Homemade Tea Bags

A great alternative to expensive loose leaf tea steeper.

Posted by MagicalGirlMaya

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I love loose leaf tea, but my tea ball went missing and loose leaf was a hug hassle so I made these in little to no time.

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You Will Need (4 things)

  • Card Stock
  • Embroidery Thread
  • Aero press Coffee Filters
  • Loose Leaf Tea

Steps (11 steps, 10 minutes)

  1. 1

    These are your "ingredients".

  2. 2

    Cut yourself some embroidery thread. I tried out different lengths to see what I liked best. It turns out the purple was the best. Everything else as just a little too short for my liking.

  3. 3

    Thread your needle.

  4. 4

    Take two aero press filters.

  5. 5

    Start to sew as though it were regular paper embroidery.

  6. 6

    Stitch all around the circumference of the filters until you get to the very top. When you get here stop sewing and leave a small hole to get your tea in.

  7. 7

    I couldn't find my loose leaf for this tutorial so I just opened a bag of pre-bagged tea.

  8. 8

    Then I filled the new bag with the tea.

  9. 9

    Now finish sewing, leaving enough of a tail to use as a string. Then cut yourself some card stock and tie it onto the embroidery thread and use it as a tag.

  10. 10

    And voila! You're done! You have successfully made a tea bag.

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    Now sit back and enjoy the fruits of your labor with a nice relaxing mug of tea.