Mastercrafts - Thatching

by Compostwoman 20th February 2010, 12:26 am

Wonderful programme, really enjoyable!

And so difficult to do...I have only had a go at bracken thatching a shelter, many moons ago...am in awe of being to the standard the tree got to, after only 6 weeks....

by Dandelion 20th February 2010, 2:13 pm

After watching it I dreamt about thatching last night! I enjoyed it (really good camera work for one thing) but realised that there's no short cut to years of practice and experience, so I ended up feeling a bit frustrated for the people involved. It made me think of Tony Robinson on Time Team saying (every week) '....and we've only got three days to do it'

by Compostwoman 20th February 2010, 2:26 pm

That used to drive me bonkers about TT, but I just settle into the fact that it ISN'T a dig in the accepted sense, ( although yes I know they do all the stuff properly...) but a small window on things..

One small point, is it me, or is there a trend emerging with the 1 woman, 2 men,....and was I imagining things, or did MD keep saying she was having difficulty with stuff when, patently, she wasn't?

I thought she was better than the other 2, tbh....she looked much more comfortable with the straw and also listened to what she was beingtold...then did it.
Must re watch it , anyway!

has the snow gone with you, yet? We still have lots hee....

by Dandelion 20th February 2010, 3:57 pm

I hope the next programme isn't one woman and two men again - if it is, it will be mysteriously predictable (until it gets on to the masterclass in dried flower arranging, then it might just be one man to two women!!) Rolling Eyes

by chickenofthewoods 20th February 2010, 6:57 pm

Dandelion wrote:until it gets on to the masterclass in dried flower arranging, then it might just be one man to two women!!

by Sparhawk 21st February 2010, 1:51 am

I must admit I found "her" the most frustrating in the programme, to me she wasn't there to learn she was there to do...
Although I did find it difficult to watch a 1 hour programme about trying to teach people to do something that has a full apprenticeship...

by Dandelion 21st February 2010, 7:40 pm

I've been at my mother's house today - she was in the Land Army in the war (in Wiltshire) and remembers being taught to thatch hay ricks. The thatch had to have the same function as on a roof (i.e. keeping rain out), but she remembers having to wet the thatch first before putting it on. She doesn't know why though.

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