TEA CLOTHS
A tea towel/cloth is a
cloth which is intended for the specific use of drying dishes, accessories and
cutleries after wash. Clean tea towels are also used in Kungfu Tea Ceremony to
spread over a tea tray before tea being put onto it. Alternatively, it may be
used to cover a tea pot to prevent heat loss.
This item is small in
size, but without including it in the ceremony may make it incomplete. If
properly match with the function, it may add colour/significance to the tea
ceremony.
There are several type of
fabrics used for making tea tower/cloth. Linen is the conventional fiber used for tea towels.
It is not only used to remove stains during or after preparation tea, but is
also used to ensure a well balanced seasoning of a teapot or tray. This fabric
is preferred because it helps to dry the delicate plates and silverware without
the risk of scratching.
In general, tea towels are made with a simple
weave, rather than a looped terry, with a hand towel size. Tea towels made from cotton are not uncommon. Moreover, a cotton tea towel
tends to be much less costly, making it suitable for daily use.
In some cases, a tea towel is woven in a pattern
and in other cases, it may be decorated with paint or embroidery.
A tea towel is usually kept spotlessly clean.
This is because it is either used on freshly washed utensils or tray. When the
tea towel becomes damp, it is hung up to dry. It will also be periodically
washed for better sanitation. It is different from a dish rag, which is used to
wash dishes and wipe counters. Some people prefer dish rags to sponges, since
they can be frequently washed to cut down on bacteria.
Decorative tea towels
are commonly sold as souvenirs. They are basically designed to be hung on a
wall or displayed in a frame. These tea towels are from old fashioned hand
embroidered linen to plain cotton tea towels with garish paintings of famous
landmarks/poems.
Apart from being used
for their intended purpose, they are also kept for ornamental rather than practical
reasons. Travelers, especially, may bring back these tea towels for friends, or
keep them as a memorial of the trip.
Tea towel is also
relatively easy to make. Absorbent cotton or linen can be cut down to size and
hemmed to prevent stray threads. Ambitious sewers can embroider the resulting
tea towel, or leave it plain. Whether you buy them or make them, a stack of
fresh tea towels is a useful thing to have in a kitchen, since they can be used
to cover hot foods, dry dishes, and perform other kitchen tasks.
At time of writing this
article, I am sipping on coffee. What are you sipping on this afternoon? You
may use the tea towel for your tea time too.
Hope you do enjoy
reading this article. Stay tune and more are in the pipelines for your reading
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