More decoration

Integral seam stripes were quite the revelation for me a few years ago. Over the course of 40 or 50 tents they have gone from being novel and amazing to nice, but kind of boring. So I decided to kick it up a notch.  I was already planning to make this tent with a red …

The Stalwart and the Essential

The Stalwart is everything I know about round pavilions. Narrow panels (~17″), integral appliquéd decoration, leather reinforcement patches, curved walls and roof. It is the strongest, most beautiful, and most authentic tent I can make. The Essential is lighter and simpler. Wider panels (~25″) mean fewer spokes and stakes and thus less weight. It is …

Round pavilion Indoors

I fit the poles to each tent I make. This consists of making the poles a little bit too long to start with and trying to set-up the tent. Trim a bit off, set the tent up again. Rinse, repeat, until the the poles fit perfectly. I’ve slowly gotten better at it; I can start …