Marvelous purple toile waiting for the perfect day to be made into a tea cozy.
Something called gimp cord, made by Mettler, was used to create almost a shirr with a strip of fabric; I must say this gives this tea cozy a more formal look in my eyes.
There is a wilder solitude in winter When every sense is pricked alive and keen. --May Sarton ("The House in Winter" A ...