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  <description><![CDATA[Oak Vault Line stocks considered tableware, linens, and kitchen goods sourced from Japanese kilns and mills. Based in Kyoto, shipping to all 47 prefectures.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[The indigo linen is back. And why it took three years to get right]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The deep indigo colourway for the Nara linen dish towels is back in stock after a two-year gap. The original run sold out in 2023 and the reorder took longer than expected because we changed the dye process. Here is what happened.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-07-14</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Summer garden party tableware: what actually works outdoors]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[We get asked every summer about tableware for outdoor use. Garden parties, rooftop dinners, balcony meals. The honest answer is that most of our ceramic range is fine outdoors, but there are a few things worth knowing before you carry your Shigaraki plates outside.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-06-28</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[We visited the Mizusawa foundry in Iwate. Here is what we saw]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[In April we made the trip up to Mizusawa in Iwate Prefecture to visit the foundry that makes our cast iron skillets. We had been working with them for three years without visiting in person. It was overdue.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-05-19</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Spring restock: what came back and what did not]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The spring restock arrived in late March. Most of the core range is back in full stock. A few items did not make it back, and one has been replaced with a revised version. Here is the full picture.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-04-03</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[How to care for an oak cutting board]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[An oak cutting board is not a complicated thing to look after, but it does need some attention, and the advice online is inconsistent enough that it is worth writing down what we actually do. We have been selling end-grain oak boards since 2019 and using them in our own kitchens for longer than that. Here is what we have learned.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-03-15</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Stoneware or porcelain: which is right for your table?]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[We carry both stoneware and porcelain in the catalogue, and the question of which to choose comes up often enough that it is worth a proper answer. The short version is that they are different materials with different strengths, and the right choice depends on how you use your table. Here is the longer version.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-02-08</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Why linen dish towels outperform cotton in daily use]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[We sell linen dish towels and not cotton ones. That is a deliberate choice, and it is worth explaining why. The answer is not that linen is more expensive or more traditional. It is that linen performs better in the specific conditions of a working kitchen, and the performance difference is measurable.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-01-20</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Seasoning cast iron: what it is and how to maintain it]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Cast iron has a reputation for being difficult to maintain. It is not, but the maintenance is specific, and doing the wrong thing. Particularly putting it in the dishwasher or leaving it wet. Undoes the seasoning quickly. Here is a plain explanation of what seasoning is and how to keep it in good condition.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2025-11-10</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[How we source ceramics from small Japanese kilns]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[About half the catalogue is ceramic, and all of it comes from small studios and kilns in Japan. The sourcing process is slower than buying from a distributor, but it is the only way to know what you are actually selling. Here is how it works in practice.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2025-09-22</pubDate>
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