How to Make a Teabag Cover
By Lee Siefert
www.rogerwrapit.com
Materials:
Inkjet or Laser Printer
Inkjet Paper 28 LB or Hammermill Office One Business Gloss or Photo
Paper (or any medium weight paper)
Wrap Candy Software
Some type of cutting instrument or sharp scissors
Glue Stick
Teabags in foil or paper packs (2.5 in wide x 3.0 in high)
This teabag cover is fairly easy to make and can have two variations to
the design. The sample shown is the standard with closed sides and fold
flap over.
Another style would be to keep the sides open (cutting the sides that
were left for gluing) and tying a ribbon on top through either one or
two holes punched through the flap part.
I left a lined border around the whole template for your cutting ease,
or you can remove and use the WC print border option in File/Properties
which will give you the red line for cutting also. All the lines are
left in as guide lines for your placement of graphics and all can be
deleted prior to printing.
Tea Bag Dimensions
Width: 7.000
Height: 3.500
(Click Here to download the teabag
file)
Step One:
Cut along the lines making a rectangle. These dimensions give you 3
teabags per sheet.
Step Two:
Cut where it says Cut off on the bottom sides and on the corners
including the angle on the flap, or as an option, leave squared. The two
sides remaining at the top will be your glue area.
Step Three:
You can use a scoring tool or an empty pen (anything that will indent a
line) on the backside for ease in folding. Use a ruler as a guide for
this along the length and bottom of the teabag.
Step Four:
Glue along the folded sides on top part of teabag. Fold bottom over and
stick together. Let dry for just a little while before inserting teabag.
Insert teabag and fold flap over. You can use the glue stick on the flap
and put just a touch in the center to keep closed without gluing the
whole flap down. This keeps it closed without making it difficult to
open the whole flap.
Good luck and happy teabag making
