Something, but you won’t find out how to make a tea bag everywhere! When buying tea in bags, we do not know what its quality is. You never know what they grinded there. But you can find a way out. For example, buy special bags for brewing tea in the store or make them yourself .... :)
And so, we look ......
You will need filter paper, thread, plain paper and delicious tea. Did you know that tea bags used to be made of silk. But it was too expensive. Then they began to use gauze for this, and then in 1929 filter paper. It has unique properties: it has high water resistance and low density.
Tea bags come in different shapes. The British love round ones, which lie at the bottom of the mug and saturate the tea with taste in stages. There are pyramidal packages, but we will make a two-chamber package.
Follow photo instructions.
For one bag, you will need a piece of filter paper twice the length of the bag and twice the width.
Draw fold lines as shown in the photo.
Bend along the lines, fold the bag as shown in the photo.
Put tea into the bag to taste.
It remains to fasten. It can be a stapler, it can be a thread. Most importantly, no glue.
Now let's print out, cut out the tags for the bags, on which you can write the name of the tea variety. Bend along the dotted line, insert the thread from the bag inside and glue the two sides of the tag together.
You can also use this option:
These homemade bags are very cute and make a wonderful and original gift! Here's how you can make them...
- filters for coffee;
- scissors;
- a sewing machine (in extreme cases, you can get by with a needle and thread);
- stapler;
- floss for embroidery;
- paper for the tag;
- cinnamon, ground ginger, mint, thyme and other herbs (optional).
Step 1: Cut out rectangles from two coffee filters. You can just cut off the ribbed part.
Step 2: Sew the filters on three sides, leaving one of the smallest sides open.
Step 3: Fill the bag with brewed tea. I use 1-2 teaspoons, depending on the size of the bag and how strong you like the tea. (You can also add half a teaspoon of herbs.)
Step 4: Sew the unsealed part of the tea bag. Now it should be stitched on 4 sides!
Step 5: Bend the corners as shown in the photo. Under one corner, hide the end of the floss for embroidery 5-6 centimeters long.
Step 6: Bend the top tip down and secure with a stapler (you can also sew this part if you want).
Step 7: Cut out paper tags and glue, sew, "staple" them to the end of the floss.
To make a cup of tea, fill the bag with hot water and let it brew for 3-5 minutes...and enjoy!!!
And these bags are hand-tied and sewn from silk, also an option .... :)))
At work or on the road, brewing tea in the traditional way is quite problematic. A completely different thing is a tea bag. What is it like to brew tea with it? I dropped the bag into a cup or plastic cup, and you're done. Tasty drink you can try. And you don’t even need to wash the cup for a long time after drinking tea. It is enough to throw the used bag in the trash can.
Tea bag - what is it? Origin story
A tea bag is a small bag made of filter paper that contains tea. This is the easiest way to quickly brew tea.
Tea bags were invented in 1904 by American tea and coffee merchant Thomas Sullivan. To send samples of the goods to his clients, he packaged tea in silk bags and tied them with braid. One of the merchant's potential customers decided to immediately taste the drink and brewed tea without opening the bag. It was a real success.
Tea bags quickly began to spread throughout Europe and America. Until 1929 they were made and sewn by hand. Then tea began to be packaged in filter paper. In 1950, an engineer from the German company Teekanne invented the double rectangular tea bag. What was he? It was a real modern bag with a string fixed with a metal clip and a paper label.
Mass production of tea began under the leadership of the owner of the tea factory, Thomas Lipton, who decided to pack tea in cardboard boxes instead of cans. This method of packaging tea bags made of filter paper is still used today.
For all lovers of tea bags, it will be interesting to know a few facts about this product. Tea bag... What is interesting known about it?
- The most expensive tea bag costs £7,500,000. Inside and outside it is encrusted with diamonds, and the highest quality and most expensive leaf tea is used as brewing.
Most often, instead of loose tea bags, they are filled with tea dust. This is the waste that remains after roasting the leaves. Unscrupulous sellers, in order to increase the volume of tea leaves, add dried wastes of other plants to tea dust.
In the UK, brew bags are round, allowing the brew bag to fit directly into the bottom of the cup.
The share of tea bags is growing every year. Today, he owns almost 80 percent of the world and European tea market, and only in the UK this figure has reached 90%.
Can tea bags be brewed multiple times?
For thrifty people, the tea bag is a poor alternative to leaf brewing. The cost of a paper bag, even according to the most conservative estimates, is at least 2 times higher. But many enterprising people have found a way to save money by brewing tea in a bag several times.
However, doctors warn that doing this is strictly not recommended. It has been proven that repeated brewing of tea bags releases toxins that are harmful and even dangerous to the body.
How to use used sachets
After a single use, the tea bag is usually thrown away. But some people have found a use for it here, too. A used tea bag, in their opinion, can be:
- therapeutic tampon with tea to relieve fatigue from the eyes;
- dishwashing detergent;
- fertilizer for indoor plants;
- disposable pot for growing seedlings.
The scope of sachets is not limited to this, just as human imagination does not dry out.
How to make your own tea bag
The most ordinary tea bag can be a unique creative gift for loved ones. To do this, you just need to do it yourself. You can use one of the suggested methods.
- You can use paper coffee filters to make a tea bag. Bags of arbitrary shape and size are cut out of them, which are sewn on three sides manually or on a sewing machine. After that, the tea leaves are poured, and the bag is sewn up from the fourth side. Optionally, you can attach a thread for brewing with a label.
- A do-it-yourself tea bag can be made from a thin translucent fabric, such as organza. A round base is cut out of the fabric, in the center of which tea is poured (about a teaspoon). Then the fabric is gathered in a circle and firmly fixed on top with a thread. For reliability, the junction can be sewn up.
- On some sites for sale there are special blanks for tea bags. It is enough to fill them with tea leaves, fix on the last side and decorate as desired. An original and very pleasant gift is ready. Happy tea!
What are tea bags
Those who, by the will of taste or living conditions, prefer bagged tea in bags to all other drinks, they know perfectly well what a tea bag is - a bag in which tea is located. It is worth pouring such a bag with hot water and a “freshly brewed” aromatic drink is ready! We have already discussed what such tea is, and today we want to tell you more directly about the bag.
We want to note right away that, in addition to the popular bags for single brewing (that is, designed for one serving of tea), there are tea bags for brewing in a teapot, however, the former are still more common. The shape of the bags can be different: rectangular, square, round and even pyramidal, and there are also single-chamber and two-chamber variations.
An indispensable attribute of most bags is a string, for which it is convenient to get them out of the cup (and you can even squeeze them out with it, wrapping the string around a teaspoon with a bag). By the way, we somehow happened to come across simple flat round bags without strings, which seemed to us very interesting to use due to their ability to fit comfortably on the bottom of the cup before pouring it with boiling water.
What are tea bags made from?
Most pouches are made from chemically neutral filter paper (sometimes referred to as "filter pouches"), most often made from wood, thermoplastic and abaca fibers. Not so long ago, bags made of fine-mesh plastic mesh appeared, into which large tea raw materials are packaged (fine dust from the mesh will spill out).
In order to prevent tea bags from spilling out, naturally, they are fixed. In order not to spoil the taste of tea with glue, metal brackets are usually used for this purpose, and some manufacturers simply tie their bags with a string or use a thermo-method using thermoplastic fiber.
To preserve the aroma of tea, many trading companies (Greenfield, Curtis, etc.) pack each tea bag in a separate paper or foil envelope.
tea bags
In addition to the usual teabags, special bags without tea are produced - they are designed for brewing ordinary loose tea in a teapot in order to facilitate the process of washing dishes: you just need to put the required portion in a bag, then tighten it, put it in a teapot and pour boiling water.
Tea is always a great gift for a variety of occasions. But what if you arrange it in such a way that you can’t find it in any store? We bring to your attention a unique master class that will help you make a tea bag with your own hands. It will not take too much time, and the gift will turn out to be very original, and in a single copy. Even such an ordinary activity as drinking tea can be turned into a small holiday. To do this, you can make a tea bag and decorate it with cute little hearts.
Required materials and tools:
- coffee filters;
- scissors;
- sewing machine;
- stapler;
- embroidery threads;
- paper (thick paper, old book or newspaper pages);
- spices (cinnamon, ground ginger, mint).
Cut out rectangles
Cut out two rectangles from coffee filters, just cut off the ribbed part.
We sew the sides
Sew the filters on three sides, leaving one of the smaller sides open.
Filling the bag
Fill the bag with tea. It usually takes about 1-2 teaspoons, depending on the size of the bag and how strong you like the tea, you can also add 1/2 teaspoon of your favorite spices.
Sew up the bag
Now completely sew up your bag with a thread and a needle with small stitches. Fold the corners towards the center of the bag. Then fold the resulting tip to the center, attach a long thread to this place and secure with a stapler. If you want, then this place can be stitched with threads.
Attaching hearts
Cut out a few hearts from the prepared paper and attach them to the end of the thread with glue or with a stapler. Brew this tea bag in your favorite cup, let steep for 3-5 minutes and enjoy.
What could be tastier than tea? And only tea packed in such a creative bag with cute hearts can be even tastier. Finding such a thing on sale is unrealistic, but we managed to make a tea bag with our own hands.
Today we will tell you how to learn how to make tea with your own hands. A sort of tutorial, if you like. This project will not only give you an inner sense of creation, but it will also introduce you to some very healthy teas that will help you heal and not accidentally excite your taste buds. 
Don't know what is? This is a brand new tradition! And we hope it inspires you to do something good. Now let's make tea!
materials
- multi-colored cards;
- empty tea bags;
- tea ingredients according to the recipes below.
Tools
Licorice Root + Mint
The licorice root has many benefits: it will relieve stress and cure a sore throat, besides, it is simply delicious. And the best thing is that it's sweet, and you won't want to add more sugar if you're used to spooning a full spoon into your tea. For those who don't like licorice, don't be afraid. The aroma of this root differs from the strong and specific smell of black licorice. 
Add about a tablespoon of licorice root to your empty tea bag. Fill the rest with mint and pull the thread to close the bag.
Lemon verbena + mint + ginger + green tea
Green tea is full of antioxidants and is very good for health, it helps to reduce the risk of cancer and keep cholesterol levels normal. Add some more ginger, lemon, mint, and you will make a real gift to your health. 
Divide the tea bag into four parts: first pour green tea, then mint, fill the third part with ginger and add lightly crushed lemon verbena on top. 
Rosebuds + lavender + licorice root + white tea
This flavor mix is for all flower lovers. If some, having felt only the smell of this tea, would immediately want to go to the SPA, then those who have already tried herbal tea with a slight aftertaste of sweetness, slowly sipping it, would dream of soaking up in their garden of lush roses. 
Add some white tea to a tea bag. Then put 2-3 pieces of licorice root in there for that hint of sweetness. Add 3-5 rosebuds depending on how big they are and top with lavender for the rest. 
Parsley + lemon verbena
Parsley tea?! Yes. Don't leave yet. We know it sounds strange, but parsley tea is very healthy. Among the known benefits, it also helps with digestion and diseases of the cardiovascular system. Let's talk about flavor. Tip: When you drink this tea, think of the fact that you are drinking the broth. If you succeed and get into the taste, you will definitely enjoy this loose leaf herbal tea. 
Place parsley leaves in a tea bag, then add about a tablespoon of lemon verbena.
DIY tea bag labels
Using a hole punch, cut out pieces of paper. You need two pieces of paper for each bag. Fold them together and cut a thin line in the center so the label will stick to the rim of your cup. 
Put a little hot glue on the tag to stick the string of the tea bag. Then make sure that both pieces of the label are well glued to each other. 
Tea with your own hands can be an unusual gift! 
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