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by Bonnie Alter

Image from Grannies,inc.

Tea cosies are a quintessentially British concept which has spread and developed into an art form. They have a very simple, and useful function: to keep the pot of tea hot.

This beauty of a tea cosy was designed in association with npower, an energy company. The idea is to encourage drinkers to make tea in a pot instead of a mug or cup. This will reduce the number of times we boil our kettles, thus reducing the amount of household energy we use....

Read more at  -   http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/03/knit-tea-cosy.php