Primitive Technology: Grass mat loom

Primitive Technology: Grass mat loom
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I made a loom for weaving grass mats on for the purpose of testing grass mats as roofing material for shelters. This is also known as a camp loom. Regular thatch is good for a stationary hut but is not portable. But a mat can be easily placed on a shelter roof to provide cover and then can be rolled up and taken to a new site like a tent. I cut grass about 1 m long and carried it to the site. There I set up a loom 3m long and 75 cm wide by hammering in 2 stakes into the ground and used vine as the string. Grass was then passed between the warp and weft strings as a crossbar was lifted and dropped. Th mat was then tied off at the ends when finished and could be rolled up and carried away. Two 2.5 m mats were made this way. A quick shed was made and the mats were used to cover the roof. The mats were placed on so water would run from one to the other. There were gaps in the grass which presented a problem. So I simply doubled the mats up by folding them in half. When laid on 2 layers thick the mats did shed water. The method does produce water proof mats quickly ( about 30 minutes per mat) but they need to be laid on two layers thick to be waterproof.

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