[Cob] clothes clay slip?

[Yun Que]

Cat here!

may want to try a wall with just rags and one with strips and see which has more integrity.

No leaders, No followers!  CAT

> To: coblist at deatech.com
> Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:42:25 -0700
> From: hms.mommy at juno.com
> Subject: Re: [Cob] clothes clay slip?
> 
> On the other hand, straw doesn't degrade over time, once the cob has
> dried; why should the cotton?  I would think the only issue is that the
> fiber is well integrated throughout the mix.  
> Carrie
> 
> On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:42:22 -0500 Deborah Terreson
> <foodandart at comcast.net> writes:
> > Try using different fibers.. my thoughts are that the cotton may  
> > degrade over time. 
> > Deb.
> > 
> > On Feb 25, 2008, at 11:11 AM, Kristi Shapla wrote:
> > > Has anyone ever heard of using old clothes in place of straw?  I  
> > > imagine dipping them in clay slurry and stomping them into a form. 
> > > We might try this on an interior wall.  We have plenty of thrift 
> > > store dumpsters to raid.
> > > Any advice or discouragement?
> > > -Kristi
> 
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