Ceramics

Description: This classic North American drinking vessel is perfect for those who love large quantities of tea but want to avoid constantly revisiting the kitchen for a refill; This mug will hold quite a lot of your favourite drink, hot or cold. A generous handle makes this mug easy to carry around the house, garden or workplace without burning your fingers – ideal for any tea, but especially a black tea or herbal tisane that requires 100°C+ water for optimal steeping. This handled mug is as beautiful as it is functional.

Dark brown stoneware clay is incised with one of Margit’s unique designs. The mug is glazed white inside and accented with a blue or brown glaze on the outside.

Dishwasher Safe. No Microwave.

Uses: Excellent for any tea you like, but best for black teas or herbal tisanes. Tea lattés, hot cocoa, and various coffee drinks also fit well into this versatile mug. Even a hot soup.
 
Material: Dark Brown Stoneware Clay, White Glaze Inside, Brown or Blue Accents on Outside.

Every piece is individual, and may vary slightly by width, height, and capacity. All measurements are approximate.

Description: This type of handleless tea cup is based on the Chawan, or tea bowl, which originated in ancient China and spread to Korea, Japan, and other parts of Asia. It is used most commonly nowadays for traditional Chanoyu (Japanese Tea Ceremony) as part of the meditative and performative experience around preparing Matcha, or powdered green tea. There are several bowl shapes used in the tradition; Margit’s hand-built Chawan closest resembles the rounder, footed Goki-gata. Many cultures around the world drink other types of tea from a tea bowl, especially tea types that require a cooler water temperature to steep for optimum flavour (less than 100°C) - green tea, oolong tea and white tea. This allows you to cradle the bowl in your hands as you sip without your fingers being burned. The versatility of the tea bowl shape lends it to other, less conventional uses: a bowl for sorbet or ice cream, hot soups, hot and cold cereals, etc.

Brown stoneware clay is incised with one of Margit’s unique designs. The tea bowl is painted and accented with a dark blue glaze.

Dishwasher Safe. No Microwave.

Uses: Traditionally used for Matcha in Japanese Tea Ceremonies. Also excellent for white, green and oolong teas. In winter months, use as a small soup or oatmeal bowl - in the summer, use it to serve ice cream or sorbet. 

Material: Brown stoneware clay, Dark Blue glaze, Dark Blue glaze Accents

Size (approximate):
Height : 7 - 9 cm
Width : 9 cm

Capacity (approximate):
Cups : 1 cup
Milliliters : 240 ml
Ounces : 8 fl oz

Description: This type of handleless tea cup is based on the Chawan, or tea bowl, which originated in ancient China and spread to Korea, Japan, and other parts of Asia. It is used most commonly nowadays for traditional Chanoyu (Japanese Tea Ceremony) as part of the meditative and performative experience around preparing Matcha, or powdered green tea. There are several bowl shapes used in the tradition; Margit’s hand-built Chawan closest resembles the rounder, footed Goki-gata. Many cultures around the world drink other types of tea from a tea bowl, especially tea types that require a cooler water temperature to steep for optimum flavour (less than 100°C) - green tea, oolong tea and white tea. This allows you to cradle the bowl in your hands as you sip without your fingers being burned. The versatility of the tea bowl shape lends it to other, less conventional uses: a bowl for sorbet or ice cream, hot soups, hot and cold cereals, etc.

White stoneware clay is incised with one of Margit’s unique designs. The tea bowl is glazed white inside and accented with a rich blue glaze on the outside.

Dishwasher Safe. No Microwave.

Uses: Traditionally used for Matcha in Japanese Tea Ceremonies. Also excellent for white, green and oolong teas. In winter months, use as a small soup or oatmeal bowl - in the summer, use it to serve ice cream or sorbet. 

Material: White stoneware clay, White glaze inside, Blue glaze Accents

Size (approximate):
Height : 9 cm
Width : 12 cm

Capacity (approximate):
Cups : 2 cup
Milliliters : 400 ml
Ounces : 13 fl oz

Description: This cup is the perfect size to wrap in your hands during a cool day. Its smaller size and capacity, as well as the lack of a handle, are reminiscent of more traditional everyday teacups from China. Typically used for tea steeped at a lower temperature, such as with white, green and oolong tea, the cup allows you to feel the warmth of your beverage without getting too hot for your fingers.  

White stoneware clay is incised with Margit's different designs. The cup is glazed white inside and accented on the outside with either white,blue or green glaze.

Dishwasher Safe. No Microwave.

Uses: Excellent for lower-temperature teas, such as white tea, green tea, yellow tea, or oolong tea. Also good for black tea with milk, or an iced tea of any kind. This cup is also the perfect size for a special tea latté or coffee latté, hot cocoa, a small bouquet of fresh or dried flowers, or a desk organizer for pens and pencils.

Material: White Stoneware Clay, White Glaze, White, Blue or Green Glaze Accents

Description: This type of handleless tea cup is based on the Chawan, or tea bowl, which originated in ancient China and spread to Korea, Japan, and other parts of Asia. It is used most commonly nowadays for traditional Chanoyu (Japanese Tea Ceremony) as part of the meditative and performative experience around preparing Matcha, or powdered green tea. There are several bowl shapes used in the tradition; Margit’s hand-built Chawan closest resembles the rounder, footed Goki-gata. Many cultures around the world drink other types of tea from a tea bowl, especially tea types that require a cooler water temperature to steep for optimum flavour (less than 100°C) - green tea, oolong tea and white tea. This allows you to cradle the bowl in your hands as you sip without your fingers being burned. The versatility of the tea bowl shape lends it to other, less conventional uses: a bowl for sorbet or ice cream, hot soups, hot and cold cereals, etc.

White stoneware clay is incised with one of Margit’s unique designs. The tea bowl is glazed white inside and accented with a rich blue glaze on the outside.

Dishwasher Safe. No Microwave.

Uses: Traditionally used for Matcha in Japanese Tea Ceremonies. Also excellent for white, green and oolong teas. In winter months, use as a small soup or oatmeal bowl - in the summer, use it to serve ice cream or sorbet. 

Material: White stoneware clay, White glaze, Blue glaze Accents

Size (approximate):
Height : 7 cm
Width : 9 cm

Capacity (approximate):
Cups : 1 cup
Milliliters : 240 ml
Ounces : 8 fl oz

Description: Margit has created unique, hand-built aroma cup sets, which can be integrated into anyone's daily tea ritual, or used for special occasions. It is an excellent way to expand your understanding of tea, and to start exploring thousands of years of history of tea growing and appreciation!

The Aroma or Fragrance Cup is said to have been invented in the 1970's in Taiwan as a way to further integrate appreciation of the aroma of tea into tea drinking, and to bolster the consumption of locally-grown teas. Aroma Cups are now sometimes used as part of Chinese Gongfu or Kung fu Tea Ceremonies - the elegant and thorough preparation, presentation, and consumption of tea (it translates literally to 'Making Tea with Skill').

Though aroma had already been an incredibly important component of tea ceremony and tea drinking for thousands of years, the invention of the aroma cup was made to fit seamlessly alongside the Gongfu ceremonial teacup set as another integral tool to pushing tea appreciation further. Aroma or Fragrance Cups are now often used by tea growers, tea connoisseurs and tea importers to help taste and grade teas and aid in writing tasting notes and descriptors, especially for high-quality Oolong and Green teas.

Uses: The tea is poured into the aroma cup first, then poured into the wider drinking cup. Due to the fragrance cup's tall size and small lip, it holds the aroma of the tea without exposing the fragrance to too much air, allowing the drinker to smell the tea’s natural perfume between sips. The aroma will continue to develop and change during the duration of tea drinking, and between the tea’s various steeps, so be sure to keep sniffing! 

Contents: White stoneware clay is incised with one of Margit’s unique designs. The cups are glazed with white and dark blue glaze accents. Each Aroma Cup Set includes:

• 1x Tall Aroma Cup
• 1x Small Sipping Cup

Material: White stoneware clay, White glaze, Dark Blue glaze Accents.

Dishwasher safe. No Microwave.

Size:

Every piece is individual, and may vary slightly by width, height, and capacity. All measurements are approximate.

Description: The size of this versatile, handled cup is inspired by the conventional tea and coffee drinking traditions common in the West, especially England and North America. This cup holds the perfect amount of tea and has just enough room for a spot of milk and honey, if you prefer. It can be used for all tea types, but is more commonly used for black teas and herbal tisanes which require 100°C water to steep – the handle will save your fingers from getting burned. The cup is functional, great for everyday use, and manages to be simultaneously elegant and adorable.

White stoneware clay is incised with one of Margit's unique designs. The cup is painted with white glaze and accented with a dark blue glaze.

Dishwasher Safe. No Microwave.

Uses: Excellent for any hot tea, but best suited to black teas or herbal tisanes. Also great for tea lattés (like Chai or London Fog), various styles of coffee, hot cocoa, or hot apple cider.

Material: White stoneware clay, White glaze, Dark Blue glaze Accents

Every piece is individual, and may vary slightly by width, height, and capacity. All measurements are approximate.

Size (approximate): 
Height : 7 - 9 cm 
Width : 7 cm

Capacity (approximate): 
Cups : 1 - 1.5 cups
Ounces : 8  - 12 fl oz 

Description: The size of this versatile, handled cup is inspired by the conventional tea and coffee drinking traditions common in the West, especially England and North America. This cup holds the perfect amount of tea and has just enough room for a spot of milk and honey, if you prefer. It can be used for all tea types, but is more commonly used for black teas and herbal tisanes which require 100°C water to steep – the handle will save your fingers from getting burned. The cup is functional, great for everyday use, and manages to be simultaneously elegant and adorable.

White stoneware clay is incised with one of Margit's unique designs. The cup is painted with white glaze and accented with a dark blue glaze.

Dishwasher Safe. No Microwave.

Uses: Excellent for any hot tea, but best suited to black teas or herbal tisanes. Also great for tea lattés (like Chai or London Fog), various styles of coffee, hot cocoa, or hot apple cider.

Material: White stoneware clay, White glaze inside, Blue glaze Accents

Every piece is individual, and may vary slightly by width, height, and capacity. All measurements are approximate.

Size (approximate): 
Height : 7 - 9 cm 
Width : 7 cm

Capacity (approximate): 
Cups : 1 - 1.5 cups
Ounces : 8  - 12 fl oz 

Description: This type of handleless tea cup is based on the Chawan, or tea bowl, which originated in ancient China and spread to Korea, Japan, and other parts of Asia. It is used most commonly nowadays for traditional Chanoyu (Japanese Tea Ceremony) as part of the meditative and performative experience around preparing Matcha, or powdered green tea. There are several bowl shapes used in the tradition; Margit’s hand-built Chawan closest resembles the rounder, footed Goki-gata. Many cultures around the world drink other types of tea from a tea bowl, especially tea types that require a cooler water temperature to steep for optimum flavour (less than 100°C) - green tea, oolong tea and white tea. This allows you to cradle the bowl in your hands as you sip without your fingers being burned. The versatility of the tea bowl shape lends it to other, less conventional uses: a bowl for sorbet or ice cream, hot soups, hot and cold cereals, etc.

White stoneware clay is incised with one of Margit’s unique designs. The tea bowl is painted with a white glaze and accented with a dark blue glaze.

Dishwasher Safe. No Microwave.

Uses: Traditionally used for Matcha in Japanese Tea Ceremonies. Also excellent for white, green and oolong teas. In winter months, use as a small soup or oatmeal bowl - in the summer, use it to serve ice cream or sorbet. 

Material: White stoneware clay, White glaze, Dark Blue glaze Accents

Size (approximate):
Height : 7 cm
Width : 9 cm

Capacity (approximate):
Cups : 1 cup
Milliliters : 240 ml
Ounces : 8 fl oz

Description: This type of handleless tea cup is based on the Chawan, or tea bowl, which originated in ancient China and spread to Korea, Japan, and other parts of Asia. It is used most commonly nowadays for traditional Chanoyu (Japanese Tea Ceremony) as part of the meditative and performative experience around preparing Matcha, or powdered green tea. There are several bowl shapes used in the tradition; Margit’s hand-built Chawan closest resembles the rounder, footed Goki-gata. Many cultures around the world drink other types of tea from a tea bowl, especially tea types that require a cooler water temperature to steep for optimum flavour (less than 100°C) - green tea, oolong tea and white tea. This allows you to cradle the bowl in your hands as you sip without your fingers being burned. The versatility of the tea bowl shape lends it to other, less conventional uses: a bowl for sorbet or ice cream, hot soups, hot and cold cereals, etc.

White stoneware clay is incised with one of Margit’s unique designs. The tea bowl is glazed white inside and accented with a green glaze on the outside.

Dishwasher Safe. No Microwave.

Uses: Traditionally used for Matcha in Japanese Tea Ceremonies. Also excellent for white, green and oolong teas. In winter months, use as a small soup or oatmeal bowl - in the summer, use it to serve ice cream or sorbet. 

Material: White stoneware clay, White glaze, Green glaze Accents

Size (approximate):
Height : 8 cm
Width : 13 cm

Capacity (approximate):
Cups : 1.5 cup
Milliliters : 300 ml
Ounces : 10 fl oz

Tea lovers across the country will delight in the experience and taste of the Cowichan Valley with this unique gift set.

Rise in the morning to a freshly steeped pot of Cowichan Breakfast, Westholme’s answer to the classic English breakfast with a flavour profile that matches the outset of an ideal morning.

The authentic handknit Cowichan Cozy will keep your teapot warm while you prepare for the day ahead.

At the end of the day a cup of a refreshing Minty Nettle will help you settle into the evening. The comforting and earthy taste of nettle is balanced and uplifted by warm and soothing notes of peppermint.

The Cowichan Gift Box contains the following –

• Original hand-knit Cowichan tea cozy by Maude Joe
• Grosche 350ml Tea Press
• Cowichan Breakfast 125g Tin
• Minty Nettle - Gift Tin
• Perfect Teaspoon

The Cowichan Experience contains the following -

• Original Hand-knit Cowichan Tea Cozy by Maude Joe
• Maple Smoked Green – 10g pouch
• Handbuilt Ceramic Yunomi cup 
• Grosche 350ml Tea Press
• Cowichan Breakfast - 125g Tin
• Minty Nettle - Gift Tin
• Perfect Teaspoon