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What IS Needle Felting, You Ask?

On August 20th, 2025, All Things Tea sets sail on a sunset riverboat cruise where local fibre artist Carolyn Parks will lead the group in a hands-on needle-felting workshop. Guests will float down the stunning Grand River while creating their own little work of art...all within a teacup!  More details on this unique experience can be found here, but it occurs to us...perhaps some don't know about this fascinating form of art. So - without further ado... Needle felting is a charming and meditative art form that transforms loose, fluffy wool into solid, sculpted creations using nothing more than a barbed needle and a bit of imagination. Though its roots trace back centuries to traditional wet felting techniques used in places...

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A Springtime Ode to...Flowering Tea

"Where flowers bloom, so does hope," says former First Lady, Lady Bird Johnson.  If there's even an ounce of truth to that, then let the flowers bloom, we say!  What better time to introduce a newcomer to our e-commerce site and in-store shelves: Spring Dream Flowering Tea.   We've always maintained that we don't just drink tea, we experience it.  And no tea could bring to life this sentiment better than our flowering tea.   Hand-stitched with great attention to detail, premium green tea is delicately woven together with jasmine, chrysanthemum, lily, and osmanthus flowers.  At first observance, one notes a rather unimpressive bud.  A dense ball. It's curious - yes - but what lies within has yet to unfold.  The veritable chrysalis to butterfly,...

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