@ sofie, I don’t hold classes at this moment. Seems that you are in HK; there are short workshops and interest groups all over the city for that, other than the ones offer by teashops, you may want to check out those in the Teaware Museum in Hong Kong Park.
@ tea soul, you are right, focus is the word. As for the use of wares, I think it is important to know and control them well. To a certain point, however, it is the knowing and the skills that matter a lot more. Much like in gongfu novels and movies, the tools finally just become an extension of your mind, anything useable will do the job, however I still prefer my nice pots and gaiwans. For entry levels, it would encourage them to try more things and to understand the idea and the materials, be it teaware or tea, if there is less rules and constrains. They will come to a point when they discover that a better tool does make the difference. So openness is the key in the beginning.
