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Robert Harsell
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posted 6 years ago
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Has anybody here ever tried cattails for insulation?
 
laura sharpe
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no but i read that the ancient people made mats which they used. woot woot i found the websight again:

http://blogs.plimoth.org/wetu/uncategorized/the-women-are-working-on-cattail-mats-edges/

I had the same question with chicken feathers
 
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