Thanks everyone for help with the thatching, I still like the idea of using mangled up balsa if I can persude John to have a go at it, or even paperclaying the roof and etching and roughing it up but if all else fails look what i remembered I had today!! While putting loads of the childrens things in the loft I came across an old mattress that we bought for Lacey. This was a really expensive one made from coconut fibre filling which is supposed to be the safest.
I had a quick look on ebay to see if they held their value before I tore into it, knowing it cost us about £60, but they dont seem to get bids as most people prefer to own a brand new mattress for each child nowadays.
So all that money we paid will pay off miniwise as i can rip it apart and use the fibres for thatching.
Woohoo, great to find a use for something we would have put in the tip eh!!!
Lets hope it works
7 comments:
Brilliant! I am glad you thought to check prices first! I am sure I would have thought of that afterwards...haha.
coconut fiber sounds like a great idea.
Fantastic idea! Can't wait to see it implemented. :-)
Very sensible idea! That's my favorite part of mini-making, repurposing stuff from around the house.
Thats great Kate, nothing like being able to recycle things and save money in the process.
Debie x
Looks like the perfect thatch kate !
really am looking forward to seeing this on a roof :0)
julie xxx
Brilliant idea.....I might start taking crib mattresses apart in thrift stores now :-)
I've seen bundles of coir used very effectively but I can't find any here.
It will look great I am sure.
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