January 2012 is especially dedicated to being Hot Tea Month!

The unique event has been created to encourage Britons of all ages to branch out and try new types of tea.

Nothing beats a good cuppa on a cold wintry evening, so sit back and relax this New Year and dependent on your taste and mood, try a different cup of hot tea.

There are a plethora of varieties available to drink from green tea, chai tea and traditional English breakfast tea. Why not take advantage of the devoted month to expand your horizons and explore the endless tea possibilities?

But whatever tea you try sipping, make sure you keep the pot nice and toasty with our tea and kitchen cosies.

Nothing is quite as unwinding and satisfying as drinking a piping hot cup of tea. Having a brew in the morning is the best way to start the day as it can really wake you up and give you that kick-start to get out there and get ‘em!

Whether you like it with sugar or without, milky or strong, a nice cup of tea somehow relaxes you and makes all your troubles melt away.

Ensure your pot stays perfectly heated with our fabulous cosies and drink out of Ulster weavers china mugs for the perfect beverage this January.

Don’t drink a delicious brew out of a boring cup in 2012; check out Ulster Weavers gorgeous homeware range that is a brilliant addition to any family home. Stay warm and cosy by wrapping your hands round a cup of tea and be adventurous every day with a different variety.

Bliss Cafetiere Cosy

Union Jack Tea Cosy

Cakes Bone China Mug

Keep warm this winter by snuggling up on the couch and drinking piping hot cups of tea and hot chocolate with the help of Ulster Weavers.com!

The cold weather front is drawing itself onto the UK and with the blustery winds reaching record levels, there is no better time than now to stay toasty by wrapping your freezing hands around an inviting bone china mug that is full to the brim with gorgeous drinks.

Put the kettle on and treat your friends and family this festive season with some tea and cakes served on your best china.

Ulster weavers china mugs are the perfect addition to a homeware range and they also come with matching textiles so you can keep the pot of tea warm with a fabulous themed tea cosy.

Our vast collection of bone china mugs is so extensive that there is bound to be something to suit your taste from the ‘Domestic Goddess’ range, the ‘Queen’s Diamond Jubilee’ range or ‘Tea Party’. Put your feet up this festive holiday and enjoy each other’s company by reminiscing about old times over a lovely brew.

Most often or not the whole world is moving so fast and everyone is running around living their lives that we forget to just stop and take everything in. Why not pause and reflect on the past 12 months that have occurred over a cup of hot chocolate with yummy marshmallows!

Make 2012 a year to remember and write down your New Year resolutions over some afternoon tea. One of your New Year resolutions could be to make time to relax and catch up with close friends once a month.

So sit back this season, have fun scoffing scrumptious biscuits and sipping tea with the help of Ulster Weavers gorgeous homeware. 

Tea Party Bone China Mug

Queen's Diamond Jubilee Traditional Bone China Mugs

Domestic Goddess Bone China Mug

A tea company in Portsmouth in the UK has broken the world record for producing the largest tea bag.

‘All About Tea’ has set a new Guinness world record for a 120 kilogram tea bag that is 8ft tall, weighs 19 stone and can make more than 50,000 cups of tea.

According to the World Records Academy, to date the largest tea bag has weighed 68.49 kilograms and was unveiled in Los Angeles, in California, in America. However, that record has now been smashed by the English tea firm.

The world’s biggest tea bag has been proudly hoisted for public display on the deck of the HMS Warrior; an iron-hulled, armour-plated warship built for the Royal Navy based in Portsmouth. Apparently, tea first came into Britain through Portsmouth.

The company’s owner Andrew Gadsden, who is a former Royal Navy officer,  spent four days stuffing the needle-stitched bag with a blend of Indian Assam and Kenyan tea he’s named Portsmouth Tea. 

The 35-year-old said: “The previous record was held by the Americans but I thought the record for the largest tea bag ought to be a British record because Britain is well-known as the biggest tea drinking nation in the world.”

Similarly, the world record for the largest tea cosy knitted by members of the public is also hosted by Bupa care home residents in the UK.

Check out Ulster Weavers today for gorgeous tea and kitchen cosies!

One of the most important home comforts British holidaymakers pack when going abroad is tea bags, according to some new research.

Survey findings by Low Cost Holidays reveal that toilet paper and tea bags are essential items packed when going on holiday and even 25% of those surveyed said they take an alarm clock with them too.

So if you are heading to a foreign country for a last minute summer holiday this August, don’t forget your tea bags and one of Ulster Weavers gorgeous tea cosies to keep your brew piping hot!

Matt Hall, Product Director of Low Cost Holidays, said: “With over 1 million British holiday makers heading abroad with Low Cost Holidays this summer, it’s clear that many of them will be packing their most important comforts so that they still feel ‘at home’ whilst abroad.”

The survey showed that other home comforts packed included bacon, Marmite and a work phone.

Ulster Weavers has cosies in all shapes and sizes with a mixture of traditional styles to quirky shaped tea cosies and egg cosies. Each cosy comes with matching items and will make a perfect gift or as a necessary item to pack for a break abroad.

And let’s face it- no other country in the world is as good as the UK in making a perfect cup of tea!

So whether you prefer your Tetley, PG Tips, Lancashire Tea, Bettys & Taylors or Yorkshire Tea bags; make sure you put them in your suitcase along with Ulster Weavers cosies this summer.

Tea Pot Shaped Tea Cosy

Kaleidoscope Tea Cosy

Cat Shaped Tea Cosy

Everyone loves the very first cuppa of the day and nothing beats putting the kettle on and brewing a nice hot cup of tea to wake you up on a Monday morning.

But would it make much of a difference to tea-lovers across the nation of using a pill rather than loose tea bags?

A tea pill has been invented by some graduates from Kingston University in London, England. Dubbed Rosy Lee’s Remarkable Remedy, it is a range of soluble tea pills that allow for a quick release in the form of soluble tablets that will dissolve in boiling water to create a relieving brew.

Tea often relieves the stresses and strains of everyday life and the creators Kylie-Ann Homer, Senwelo Foster and Sadie-Marie Dedman say that it illustrates the medicinal qualities of tea. The tea pills come in varying strengths to suit different needs and the coloured dot on the packaging signifies the strength of the tea.

Some might argue a pill for tea isn’t quite the same as a cup of Yorkshire and brew-drinkers associate pills with medical use. Here at Ulster Weavers we say stick to what you know and good old tea bag dunking!

Brew a piping hot pot of tea with the traditional tea bags and keep it nice and toasty with our cute tea cosies. Our cosies come in a galore of shapes, sizes and colours and all come with matching items that are perfect for hosting tea parties or giving as gifts.

And once you have brewed your lovely cuppa, drink it only from the finest quality bone china mugs with Ulster Weavers!

Tea Party Bone China Mug

Tea Pot Shaped Tea Cosy

British Cats Bone China Mug

The Rocke Cottage Tearooms in Shropshire, England has been awarded the prestigious Tea Guild Top Tea Place award.

The Tea Guild is an independent organisation dedicated to raising the profile of tea in the UK.

It is a unique organisation that represents and encourages those outlets who are dedicated to both brewing and serving tea to the high standards desired by the United Kingdom Tea Council.

Now in its 26^th year, the Tea Guild award is considered the ‘Oscar’ of the tea world and the tea room nestled in the Shropshire countryside has achieved the highest accolade.

The best tearooms in the UK compete for the hugely coveted honour and so far 44 special Awards of Excellence have been awarded in recognition of their outstanding quality and consistently high standards in tea service.

The judges were impressed by The Rocke Cottage’s variety and amount of sandwiches, crumpets, scones and delicious cakes and were won over by the excellent selection of teas and the staff’s exceptional knowledge.

Irene Gorman, Head of The Tea Guild, said: “Rocke Cottage Tearooms offers a truly special tea experience and this award is very well deserved.”

She added: “The standard of entrants this year was incredibly high, with many excellent entries from across the UK. The tradition of afternoon tea has never been stronger, with Tea Guild members busier than ever.”

So with more and more people taking time out to enjoy afternoon tea, make sure you have some of Ulster Weavers gorgeous Tea Cosies which will keep your tea piping hot!

The Cosies are perfect to take outdoors to relax in the garden, so you don’t have to keep nipping back inside to get a brew; and they come in all different cute styles and shapes so you can even put your own fashion stamp on it.

Cakes Tea Cosy

Tea Pot Shaped Tea Cosy

Tourist Icons Tea Cosy