Keeping the tea cosy and warm

A DigitalNZ Story by squiggle_top

A selection of tea cosies, made from different materials.

tea cosy, craft, tea pot, tea, knitting, crochet, sewing, handmade

Handmade and handstitched, patchwork and sewn

Image: Patchwork Tea Cosy

Patchwork Tea Cosy

Pahiatua Museum

Image: Filet crocheted floral tea cosy

Filet crocheted floral tea cosy

Howick Historical Village

Image: Tea cosy

Tea cosy

Te Awamutu Museum

Image: Tea cosy

Tea cosy

Tairāwhiti Museum Te Whare Taonga o Tairāwhiti

Image: Tea Cosy

Tea Cosy

Howick Historical Village

Image: teacosy

teacosy

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Cosy, Tea

Cosy, Tea

Puke Ariki

Image: tea cosy

tea cosy

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Tea Cosy

Tea Cosy

Howick Historical Village

Image: Tea Cosy

Tea Cosy

Pahiatua Museum

Knitted and crocheted

Image: Tea Cosy

Tea Cosy

Mangawhai Museum

Image: Cosy, Tea

Cosy, Tea

Puke Ariki

Image: Tea cosy

Tea cosy

Mataura Museum

Image: Tea Cosy, Crocheted Chevrons

Tea Cosy, Crocheted Chevrons

Wyndham & Districts Historical Museum

Sometimes the tea cosy is more a disguise or a work of art than a recognisable teapot covering! 

Image: Tea cosy

Tea cosy

Middlemarch Museum

Image: Tea cosy group 2

Tea cosy group 2

Kete Horowhenua

Image: teacosy

teacosy

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Different shaped tea cosys might be needed for different shaped tea pots 

Image: Teapot

Teapot

Canterbury Museum

Image: Teapot

Teapot

MOTAT

Image: Teapot

Teapot

Tairāwhiti Museum Te Whare Taonga o Tairāwhiti

Image: teapot

teapot

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Tea pot

Tea pot

The Arts House Trust

Image: Tea pot

Tea pot

Canterbury Museum

This DigitalNZ story was created November 2023, and revised & updated January 2025.