It could have been made for me. Thanks to my latest "follower," Dormouse for inadvertently pointing me towards this vintage 1940's film , "Tea-Making Tips." I'm inspired; there'll be no more stale, or (horrors!) "flet," tea dished up in the Greenpatch household!
It also reminds me of a tale my mother used to tell from her secondary school teaching in the 1960s. Apparently they were still using wartime public information films in health ed, which led to some puzzlement from the pupils: "Miss, where are all the blokes?"
To return to the creative repurposing, we're experiencing problems with frayed edges and cut thumbs. (Ouch!) I'll need to rethink the glove pattern: tracing the outline of my hands directly onto the wool isn't working and some invisible thread would come in useful for turning up the brim on my hat. Never mind, with this cold snap setting in, I'm determined I'll have both ready for when I next set off on my travels. If you should come across a slightly bewildered looking stick of rock weaving her way purposefully over the Welsh hills, do come and say hello.
wonderful accents, not to mention those eye brows! I would never have before realised that it would take a ten minute film to show me how to make a proper cup of tea!
ReplyDeleteHey, it's a serious business, teamaking, I'll have you know! :)
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