Sentences with phrase «long fabric tubes»
The long fabric tubes filled with adobe (earth, sand, cement or lime) take the form of domes which are an easy construction.
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TUNNELS - There are two types of tunnels: open tunnels which are long, open tubes; and «chutes», which are open at one end and have a collapsed fabric tube at the other.
«The tunnels are long, skinny polyester fabric tubes that add a new dimension to the pet's habitat by extending space for play and exploration.
Architect John Umbanhowar of Hughes Umbanhowar conceptualized a project in which kids would decorate hundreds of six - foot - long cardboard tubes with colorful tape, strips of vinyl, string and fabric to create an altered view of the space around them.
Originally developed by architect Nader Khalili and Cal - Earth, the practice involves layering long fabric or plastic tubes or bags filled with sand, clay, water and fibrous material like sticks, straw, and / or manure to create a domed compression structure that is resistant to earthquakes, hurricanes, floods and fire.
For the design with thiner tubes, I cut 2 stripes of fabric about 1.5 yard long and 4 1/2 inch wide, sewed the withs together (to turn it into a 3 yard stripe), and followed the same method as explained above; except that for this design I doubled the tube (making it as one strand) to make the knot.