Unique craft - Mushroom Leather, amadou tinder, Romania

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  • čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
  • Romania, Corund village.
    Making this video I used some shots from • YESCA DE FOMES FOMENTA...
    #UniqueCraft #MuschroomLeather #AmadoeTinder

Komentáře • 149

  • @RichardCollette
    @RichardCollette Před rokem +6

    This deserves far many more likes for preserving a traditional craft on video.

  • @kneilykie9367
    @kneilykie9367 Před 4 lety +35

    Paul Statment sent me here !!

    • @virginiacojocaru
      @virginiacojocaru  Před 4 lety +1

      )

    • @ELBlDu
      @ELBlDu Před 3 lety

      me2

    • @wannabeguru
      @wannabeguru Před 3 lety +1

      Any idea where to find a better teaching video for this? Thanks!

    • @ELBlDu
      @ELBlDu Před 3 lety

      @@wannabeguru you may need to wait till travel restrictions over and go directly to Romania yourself, pick your own, and learn from the experts so you can come back and teach the rest of us. :)

    • @samgaspodcast
      @samgaspodcast Před 3 lety

      @@virginiacojocaru for how long do you boil the mushrooms? What’s the size of the felt you get from one mushroom?

  • @thecakeredux
    @thecakeredux Před 2 lety +12

    Thank you so much for making the effort to put this together. There's really not a lot of information available about this material and this mini-documentary gave a valuable insight.

    • @virginiacojocaru
      @virginiacojocaru  Před 2 lety +1

      Thank you. These unique craft most probably can be practiced in just few regions where the grow condition for this mushroom is the most suited - kind of trees, mountain elevation, climate conditions etc.

    • @thecakeredux
      @thecakeredux Před 2 lety +1

      @@virginiacojocaru I sure hope the climate conditions offer a little bit of wiggle room. I'm cultivating mushrooms and thought it would be a nice addition to also grow some F. Fomentarius.

    • @thecakeredux
      @thecakeredux Před 2 lety

      @@virginiacojocaru I just got done with basic preparation of this fungus, both to create Amadou and to cultivate it - tomorrow the first clones are going to be put to agar plates. I went into the forest this morning and got myself a range of differently aged and sized specimen to experiment with. I'm letting you know because maybe you'd like the thought that this is happening. Have a nice day!

    • @virginiacojocaru
      @virginiacojocaru  Před 2 lety

      @@thecakeredux Thank you for sharing, Isnt takes years for muschroom to grow?

    • @thecakeredux
      @thecakeredux Před 2 lety

      @@virginiacojocaru Yes, usually those fungi grow really slowly. I don't have any experience with cultivating Fomes fomentarius yet and literature is quite scarce, but there are a couple of great resources on the cultivation of Fomitopsis betulina - another parasitic polypore with birch as a host - and they grow very fast in a controlled environment on enriched pasteurized birch dust blocks. Biggest reason why wild polypores grow so slowly is because they only get very few opportunities to actually grow over the year, meanwhile they're in perfect fruiting conditions 24/7 in a controlled environment. And if it doesn't work, there's always the option to obtain birch logs and inoculate them with lab-grown mycelium (growing the mycelium is very straight forward for almost all fungi and can be done with a couple of household items) and let nature work its slow wonders.

  • @gratefuldoge8598
    @gratefuldoge8598 Před 5 lety +8

    Cool illustration of WimHof on the wall

  • @borlani
    @borlani Před 3 lety +2

    "Amadou.. do... do.... two pineapples shake the tree........"
    Seriously fascinating! I ordered one and it arrived today.... I will never take it off.
    I also have in mind seeing if I can collect some myself and make material out of it - at least some tinder, but, hopefully if I can improve my skill to make something useful.
    I'm visualising a little baggie for keeping a flint & striker in it, but I've got broader ambitions - however, I'm not very optimistic that I will succeed.
    I've got a sneaky suspicion that what you boil it in makes a difference. I don't think one can simply buy the ingredients in my country, but I am still researching.

  • @violettracey
    @violettracey Před 6 měsíci

    That is so cool! Thank you for sharing this!

  • @mariahzalera2123
    @mariahzalera2123 Před 2 lety +5

    I would love to visit this town and make one . I wonder, do you teach classes for tourist ? If not it would be a good idea . Thanks .

    • @virginiacojocaru
      @virginiacojocaru  Před 2 lety +3

      Hi Mariah,
      We were there as tourist as well.
      There are few tourist guides in Corund village.

  • @queenmaryellen
    @queenmaryellen Před 2 lety +2

    God bless you for sharing this with us. I believe that in Heaven there will be no petroleum products (blood of dinosaurs) including plastic. Mushrooms and their mycelium roots can save planet earth 🌏. Long live Romania 🇷🇴

    • @ajsassafrass6883
      @ajsassafrass6883 Před 2 lety

      Dinosaurs are natural. So is coal, arsenic, oil, lead.

  • @lukasandresson3990
    @lukasandresson3990 Před 3 lety

    Super beautiful! Awesome craftmanship!

  • @waveman0
    @waveman0 Před 2 lety

    amadou is such a wonderful product, I only use it for fire-lighting once it is treated with potassium nitrate.

  • @omkarmakar5238
    @omkarmakar5238 Před 3 lety +1

    Amazing😍 did you try to make culture from it. If any possibility I really love to visit this place.

  • @maxfirefantasyreport
    @maxfirefantasyreport Před 4 lety +6

    thanks for the video. the music was too loud. amazing mushroom hats!

  • @haydendumont1061
    @haydendumont1061 Před 5 měsíci

    You can make f****** leather out of a goddamn mushroom 🍄 that's freaking insane

  • @HoreDoleSlovenskom
    @HoreDoleSlovenskom Před 3 lety

    ❤️SUPER SUPER SUPER❤️👍👍👍👌👌👌

  • @dianaubarrechena3657
    @dianaubarrechena3657 Před 4 lety

    Virginia we are passing by Corund tomorrow do yoi have any direction? After seeing your great video I changed all my plans it is so spectacular to see this ancient tradition still thriving
    Cheers
    George Oxley biologist

    • @virginiacojocaru
      @virginiacojocaru  Před 4 lety

      Hi Diana/George, Thank you! Nice to hear that you are near Corund. Ask around for direction and excurssions. Have a nice time!

  • @indrin12
    @indrin12 Před 6 lety +2

    Very interesting.

  • @felicianoel4880
    @felicianoel4880 Před 4 lety

    Ce frumoase ...

  • @MrJimmoes
    @MrJimmoes Před 4 lety

    I think the mouse with tinder is the most practical thing she makes

  • @MrJimmoes
    @MrJimmoes Před 4 lety +1

    grappig! i want one of these hats xD

  • @DaveTan65
    @DaveTan65 Před 3 lety +3

    I got mine at a Jewish departmental store branded as Schmuck.

    • @neutronpixie6106
      @neutronpixie6106 Před 3 lety

      Schmuck is Yiddish/German for jewelry.

    • @Poodleinacan
      @Poodleinacan Před 3 lety +1

      @@neutronpixie6106 That just destroyed all meaning I was equating that word to.

  • @hfromero
    @hfromero Před rokem

    nice video! So you need to boil bofore start making cuts?

  • @tadaimabudo9843
    @tadaimabudo9843 Před 6 lety +1

    Great video, did you visit this work shop yourself?

    • @virginiacojocaru
      @virginiacojocaru  Před 6 lety +1

      Yes.

    • @tadaimabudo9843
      @tadaimabudo9843 Před 6 lety +1

      @@virginiacojocaru Fantastic, would you be able to PM me the details and information on how you organised your visit?

    • @virginiacojocaru
      @virginiacojocaru  Před 6 lety +1

      We contacted an local guide via slowttransylvania@gmail.com (Telefon: 0745627914 or 0757357318) who organized for us an excursion in Corund village, inclusive to the amadou artisan.

    • @zoltanpal7255
      @zoltanpal7255 Před 4 lety

      @@tadaimabudo9843 please read our tours menu at our www.slowtours.travel. we organize these presentations for 8 years now.

  • @tigerlilly3727
    @tigerlilly3727 Před 5 lety

    Amazing

  • @jtabbott3449
    @jtabbott3449 Před 5 lety +1

    wow where is the etsy store, I wanna buy those hatz!

    • @virginiacojocaru
      @virginiacojocaru  Před 5 lety

      It is in Romania. Also, I have seen that you can buy them via internet. Look for "Amadou hat".

    • @zoltanpal7255
      @zoltanpal7255 Před 4 lety

      We have Etsy store also: www.etsy.com/shop/amadoustore but we have our own webshop too: www.amadou.store

  • @joel.ds.m
    @joel.ds.m Před 4 lety

    Great video! What was the piece playing at the start of the video may I ask?

  • @salty_pearl
    @salty_pearl Před 2 lety

    Just curious, how do you wash the hats or fabric materials produced from the mushroom? Does the material react to water?

    • @virginiacojocaru
      @virginiacojocaru  Před 2 lety

      It's not water resistant at all. To wear only in dry weather.

    • @georgecroney6168
      @georgecroney6168 Před rokem +1

      You could probably paint on some melted beeswax or something to make it water resistant, if you get regular felt oily it repels water so if assume something could be done

  • @BryanM-nd6xj
    @BryanM-nd6xj Před 5 lety +2

    Can you make me an Amadou Sombrero?

    • @palzeusz
      @palzeusz Před 4 lety +1

      www.amadou.store we can figure out for you the sombrero
      Zoltan

  • @Mitiya__ua
    @Mitiya__ua Před 4 lety +1

    can anyone give me a link to more particular information of making amadou skin from shroom? i tried it already, but the product is not even close to what ive seen in this video

    • @wannabeguru
      @wannabeguru Před 3 lety +1

      any luck? I am looking for the same solution

    • @plt927
      @plt927 Před 3 lety

      @@wannabeguru did you have any luck yet?

    • @Adhdand92
      @Adhdand92 Před 11 měsíci

      Did u?

  • @marikoppanen5394
    @marikoppanen5394 Před 6 lety +4

    Do you know for how long it was boiled?

  • @soareledeiubire
    @soareledeiubire Před 2 lety

    Corund Satu Mare sau Corund Harghita ???

  • @soareledeiubire
    @soareledeiubire Před 2 lety

    Imi puteti da adresa exacta pentru a ajunge la acest atelier?

    • @virginiacojocaru
      @virginiacojocaru  Před 2 lety +1

      Buna, Din pacate nu am adresa. Am fost acolo cu un ghid.

  • @gigettina84
    @gigettina84 Před 4 měsíci

    Is it possible to visit you and buy some handcraft made by fomes?

    • @virginiacojocaru
      @virginiacojocaru  Před 4 měsíci

      Hi, It is possible to visit the workshop and buy there some souvenirs. It is in the Corond village.

  • @FlaminBurrito101
    @FlaminBurrito101 Před 3 lety +1

    Paul stamets told me his hat is made from a mushroom shieeet i had to look it up

  • @frankbullington1444
    @frankbullington1444 Před 6 lety +1

    Do you know where one can purchase an amadou hat?

    • @virginiacojocaru
      @virginiacojocaru  Před 6 lety +1

      I think if you will google for it you can find some offers.

    • @ladendaisl888
      @ladendaisl888 Před 6 lety +2

      Are there any tutorials out there on how to make an amadou hat? I am keenly interested in keeping this alive but I live in the United States. Any assistance would be deeply appreciated.

    • @virginiacojocaru
      @virginiacojocaru  Před 6 lety +2

      Ladendais L Hi. I did not find any tutorials about making of amadou. I think coming to Corond and working together with one of last masters is what you can do to learn the skill.

    • @ladendaisl888
      @ladendaisl888 Před 6 lety

      virginia cojocaru how would I begin to figure out where I would need to go and for how long?

    • @virginiacojocaru
      @virginiacojocaru  Před 6 lety +2

      We contacted an local guide via slowttransylvania@gmail.com (Telefon: 0745627914 or 0757357318) who organized for us an excursion in Corund village, inclusive to the amadou artisan. Maybe if you tell the guide what your specific interest is, he might help you. In Romanian amdou is called "iasca". If you google for it, you find some more info, I think.

  • @Mitiya__ua
    @Mitiya__ua Před 4 lety +1

    дайте кто то линк на подробный процесс изготовления из трутовика "кожи"? везде искал - не нашел. по этому видео делал сам, но результат вышел не такой как в видео.

    • @virginiacojocaru
      @virginiacojocaru  Před 4 lety

      Привет, Наверное самое лучшее это приехать в Румынию и научиться у здешних мастеров)). Как и во многих ремеслах - года опыта и специфичные знания просто так через видео не получиться передать.

    • @Mitiya__ua
      @Mitiya__ua Před 4 lety

      virginia cojocaru ну я даже не знаю куда ехать, да и границы не скоро откроют. А грибов в лесу много =) может все же есть где то инфа в инете, чтоб самостоятельно освоить?

    • @virginiacojocaru
      @virginiacojocaru  Před 4 lety

      @@Mitiya__ua Оо грибы!!)) Но про процес я не знаю. Мы были там, в Румынии как туристы. Если вы ничего дельного в интернете не нашли, то я тем более не найду (.

    • @Mitiya__ua
      @Mitiya__ua Před 4 lety

      @@virginiacojocaru а где это если что находится? вдруг надумаю в румынию сгонять )

    • @virginiacojocaru
      @virginiacojocaru  Před 4 lety

      @@Mitiya__ua ) Поселок Корунд (Corund)

  • @The_real_think_by_Arvind

    Mushroom species name

  • @cindyyao7724
    @cindyyao7724 Před 5 lety +2

    What if the ants come 😬

  • @kalpanakhatana680
    @kalpanakhatana680 Před 3 lety

    What the name of the fungi??

  • @bluetoothreview
    @bluetoothreview Před 3 lety

    i would like to buy a hat do you have shop?

    • @virginiacojocaru
      @virginiacojocaru  Před 3 lety +1

      Hi, I do not have a shop. I was there as a tourist. I think I saw some on-line shop which sell the hats.

  • @poldebol
    @poldebol Před 4 lety

    Is it possible to bye this ?

  • @poldebol
    @poldebol Před 4 lety

    To bye som amadou patches ?

    • @zoltanpal7255
      @zoltanpal7255 Před 4 lety

      we sell amadou in various products, sheets also. please visit www.amadou.store

  • @stefanfreestylez
    @stefanfreestylez Před 5 lety

    Dam these are cool. Ill def get one soon.

    • @virginiacojocaru
      @virginiacojocaru  Před 5 lety +1

      The hat keeps your head cool in the sun. However be carefull with it in the rain.

    • @stefanfreestylez
      @stefanfreestylez Před 5 lety +1

      @@virginiacojocaru are these 120euros online? Looks like the same ones i was checking out. Got rocked with expenses and went lil overboard with the spendin but ill def scoop a hat soon. Within a month or so. ;)

    • @virginiacojocaru
      @virginiacojocaru  Před 5 lety

      120 euro? It's not cheap.

    • @stefanfreestylez
      @stefanfreestylez Před 5 lety

      @@virginiacojocaru ya i guess but either way no biggie i like supporting smaller companies.

    • @virginiacojocaru
      @virginiacojocaru  Před 5 lety

      @@stefanfreestylez nice of you 👍

  • @dokushiin
    @dokushiin Před 3 lety

    Anybody who knows! Can u tell me how shroom craftsmen are calls in that village? Does that word exist?

    • @virginiacojocaru
      @virginiacojocaru  Před 3 lety +1

      Meșteri in iască (in Romanian).

    • @dokushiin
      @dokushiin Před 3 lety

      What means «iasca»? Fungi?

    • @virginiacojocaru
      @virginiacojocaru  Před 3 lety

      @@dokushiin ja, amadou mushroom.

    • @dokushiin
      @dokushiin Před 3 lety

      Thank u so much :3

    • @dokushiin
      @dokushiin Před 3 lety

      Как это слово произносится? Яска или Иаска? :)

  • @ronwitek4539
    @ronwitek4539 Před 3 lety

    Who is the family here making these hats ronald witek from the states wants to know :)

  • @devgdms
    @devgdms Před 5 lety

    amazing hat. I got one and BE CAREFUL YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TEKE IT OFF!!

    • @virginiacojocaru
      @virginiacojocaru  Před 5 lety

      Way not?

    • @paupanades9957
      @paupanades9957 Před 4 lety

      how much did it cost you?

    • @devgdms
      @devgdms Před 4 lety

      @@paupanades9957 a little over than one hundred dollars, without delivery

    • @paupanades9957
      @paupanades9957 Před 4 lety

      @@devgdms and to this day how is it standing? has it degenerated in any sense or got burned by any accident?

    • @devgdms
      @devgdms Před 4 lety

      @@paupanades9957 can't say I wore it all the time but it looks the same. The material is sturdy enough despite of soft to the touch. You can find Joe Rogan's show video with Paul Stamets and he described material more detailed.

  • @kumarpatil6161
    @kumarpatil6161 Před 4 lety

    Is it possible to grow hoof fungus grow at home

    • @virginiacojocaru
      @virginiacojocaru  Před 4 lety

      As I understood, the trees on which muschroom grow, have to be on an altitude, in mountains.

    • @plt927
      @plt927 Před 3 lety

      They grow everywhere here in Germany, mostly on old and ill trees and often on birches or beech trees

    • @kumarpatil6161
      @kumarpatil6161 Před 3 lety

      @@virginiacojocaru okkk

    • @kumarpatil6161
      @kumarpatil6161 Před 3 lety

      @xXPixieTheStrangeXx okkk

    • @kumarpatil6161
      @kumarpatil6161 Před 3 lety

      @@plt927 okkk

  • @victorstriga
    @victorstriga Před rokem

    Joe Rogan brought me here

  • @avialz7311
    @avialz7311 Před 6 lety

    Cât costă o pălărie?

    • @virginiacojocaru
      @virginiacojocaru  Před 6 lety

      Avi Alz 10-20 euro.

    • @avialz7311
      @avialz7311 Před 6 lety +1

      Unde(cum) comand o pălărie?

    • @virginiacojocaru
      @virginiacojocaru  Před 6 lety

      Din pacate nu stiu. Eu am cumparat o palarie pe loc. Poate sunt ceva ofert pe internet?

    • @palzeusz
      @palzeusz Před 4 lety

      @@avialz7311 www.etsy.com/shop/amadoustore or www.amadou.store

  • @oliviabusha742
    @oliviabusha742 Před 2 lety

    Jesus loves you

  • @jackvolkwyn470
    @jackvolkwyn470 Před 3 lety

    jajajajajajaja

  • @Legralas
    @Legralas Před 4 lety

    So many YEAH in a one video. It's very annoying!

  • @noname_atall
    @noname_atall Před 5 lety +3

    god awful music