3 Ways To Make Tea Bags - WikiHow

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  1. Watermark wikiHow to Make Tea Bags 1 Flatten the coffee filter and cut off two sides. The goal is to make the circle into more of a rectangular shape, with two flat sides facing each other and two curved sides facing each other. This will make it easier to fold into the correct shape.
    • Use a disposable, paper coffee filter. It should be about 3 inches (7.6 cm) across before flattening.
  2. Watermark wikiHow to Make Tea Bags 2 Place your tea inside the filter. Scoop about 1 tablespoon, or 1⁄2 ounce (14 g) of tea leaves onto the center of the flat filter. Check if there is a recommended serving size with store-bought tea leaves. Sometimes this is more or less than 1 tablespoon.
    • Adjust the amount of tea leaves you use to your own tastes. This can take some trial and error.
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  3. Watermark wikiHow to Make Tea Bags 3 Fold the filter in half so that the two flat edges touch. This will make a pocket with three open edges. The tea leaves should be inside, in the middle.
  4. Watermark wikiHow to Make Tea Bags 4 Roll the edges of long, open side towards the tea leaves. This will close one side of the pocket. You can use a few small (1⁄8 inch (0.32 cm)) folds to hold the tea leaves securely, or a rolling motion.
  5. Watermark wikiHow to Make Tea Bags 5 Recenter the seam and fold the package in half. Rather than at the top of the package, the long, folded edge should be in the center. Think of the package as a cylinder that you roll towards yourself. Fold it in half so that the two short ends are touching.
    • If the bag looks too long at this point, cut off about 3⁄4 inch (1.9 cm) from the open edges.
  6. Watermark wikiHow to Make Tea Bags 6 Fold in the top two corners and staple them to twine. Fold the two corners of the open edge down, so that the top of the tea bag is shaped like an arrow. Place a piece of twine in the center of the folds and staple the bag closed.
    • You can buy baker's twine in most grocery stores.
    • You can staple a decorated piece of paper to the other end of the twine to create a personalized design.
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