[Cob] Coblist Digest, Vol 8, Issue 65

[Kathy Dunster]

Hi Su

Hemp is being grown the traditional organic way in Romania. The fibre is
used for paper and fabric and canvas - but it seems to be a secret as to
where the co-op actually is, as the suppliers want you to go through them
and not direct to the source. However since Bulgaria is sort of close to
Romania, maybe you can chase it down. The benefits of hemp over canvas are
too long to go into, but you can typically pass it along from generation to
generation because it is so durable.

Examples (no endorsements)

http://www.hemptraders.com/index.php?cPath=21_39

http://www.hempfabric.co.uk/hempinfo.asp?hempid=2

"The producer of these products has been an eco-focused hemp manufacturer
since 1990 in Transylvania, Romania, where they have developed their factory
from the ground up."

One lead I found is Anton Holler of *Fa. Holler und Szabo in Romania/Germany
*
http://www.holler-deggendorf.de/hanf/hanfe.htm

Finally buy vs make? If you want to try yourself or get someone to make one
for you, check out the instructables website - people post up their DIY
instructions for making a lot of things from bits and pieces.... check the
green, home, and outdoors tabs. If you sign up you can download the pdfs and
read at your leisure.

http://www.instructables.com/id/Build-yourself-a-portable-home---a-mongolian-yurt/


Regards

Kathy




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> Firstly, does anyone know where I can buy a decorative Yurt cover that
> won't
> cost the earth for a 20ft yurt and secondlyhas anyone laid an adobe brick
> floor and have any tips for me. I want to know if you set the bricks in cob
> or in sand and anything else that may be useful.
>
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> Su Hagan
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> 00359(0)895195318 (Bulgarian Mobile)  00359 6128263 (Bulgarian Landline)
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> With Thanks. Susan Hagan.
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> Hey I am building a yurt right now actually so you might be in luck.
>
>  The deal with cotton canvas is cotton production utilizes destructive
> practices during growth cycles (at least in america).  Not to say cotton
> itself is bad for the earth, just our cracked out agribusiness commands our
> farmers to use massive amounts of chemicals.
>
> I doubt you can find organic cotton canvas as of today.
>
>
>  The deal with wool felt is, you need a lot of wool to make the felt.  If
> you can find a shepherd who has a bunch of wool they don't want, or maybe a
> couple of shepherds, you may be in luck like me.  I found 200 pounds for
> $100.00 USD, and if you want info on this, let me know because I would be
> more than happy to help you out on this path.
>
> Personally, I learned how to make felt.. but am only going to use my wool
> for insulation (when in cold climates).  I will be buying burlap to cover
> the whole thing, maybe use tarps underneath to keep the rain off our heads.
>  I have layers that look like this:  the frame of the yurt, then insulation
> (if cold enough), then light tarps for rainproof, then finally burlap
> covering all of it to hide the ugly tarps.  Some day will buy more wool and
> turn cover into strictly felt for less layers, but that will come to pass
> later.
>
> If you do cotton canvas you can decorate it by painting it, then douse it
> in
> boat cover waterproofing stuff (read the directions).  Choosing to live in
> a
> yurt probably cancels out the bad that occurred to make the canvas in my
> opinion, but it's still nice to be nice to the environment and to also be
> traditional (not too much harder to be traditional either).
>
> You could probably look into hemp, dunno how sustainably they grow it there
> but; I do know at the very least France allows farmers to grow it for
> textiles.
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