“Tea Cozies are traditionally used to keep your hot pot of tea warm” explains Nancy Reppert of Sweet Remembrances Tea Room “and what a better way to sip a cup of tea then while knitting a cozy”.
Enter the PA Tea Festival competition for the best handcrafted tea cozy. Votes will be accepted online at TEAFESTPA.com between September 10th and 20th. Votes will also be accepted in person by attendees of the PA TEA FESTIVAL on September 18th and 19th.
Over $400.00 in prizes (specialty loose leaf tea, tea accessories, books, gift items) will be awarded to the winners.
Designs do not have to be original, but the contestant must have handcrafted the knitted, crocheted or felted cozy (only cozies created with yarn will be accepted).
One entry per person
To enter, contestants must email a color, clear (in focus), clear photograph to TheRosemaryHouse@gmail.com or mail to The Rosemary House, 120 S Market Street, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055. Photos will not be returned.
Suggestion: take the photo with the cozy against a plain background so that the design and workmanship show up better.
All submissions must include name, mailing address, telephone number, email address and descriptive name of cozy. All submissions will be acknowledged when received.
Photos will be posted online at TeaFestPA.com, from Sept 10 and 20. 2026 and at the Pennsylvania Tea Festival, Sept 18 and 19, 2026. Visitors to the site may vote for their favorite. The top three tea cozies will win a prize package valued at $250.00, $100.00. $50.00.
CLOSING DATE TO SUBMIT AN ENTRY IS AUGUST 30, 2026
Tea Cozies will be put on line in early September.
Voting will be completed September 20
The winner(s) will be notified by text or email.
Photo of the winner(s) tea cozy will be posted on the PA Tea Festival website and shared on social media. Entrants agree to sharing.
This competition is open to residents of the USA only.
PA Tea Festival, 118-120 S Market Street, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055, www.TeaFestPA.com