray, we used the spray on the first one but found it to be unnecessary)
3) Place stiff felt in hoop
4) Stitch design
5) Remove from hoop and trim close to outside edge of satin stitch
6) Punch hole inside embroidered circles for ribbon
7) Fold corners edges along stitch line towards inside
Bevel ends of ribbon to allow for easier lacing
9) Begin lacing the ribbon by inserting from top to bottom on two opposite corners
10) Lace one of the other corners from bottom to top
11) Slide tea bag into holder
12) Lace remaining ribbon from bottom to top
13) Tie into bow (if you want to add a tag, slide it onto ribbon at this point)
Add-ons
1) Tie one of the Tea poems or blank tags onto the bag by inserting the ribbon through the hole just before tying
2) Write your own note (i.e. Support The Animal Shelter, or To: From: ) on one of the tea pot shapes and attach with the ribbon
Poems and teapot shapes below are included in each set
I downloaded both sets before the instructions were uploaded. Stitched one out on muslin, however the felt does hold it’s shape better. Hope these will sell at an upcoming craft show.
Thanks to Heidi for a useful design!
Addendum to my last comment. I could not find the tags in either set. Could you please add them for those who need them? I’ll be printing mine from the instruction page.
[editor's note: Pat - You were fast on the draw! I had forgotten to send them to Cindy to add to the sets until I was putting the Newsletter together this morning! They are all there now, hopefully!
hugz,
rob]
wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!
Love these! I am heading to the machine right now to stitch out a few and send to my far-flung girl pals. What a clever idea. Thank you!
What a gorgeous, fabulous idea – and designs! One for my daughter-in-law, far away in New Zealand and two for dear friends in my old home town! Many Thanks!!
These are wonderful. I love ITH designs. These should do well at craft fairs and bazaars this fall. Thank you very much for the designs and the instructions. Sounds so easy and fast.
I don’t know how large these are, but wouldn’t they work great for gift cards? Something that my children and grandchildren like, they can buy the things they want or need that I don’t know about!
[Jerry - Closed up and tied - I think about 2 x 2
Huggers
rob]
I am going to send one of these to my sister-in-law in Boston. I really miss her and this will bring us closer together.
[Peggy - and that is how this all began! BTW, I was in Pensacola last week - TWICE!
hugz
rob]
I love them just got them and im ready to stitch.. thank you for sharing these..
Hi Rob,
These are absolutely beautiful! I think I’m going to need your help getting started. I want to make a lot of these and sell them at the craft fair her in Sun City, Texas. Doris
I love these and hope you will make some bigger ones. No one in my family drinks tea, but I am buying both sets anyway and maybe I can just skip those parts. I love your instructions, they always take all the guesswork out and that is exactly what this old great-grammie needs! Thank you so much and hope to see more soon. Hugs and blessings, Penny in Pigeon Forge, TN
WOW rOB GREAT STORY ABOUT mOM AND YOUR SISTER AND LOVELY IDEA FOR TEA BAGS
Thank you for all the neat designs and projects. The Tea Bag Holders look as though they could be used to hold other things also (candy). I plan to have loads of fun stitching these, for tea and other goodies…(o;
Hello from France. It’s really a very good idea ! It will be very useful and I already know who will receive one of them. Thank you very much !!!!
Soooooo cute and practical and it even looks easy enough. Can’t wait to try one. ellie.
Is there a printer friendly version of the instructions?
[Regina, I have a pdf file - you want with or without pics? You can email me for them rob@designsbysick.com huggers, rob]
THATNK YOU ROB FOR THE GREAT DESIGNS. MY FRIEND HAS A DAY CARE AND THESE WOULD BE EXCELLENT FOR A LITTLE TREAT FOR THE KIDS.A HERSHEY TREAT WOULD BE GREAT. FRANCES
HI ROB I HAVE DOWNLOADED THE TEA DESIGNS BUT THE TAGS AND SAYING AREN’T THERE.
HELP !!! THANK YOU FRANCES
[Yep...I had forgotten to send them to Cindy to include...but they should be there now. Anyone can just download again to get the tags. Let me know if you have any problems.
rob]
Whoops, just sent a message on Facebook asking for something like this to use as an invitation to a tea party or as a thankyou…Another thought, make the Awareness ribbon more generic so it could be used for any organization or cause. For instance, my 4 year old grandson passed away from cancer. Come to think of it, why not make up a blank one and people could design one using their own designs and texts to fit their need? Thanks for what you do.
[Esther, That was my thought behind the Pray For A Cure holder. You can stitch it out in any color - as most Cancer Awareness organizations have their own color.]
Ideas, ideas! They keep popping into my head!
I am a tea drinker but most people I know are not. BUT almost everyone I know likes candy or chocolate. This would be perfect for a couple pieces of hard candy (werthers, starlight mints, butterscotch, rootbeer barrels etc..) or a mini piece of chocolate (andi’s, mini packs m&m’s… think halloween size)
Then I started thinking more… what if I could hang it on a tree with a treat inside? Christmas candy or andi’s mint choc wafers come to mind for that… But then.. making an Advent calendar? Put #’s on the back and you get to open them for a candy/choc treat each day! (mini bone, dried fruit piece for birds, or cat treat for the critters)
But can’t keep the animals out… putting a fresh sprig of catnip in one and tying it shut… That would drive the kitties batty yet be easy to open/shut. sewing crinkle paper into it to make it crackle. Small toy breeds of dogs would like it too with a bell or a squeaker put inside. (recycle the squeakers out of toys already chewed up or broken.)
Oh boy, I can’t wait to get started on these now!
Fundraising may be easy with this! I can see them selling rather quickly with an animal shelter logo on them.
Stunning idea. Can’t wait to see the reaction of my children when I send them some of these. Thanks a million.
These are great! I can think of so many people I want to send these to, friends and family.
I just love these and cannot wait to stitch some out! Do you have plans to do a larger size? These would be perfect to hold a single packet of hot cocoa (fold down top to form a square). “Snowman Soup”, snow flakes, etc. come to mind. Perfect gifts for coworkers, teachers, etc.
These are too cool! The only thing I did different was stop before the diamond outline, satin stitch border and ribbon holes stitched, floated a piece of fabric underneath and finished the design. Now the inside is almost as pretty as the outside!
Thanks so much for these cute tea bags at a great price. I love doing little things like this and will enjoy a cup of tea with someone someday as will make a couple, put in my purse and go for a visit. You do have cute ideas. I love reflection candles for memorial candles with those cute little battery candles. Thanks again
Verda
Hi
Thank you so very, very much! I just love “in the hoop” designs. It is something different and I am getting tired of always doing a design on something. This is a gift on it’s own! Love it! Thanks again.
Hi
Thank you so very, very much! I just love “in the hoop” designs. It is something different and I am getting tired of always doing a design on something. This is a gift on it’s own! Love it! Thanks again.
I love these. I will send one of these off to my friend in Ireland. I can’t get there this summer but I want to be with her in spirit.
I do a lot of knitting and sewing pillows for the ladies who have undergone a mastecomy and have been looking for a small gift to give to the people with cancer.This is a marvellous idea.Thank you.I dont know if you have seen a pillow for that purpose but I got it from another site and a Australian lady came up with the idea and it has spread to a lot of hospitals here.thank you again.Have a great day and keep smiling.Rae
I just made my first “Race for the Cure” tea bag holder and it turned out beautiful! This is a great idea for our annual “Tickled Pink”, an all night quilt for the cure. Oh my… this means that I will have to make about 80!! Thank you so much for the fun project.
Thank you for these, work at the health department, October is Breast Cancer awearness month and plan to make them to give to the ladies. Great Ideals.
I did create a Please Support Our Troops – thinking these would be great to tuck a little something into for the military serving their country.
And, the Pray for a Cure can be stitched out in any color for different awareness groups.
Thank you for all of the lovely comments and ideas!
Milenda, Your excitement tickles me! Now you know how I felt when I was creating them!
Will have to see about larger ones for cocoa +/or single serving coffee packets. My major objective was to create an In-The-Hoop project for those of you who are limited to the 4 x 4 hoop.
huggers,
rob
dear rob and heidi I just finished my first teabag holder the results were great. For those of you who is looking for easy felt you can get it at Michael’s. Now I have another question in the designs for the little note pads are the done on the same felt. Keep these projects coming!
It’gram again,a couple of things, I just bought some coffee bags which fit into the teabag holders also our Michaels is not carrying th easy felt anymore now we need to find where to purchase it By the way they work up fast thanks again and keep the projects coming!
Great ideas , can you tell me were I can purchase scissors like in the photo ?
[rob here - I purchased those from a dealer in NW Florida. They are awesome - offset so you can snip threads while your project is still hooped - and sharp as can be! You can find her website here: http://www.ruthiesnotions.com/ , I think the scissors are here: http://www.ruthiesnotions.com/rnscissors2.html the Gingher 6" Double-Curved, Offset Handle, Chrome Finish. huggers, rob]
I bet the individually wrapped Ghiradelli Chocolates would fit in these too. I am planning to use them for a fundraiser.
[editor's note: You are all so creative! I only thought of tea when I created them!! You are right - those chocolates will fit perfectly! Would love to see a picture of your fundraiser holders! ~rob, editor]
hi from australia i have just made my first teabag i used some firm cotton and used some shapewell that i had hanging a round it worked very well also did not use any other backing. or iron on interfacing for firmness will be ok this is a cross over from sewing i have often used interfacing with embroidery to firm up a cushion front.
Will we get any tea bag holder designs for Valentine’s day? Hope so. I have sets 1 and 2. Wonderful.
[rob here- i am afraid not - but I do want to see if I can get one together - for a combination Easter/Mom's day!
hugs
rob]
I love the little tea bag holder.!!
The only thing I added was a back before I cut away the extra fabric. This made the inside nice and neat. No stitches showing.