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Sunday, April 6, 2008

Stitches-for-Tea



La Tea Dah at Gracious Hospitality is hosting a Tea Blog-a-Thon from March 16 until May 31. She has a different theme for each week and you may participate as much or as little as you like. The theme for the fourth week, April 6 - April 12 is Stitches-for-Tea: "Share ideas and pictures that involve stitching for the tea table. Any kind of stitches count: sewing, embroidery, knitting, crochet, tatting, quilting, etc. The work can be yours or of someone else, but should be homemade rather than done by factory machines. Ideas are napkins, tea cozies, table linens, and other creations made with tea themes."

Checking my tea linens I found this handmade item which I’d like to feature for this week’s Tea Blog-a-Thon: It is an apron made of white linen with embroidered design at the top of the bib and a teacup on the pocket.

It measures 41" long with an adjustable 34" waist. White buttons fasten the ties of the bib and of the waist ties.

The embroidered designs are in blue, yellow and cream with bows, and dots on the bib.



The pocket features a teacup in blue with white and yellow daises.

I hope you enjoyed my contribution this week to Stitches-for-Tea. Please visit La Tea Dah at Gracious Hospitality for links to other participants.

28 comments:

Denise said...

Beautiful apron! Is it a Sandy Clough design? I love how she blends tea and flowers ~ so pretty! Thank you for sharing! Have a lovely week!

Karla Cook @ Roads to Everywhere said...

That is so cute! I love the navy and yellow cup with daisies on the pocket!

Anonymous said...

What a darling apron! I love the colors -- crisp white with navy and yellow. How fresh!

And thank you for leaving a comment on my blog. If you can't find hand-embroidered tea towels in your local area, there are several vintage items available on ebay and Etsy. Good luck!

Linda Jennings said...

I love your apron! I have many memories of my mom and aunts wearing aprons everytime they cooked!

Yellow Rose Arbor said...

Beautiful apron! It does look like a Sandy Clough design.

Thanks for sharing. I hope to share mine tomorrow night.

Katherine

Anonymous said...

Your apron is so pretty. Thank you for sharing.

Anonymous said...

What a lovely apron!
Thanks for show and telling.

Laura of Harvest Lane

Kim said...

How beautiful! What fun you must have wearing it!

La Tea Dah said...

What a lovely apron and a great post! Thank you for sharing your elegant and sweet apron with us! I love the teacup on the pocket --- very pretty!

LaTeaDah

Anonymous said...

the apron is wonderful and I love how you displayed it and the photos you show of it. :)

Nicole said...

Your apron is lovely--I really enjoy the teacup stitched onto the pocket.

Alice said...

So pretty! I love aprons and that one is very special.

Mr Puffy's Knitting Blog: said...

That is just the prettiest apron ever! Enjoy.

Sandy said...

What a lovely apron! I love all the tiny details.

Esther Sunday said...

Glad you posted this - such a beautiful apron! Love, Esther

Irene said...

Carrie,this is such a beautiful apron! Thank you for showing it to us.

Vee said...

Such a beautiful apron! It looks so Edwardian and the detail is marvelous.

Reviekat said...

What a beautiful apron! I love all the little details included throughout the apron especially on the bib. :)

Revee

Sandra said...

What a pretty apron! I really love the teacup on the pocket. Thanks for sharing.

Joyce said...

Great apron and nice little detailing on it. I have a plain ol'Battenburg one with no stitching but I still like it! HA!
Thanks for putting it on there and showing how pretty it is.
Joyce

Alisa Noble said...

ooo, I'm an apron junkie and that one is cute! Thank for your comments on my blog.
Alisa

Unknown said...

Love the linen apron - I love anything linen. The tea cup on it is really cute. Thanks for stopping by and saying hi.

Anonymous said...

I love your apron! The teacup is so precious :). I'd have to just display it, I tend to get pretty messy when I'm cooking or baking so I try to use colored aprons although I do have a favorite white one I use :). Thank you for sharing, it's beautiful.

Anonymous said...

What a pretty little apron. Loved the teacup on it.

Grace said...

beautiful apron, thanks for sharing

Sweet Necessi-Teas said...

I love your apron! It looks like it must be a Sandy Clough... Beautiful!

Charlotte said...

Love the apron.

Catherine Holman said...

I'm an apron lover and yours is adorable! Thanks for visiting my blog!
Catherine