Earthville Stories
How to Make Himalayan-style Adobe Bricks
Dharmalaya Institute’s localized recipe for Kangra-style Himalayan mud bricks. Building an adobe structure that will stand the test of time begins with using best practices for each individual brick. As the saying goes, “a chain is only as strong as its weakest link.” The same is true, to an extent, for buildings.
Make Your Own: Encaustic Tiles
Dig clay, make tiles, dance. Sourabh Phadke shows us how it’s done.
The Thatch Micromanual
A scruffy treatise on straw roofs — the combed wheat reed thatch micromanual, from Sourabh Phadke.
How to Make Chappals
Multivitamin supplement for soleful peeps — a how-to on making your own Indian-style sandals, from Sourabh Phadke
How to Thatch
A quick how-to on thatching as practiced in parts of India, from Sourabh Phadke