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  <description><![CDATA[Prairie Sapphire is a boutique in San Francisco's Hayes Valley carrying ceramics, textiles, provisions, and printed matter. Plus workshops, events, and a monthly journal.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[What to look for when buying a wool throw blanket]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[A wool throw is one of those purchases that either lasts twenty years or pills and flattens within a season. The difference usually comes down to three things: the breed of sheep, the weight of the weave, and whether the mill is finishing the cloth or just selling it. We've been carrying wool textiles since 2018 and have a few opinions.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 07:37:24 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Raw honey: what the label actually means]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The word 'raw' on a honey label is not regulated in the United States the way 'organic' is. It's a useful signal, but it doesn't tell you everything. Here is what we've learned from six years of carrying honey from the same Central Valley apiary.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 07:36:20 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[How to care for hand-thrown stoneware at home]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Stoneware is more forgiving than people think, but it does have a few specific needs. Over nine years of carrying hand-thrown ceramics at Prairie Sapphire, we've fielded a lot of questions about what to do and what not to do. Here is what we actually tell people.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:01:47 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[What we've learned from running workshops in a shop]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[We ran the first workshop in the shop in November 2019, a bread session with a baker from the Richmond District. Twelve people, flour on the floor, and a shop that smelled like a bakery for two days afterward. We've run about thirty sessions since then. Here is what we've figured out.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 08:07:18 GMT</pubDate>
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