Building Your Own Tent

Tread Well – Dave 01/10/00Good for you on your choice to make your own tent! You can do it. Don’t be afraid. This tent was only my third sewing project, and while my effort isn’t pretty, it is very serviceable. I have come to the conclusion that the trick to sewing is to think about what you are going to do one last time before you actually do it. Ripping out seams is no fun and improperly cut panels can get expensive. My grand father, the carpenter, always said, “Measure twice, cut once.”.Unfortunately, I’m not at a time in my life where I can take a great deal of time to write out pages and pages of detailed instructions on how to make the TW1, so these words and the accompanying illustrations are intended to be only a guide.Think about what you are doing and then do it. Don’t worry, making a tent is pretty straight forward. Feel free to set up the tent during the construction phase to help in visualizing how to construct the tent’s different parts. I did a lot of that. In any case, I’ll do my best to help you through the few tricky spots.