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A Tea Person’s Guide to Flea Markets & Antiques...
Practical guide to hunting antique ceramics, tools, and vintage textiles across Japan. Includes honest field notes, practical tips, dates and why you definitely don’t need to see them all.
A Tea Person’s Guide to Flea Markets & Antiques...
Practical guide to hunting antique ceramics, tools, and vintage textiles across Japan. Includes honest field notes, practical tips, dates and why you definitely don’t need to see them all.
How One Cat (Accidentally) Started CareForTeaware
I ran a quick poll on broken teaware and my DMs flooded with stories of shattered cups and teapots. The results actually surprised me: 69% of breaks happen at our...
How One Cat (Accidentally) Started CareForTeaware
I ran a quick poll on broken teaware and my DMs flooded with stories of shattered cups and teapots. The results actually surprised me: 69% of breaks happen at our...
Tea space thrives with daily nurturing
Tea space, like a living entity, thrives with daily nurturing. A tea space is more than just a physical setting for drinking tea; it is a living entity, shaped...
Tea space thrives with daily nurturing
Tea space, like a living entity, thrives with daily nurturing. A tea space is more than just a physical setting for drinking tea; it is a living entity, shaped...
Creating a Tea Space
One summer’s day in 2017, when I was living and serving at Tea Sage Hut in Taiwan, we were expecting a visit from a master who made Yixing kettles for...
Creating a Tea Space
One summer’s day in 2017, when I was living and serving at Tea Sage Hut in Taiwan, we were expecting a visit from a master who made Yixing kettles for...
A Guide to Chabu: Choosing the Perfect Tea Runner
What is a Chabu? A chabu is a fabric that would serve as a colorful background, base and basis for the upcoming tea day. While it’s often a cloth runner,...
A Guide to Chabu: Choosing the Perfect Tea Runner
What is a Chabu? A chabu is a fabric that would serve as a colorful background, base and basis for the upcoming tea day. While it’s often a cloth runner,...
Upcycling Kimono and Obi
The Japanese have a phrase, mottainai もったいない, conveying a sense of regret over waste, or to state that one does not deserve something because it is too good. Japanese environmentalists...
Upcycling Kimono and Obi
The Japanese have a phrase, mottainai もったいない, conveying a sense of regret over waste, or to state that one does not deserve something because it is too good. Japanese environmentalists...