Build Your Own Yurt

Create yourself a comfortable living space: a spare bedroom, office, studio, sauna, or whatever else you can dream up. The 18-foot yurt is an excellent shelter option that provides comfortable living arrangements for all four seasons. Working with an experienced builder, students will construct a simple yurt, complete with a door and two windows, ready to be loaded into the car on the last day. This includes constructing the wooden framework and sewing the fabric cover, building the rafter ring, windows, and door. The skylight and windows are made of Lexan plexiglass and the cover is sewn from durable acrylic-coated polyester (choice in color may be possible). To make this large project possible, students also need to recruit a group of assistants who journey to North House together to participate in the project (minimum group size four, max six). This is a big project compacted into a short amount of time. Participants will need to be physically prepared for intensive use of power tools (no prior knowledge needed, just ability), full days of repetitive handwork, and the use of industrial sewing machines. Helpers need to be at least 16 years of age. We’ll have fun and take breaks, but this is an intensive course. Be prepared to work hard all day and be diligent and focused.