Dark Ages / Early Medieval Farmhouses

[Sangennaru]

I thatched a roof this way:

I am not sure that this is the most realistic way to proceed, but for some reasons i LOVE the effect!

[Atheling]

I had a thought about buying the thickest Teddybear fur and then trimming it down with a pair of clippers to the desired length to create a thick thatch.

What say you all? 

Darrell.

[emosbur]

I am not sure that this is the most realistic way to proceed, but for some reasons i LOVE the effect!

Thanks, but is a pain in the arse to do. Next time IŽll try the faux fur method.

[Mitch K]

I had a thought about buying the thickest Teddybear fur and then trimming it down with a pair of clippers to the desired length to create a thick thatch.

What say you all? 

Darrell.

My experience is that the issue with faux fur isn't the length, it's the very fine texture, which ends up not looking very straw or reed-like. I feel that cotton towelling gives me a better result. Maybe I just don't have a light enough touch to work with fur effectively.

[Too Bo Coo]

Some time ago I built 6 thatched houses for my "Bruegelburg" project.
They're not as nice as the ones in the original post but I think the towel method looks also quite good!

This looks bloody great!  Nice job!

[Turbo-Ben]

This looks bloody great!  Nice job!

Thanks a lot! It's only a single layer of towel. You can get even better results with stripes that slightly overlap.