Tent upgrades

[sister_raphael]

 

 

 In a series of frustrations, I give you the side of the tent which is undergoing yet another change. Originally, this had ties at the top, so the wall could be removed for displays

This led to gaps at the top which let the bitter, winter cold in at night. The following year, I sewed the wall to the tent roof. Not too big of a job since I sewed the tent in the first place. This addressed the issue of the gap and the cold and was wonderful. Sadly, it means that the wall can only be used as a lift up awning and not removed altogether which meant if I didn't want to use an awning, it needed to be rolled up and tied at the tent entrance, which is less than ideal. 

So off it came again. 

Since the original making of the tent, I had come across these great small but sturdy hooks which I've been using for the tent linings. My idea this time round, is to sew the hooks to the wall, and sew matching little brass rings on the inside of the tent roof. This would hold the wall to the tent and be able to keep the gaps at the top closed. 

Having decided to do that, it was pretty obvious, that reinforcing strips were needed to make the whole wall less likely to be torn in poor weather. So that's a LOT of sewing I've been working on.

Work In Progress.