My tiles kept falling off the wall.
I spent years trying to solve three problems that wreck handmade tiles.
Maybe you've had them too — or maybe you're scared of them before you've even started.
⚠️ Too heavy — falls off the wall
⚠️ Too thick — cracks
⚠️ Uneven drying — warps
🧻 I tried toilet paper.
💸 I tried specialist fibres that cost a fortune.
Still wasn't right.
Then one day I walked past my dam at the horses.
🌾 Growing wild in the water — completely free, treated as a pest — was the answer to all three.
A reed. Fine, natural, and already perfect.
👇 Here's what it actually does —
→ Keeps tiles light, so they stay on the wall where they belong
→ Lets you work thinner, so far less cracking
→ Helps the tile dry evenly, reducing warping through the whole piece
→ So fine the tile surface stays completely smooth
→ Grows in dams and ponds — harvesting it actually helps the environment
→ Costs absolutely nothing
🙋 If you're a beginner, I know what you're thinking.
What if my tile falls off the wall?
What if it cracks in the drying?
What if it warps and I've wasted all that work?
These are the right fears to have. They're real.
And they all trace back to the same thing — weight and thickness.
💡 This solves both. With something that grows wild in a dam.
📍 This photo is my property in Tasmania, Australia...Those reeds in the background — that's them.
The dam. The horses. The material inside every tile I make.
🌿 Mother Nature spent a long time perfecting it.
I just figured out how to use it.
💬 Want to know exactly how I prepare and use it? Drop a comment below and I'll walk you through it. Or tell me — which of these three scares you most right now?
⚠️ Falling off the wall · ⚠️ Cracking · ⚠️ Warping
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