Kyle Whittington

Tea Specialist | Chanoyu practitioner of the Ueda Sōko Ryu | Maker of fabric goods for Chanoyu | Founder of TeaBookclub
Find me active on Instagram @TeaWithKyle

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Check out my new blog post "Seven Top Tips for preparing Matcha" https://t.co/52mTtH8puN #matcha #toptips #howto #blogpost #dailymatcha

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So I pop my new Robuchi (hearth frame) by highwood_furniture on the couch while I’m tidying and look who thinks it’s her new spot fish_chips_17 😻

#robuchi #teahearth #cat… https://t.co/o6Eb3sjiUz

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Practicing gifted natsume with Lauren today. Was just struck by how well my gifted Shochikubai Makie natsume looks on this particular Kobukusa I made. Love the colours and patterns… https://t.co/h55IGpcuvb

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So so so happy with my new incense burner by carogates.ceramics I’ve seen her work a couple of times and when we went to the tactileminds show on my birthday last month, I saw her… https://t.co/SmIvxKxojy

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Latest shifuku complete (the little one on the left). This was s part was f a set I’ve been working on out of the same piece of fabric. I’ve played with the colours of the silky stripes… https://t.co/KSX68LZXIb

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I love using the water in the Kama after Keiko to make steeped tea. It tastes different having boiled in iron and really adds something to the tea. Here Kawane-Oohashiri Sencha from… https://t.co/noKljDTpFD

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Inspired by holding my first Chaji (tea ceremony gathering with Kaiseki meal) in Paris in the summer I’m going to put on my own version of a mini Chaji later this month. I’m adjusting the… https://t.co/Nm9w2Uz9Z3

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Ooh la la! Invitation to a Tea Ceremony at Buckingham Palace next month!Super excited!
So much thanks to my lecturer from Uni days for extending the invitation she received.… https://t.co/6eB2m1DxLE

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Throwback Thursday to a year ago and the Japanese Green Tea Study Tour and meeting other lovely tea people @pluckteas @angela_pryce @rabygarden @mvrliset louisethiav monarzari and our… https://t.co/YXQXtIGk0y

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That was a fun keiko today! Gifted hira-natsume and Kinin-date temoku chawan with mitsuba futaoki (one of the seven special futaoki) thrown on for an extra twist. I really enjoy learning… https://t.co/YG3PwHKZSm

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Hehe I love this: checking out @PekoeTea by proxy! I’m at home drinking tea and my fellow tea nut Laura is up in Edinburgh checking out the local tea shops. We’re discussing what she… https://t.co/hThG93MI4g

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The full set of Shiteki Chaire from the one featured a few posts ago. I fell in love with these as soon as I saw them on eBay. They just make me smile every time I look at them. Something… https://t.co/dSlVeGQYPw

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I’ve wanted one of these Doucai chick and cockerel (on the other side) teapots from @postcardteas for years! @raygaywood got me one for my birthday earlier this week. ❤️ There’s something… https://t.co/xstGhqxMSJ

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Wonderful surprise Birthday gift yesterday from Tim @postcardteas 😊 I’m so looking forward to reading it! The photography is stunning and enchanting. Can’t wait to absorb myself in the… https://t.co/7AjLM00zss

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Realise I’ve not posted in a few weeks... I’ve been receiving transmission of one of the ‘secret teachings’ so haven’t been taking pictures of my Keiko each week. Instead here’s a rather… https://t.co/6ZIgDbCeLc

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Finishing off a lovely holiday in Pula with another addition to my landmark tea series in front of the majestic Pula Arena. Amazing that it still stands after almost 2000 years! And here… https://t.co/WFd1RFQ1SK

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The latest shifuku I finished for a client before coming on holiday. Im especially proud of the kumihimo silk cord I braided on the marudai for this one. Came out perfectly and the… https://t.co/jhYYJWfltI

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The ko-no-mono serving during kaiseki from my first Chaji in Paris this week. Charred cauliflower picked with capers, Croatian Kupos Salata and fresh pickled cucumber. Went down a treat… https://t.co/yJWLPvj6TW

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Kaiseki for my first Chaji as host. The mukōzuke is soft boiled quails egg with a matcha mayonnaise made with quails egg yolk, rye bread Melba toast shards and rocket. The soup is miso… https://t.co/74HXW2m3uM

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Intensive keiko practice at @sadosamurai in Paris this week. First time doing ash for sumidemae. Tad squiffy but not too bad for a first attempt. Rather enjoyable too.

#chanoyu #茶の湯… https://t.co/5orLDltQy0

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Another pic from Saturdays picnic nodate tea in the park. Rather like this one of yours truly ☺️ and the Haori jacket I made worked ok too. Gotta work on the pattern a bit but it gave the… https://t.co/IuFoOGKuya