Mission: Tea Towels

~ Tea Towels ~

- Do we really know what are they?

- I'm sure we do!

- But do we know the history and where do they come from?

- Maybe...!

Let's fathom out a little bit about them.

Originally the term 'tea towel' came from England, when a lady of the house used to dry her china tea service also as other valuable serving pieces. It dates back to 18th century.

Tea towel is a piece of fabric, a cloth which is specifically used to dry dishes and cutlery. Tea towels have been greatly functional for ages. 

So far they used to have and still have a decorative function. The clean fresh tea towel could be layed on the table, tea/coffee tray or so ever. As long as it came from England and Ireland as well, people used to cover tea pots and scones to keep them warm. Especially in 19th century English ladies embroidered their tea towels for decorative use during well-known tea times.

 

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The most traditional fiber for tea towels is Linen! Because of its highly absorbance and lint-free features. Looped terry fabric is not as common as simple weave for tea towels, often sized as a hand towel.

Decorative printed tea towels used to hung on the wall with famous people, nature, country scenes or even images of monarchs printed on them.

Cotton tea towels are not uncommon as well as cotton and linen blend but only pure linen tea towels are widely used because of lint-free property and nowadays it is affordable for everyday use. 

 

Tea towel is always kept spotlessly clean! You wouldn't want to use stinky, sticky or grimy tea towel for freshly washed dishes. It is necessary to remember to dry out perfectly to avoid damp. Of course good sanitation requires periodically washed tea towels to cut down on bacterias.

In addition to all this, it is not hard job to make your own tea towel, it is relatively easy doable. On www you can find hundreds and hundreds of tutorials how to stitch, how to stamp, print, applique, embroider... 

Check this wonderful printed tea towel tutorial which whispers authenticity, found it on 'Spoonflower' blog. 

Whether you buy or make them, to have a fresh pile of tea towels in the kitchen is a must for every housewife! It is useful kitchen article since it can be used to cover hot food, dry dishes and accomplish other tasks in the kitchen.

High quality linen tea towels are now quite popular as gifts, especially for those who is looking for eco-friendly goods, quite often used as placemats and/or napkins, table runners, as a piece of art in humid bathroom...

Ingenious people sometimes use tea towels for gift wrapping! I think it makes very personalized and luxurious gift. And what that shows? It shows: 'Be creative, spontaneous and resourceful'!

 All the rest of the photos had been taken by +Mindaugas Zumas, +Ieva Zumienė 


 

Enjoy Sleeping in Pure Linen

Sleep is extremely important for us but mostly nobody gets enough of it. Sleep is essential for energy, health, productivity, and emotional balance.

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What is your opinion about sleeping in pure linen bedding? Do you like or dislike this fact? If you still don't know should you support this thought or not, please read some obvious facts about it.

It is quite sad that mostly all of us have moved to synthetic fibers instead of natural such as linen. Linen is the oldest and strongest natural textile fiber known from about 2000 B.C. More facts about linen are available at online boutique.

No doubt, one the best choices for your good sleep is luxury sleeping on linen. Be aware - linen is a live natural fiber, breathable fabric!

Once you try this, you will like it and never look back, I can asure you. The same thing happened to us. We used to sleep in cotton bedding or cotton and synthetic blended bedding and now we know - it is absolutely not the same. 

Photography: +Mindaugas Zum 

It is so important to choose right, good quality bedlinen. Did you know that the indivual spends sleeping 1/3 of his whole life!!!

 Photography: +Mindaugas Zum 

So why would you choose high quality linen bed linen? That's easy, because of its health benefits:

• Warm and cozy in winter, cool and fresh in summer.  
• Durable and would last ages (if proper care is taken).
• Environmetally friendly, eco-friendly.
• Anti-static.
• Non-allergic to every single one's skin.
• Anti-bacterial, resistant to fungus and bacterias.
• Wonderful absorbent.
• Lint-free.
• Linen rejects dirt.
• Has light massaging effect which stimulates blood flow.
• Linen breathes just like skin.
• Linen is light as a feather on body.

All these unique properties of flax were always highly valued by generations. It is very well that step by step we are coming back to this natural fabric.

Caring for linen is easy but about this next time. 

The more you wash linen bedding, the softer it becomes. You will feel you have owned it for ages. 

If wrinkles bother you, use a damp iron which will help to remove them but we suggest to leave the wrinkles as they are due to its unique characteristic, mark of quality and charm.

What concerns the most - how it feels into your hands/body and how well you sleep!

 Photography: +Mindaugas Zum 

 

 Here are some interesting facts about sleep:

• The record for the longest period without sleep is 18 days, 21 hours, 40 minutes during a rocking chair marathon. The record holder reported hallucinations, paranoia, blurred vision, slurred speech and memory and concentration lapses.
• It’s impossible to tell if someone is really awake without close medical supervision. People can take cat naps with their eyes open without even being aware of it.
• 12 % of people dream only in black and white.
• A new baby typically results in 400 to 750 hours lost sleep for parents in the first year.
• Lack of sleep can raise the sensation of hunger up to 25 %. If you sleep more, you can eat more and burn more calories.
• One of the best predictors of insomnia later in life is the development of bad habits from having sleep disturbed by young children.
• If you lose two hours of sleep, you can impair your performance equal to a .05 blood-alcohol level.

Watch this funny video about woman sleeping at work:

You better get sleep more than 6 hours but less than 9 hours every a day, to prevent funny situations like this.

 Photography: photopin.com

 

Choosing the right bedlinen for yourself and your family is a must for getting a great night’s sleep. Good sleep is one of the most important aspects that influence wealthy, happy and full of successful activities life.

 

   

 Photography: +Mindaugas Zum 

To sum up: 

Enjoy deep, restful, luxury sleep and the timeless beauty of one of the oldest textiles in the world.  

Would love to hear your opinion about how do you like to use linen bedding? Like or dislike? Have you tried yet or not? Would you rather change into something different?