When we start making our own items, backpack, tent, etc. I have had to correct unexpected problems as I go along. Hopefully, it is a learning process, otherwise we shouldn't try! I am still learning! I have different sewing machines, industrial compound, an expensive modern embroidery machine and a large selection of vintage domestic machines, and, at the moment, my go to machine is one of my Singer 201's. (The Singer Scottish factory made green machines, not as vibrant as your green machine 😃.) Thank you for showing your work! You inspire potential seamsters!
thank you. i've been wanting to make something like this for years...and i've procrastinated long enough for you to make it instead. my sewing skills are crap, so i'm glad to see what a professional seamster like you went through making yours. your video really helps me set a realistic expectation on the mess i'll make of mine if/when i actually get the courage to attempt something like this.
Hi! I think the thing to take away from my experience is to really nail down the design (or use an existing one). The sewing isn't particularly difficult if you have any experience sewing the slippery materials involved (a stuff sack or something would be a good first project with these fabrics). There will likely be an update to this video in a few months when I have time to address the flaws. I look forward to seeing what you come up with!
I've never built a tent, and I know nothing. If the tarp is wide enough, and had some loops, I think you're right, that mesh would snug right up. I hope there us a part 2 soon, showing your changes/updates. Cheers Sew Hard!
I'd start with a pattern for the first tent myself. I bought the dubber design Kensho 2 pattern and also the Bilgy tarptent...I don't trust myself with creating a good design yet.
That's sort of what I tried first, but I need some upward pull to make it work right, I think. Hopefully in a couple of months I'll have some time to work out the kinks and get an update video up. Thanks!!!
I want to make a square tent that I could throw over my thule truck bed racks that would drape below the bed rails. Maybe a mesh design with a removable hardshell to put over for wind, rain or snow. Your videos help inspire these ideas.
a tent design i wanna make is an alaknak clone. but instead of a pole kit my idea would be some lashing cords attached and a 'rope measuring tool' for going out and finding the right wood... same for the center pole. real quick, it is a 12 x 12 tent, 4 foot wall, pyramidal apex with vent at top and an awning attached to the doorway and proped up with(my idea, they use a bent pole->) two branches lashed. this saves like 40 pounds of steel poles. the alaknak tent body is like 33-35 pounds. there are other mods id like to do like built in organizer on a wall,, like a shoe organiser for a door but more spec'd for the need,, some other stuff.. hooks on the window zips and wider spanning windows for the sake of light mounting points(from experence, solved with "Sugru(r)" last time") and something Perfect that props out away from a wall inside with a spar and has a little clothesline! no b.s. a clothes line along the side of a wall works pretty nice, keeps the ceiling space. i would make the floor out of a heavy duty cheap tarpaluin material because the way a tent's floor works in a tent that big is, it gets used and ruined and you tape it or replace it. the stove jack needs a better system .. but another part of this project id like to see happen is have 'feild schematics' so if a panel got really screwed then a whole new panel could be cut out, and attached and no matter the rest of the material's sag, age, creep,, whatever,,, the new panel will be proper and ready to continue the design's tradition correctly.(yes feild stiching a tent like this could be a Killer task if a panel needed replaced. i would use a curved needle, waxed floss, heavy duty clips, take the tent down-not keep it up like many times/situations) there was a famous guy who sheared out dome tents, famous guy, in i forget,, 80's? i wish i could recall his name because im sure interesting knowledge could be gleaned. if oak tag patterns can be cut for the tent then that would really help getting the panels just right. get some musin man
One tigris makes a tent (Tangram) that appears to be what you want to make. If you haven't already checked it out you might want to? Thanks again for sharing your video! Cheers.
Great video as always. Quite enjoyable and certainly inspiring. I might not make a tent today, but maybe a stuff sack. If that fails, it will be known as a pot-holder. ; ) Such a nice job on the green-machine paint scheme!
First of all, Looonng time subscriber, I have loved and learned lots from your channel. 2nd thanks for the tips on the tent build as I was thinking about trying to tackle something like this also. 3rd, I somehow missed your review of the worker bee setup. You see I've had an old Thomson PW 103-A-GBP that I picked up from a guy a few years ago, paying way more than I should have thinking that it was way more of a machine that it is frankly, as soon as I seen the worker bee set up I've wondered if it would work for the Thomson. After seeing your review I can't wait till I can order the set up from sailrite. Again thanks a bunch for your content and keep em coming! Fellow seamster in the shadow of Mt Rainier, the opposite corner of the states here in Washington. Be well and godspeed.
Hi Che! Thanks for being a part of the channel! I liked the WorkerB so much, I bought an LSZ-1 Premium package (video coming). It truly is an amazing piece of kit! One word of caution, I know it fits the Thompson 501 series machines fine, I don't know about the older ones, so you might confirm with Sailrite before you order. And as FireEscape said, I think the motor package is now available. Thanks!
Hey jason, its an informative video. If you looze the the line to the top of the tub, and increase the hight of your poles the inner would be good I think. The corners of the tarp would come in and youwould be close except for the doors I would think
Whoaaaa that green Singer reveal!! It's absolutely awesome. I hope you got enough footage from the restoration job to make a video about it :D As far as the tent goes, it looks to me like the problem with the pitch is that the tarp and the mesh tent don't fit each other correctly. If you pitch the mesh tent by itself, can you get it taut?
Thanks! The mesh tent really needs more tie-outs to the tarp to take the shape I want it to (I think). For the walls of the bathtub floor to extend upward the way I want, it needs some upward pull on it. If I pitched it without the tarp, I suppose I could use some additional poles to provide tie-outs with enough upward angle to make it work, but that won't work with the tarp on. In a couple of months I plan to re-make the tarp and add plenty of tie-out points to see if that works, stay tuned! And a machine "resto-mod" video is in the planning stages, I don't have much video of this one, but I have several machines lined up!
@@thejasonofalltrades looking forward to all of that! (by the way, inspired by your Pfaff 260/360 video, I'm going to look at and perhaps buy a 360 tomorrow. If my s/o complains that I've got too many machines, I'm going to blame you. Just so you know :p)
It seems like if it ere pitched higher your netting would be more taught, your bathtub would be a bathtub and your fly doors will be closer to coming together. You've probably figured it out by now.
Hi! I hate to admit this in public, but this tent has been stuffed in a box pretty much since this video came out, for a couple of reasons. One, my wife bought a rooftop tent for her truck, and we camp in that 99% of the time now. Two, I still have a hammock for that other 1%. I recently attended a hammock camping event, and got a good look at a similarly designed tent and picked up some ideas that might save this one. I may one day get it out and try to make it work, but honestly I would have to need a backpacking tent, and backpacking is pretty far down my hobby list at the moment. Things have a way of resurfacing for me, though, so maybe one day! Thanks for the advice, though! I think you are at least partly right, but I think some additional tie-out points on the top edge of the bathtub floor might also be needed. Thanks for watching and commenting!
@@thejasonofalltrades i know the fading hobbies thing well. I've been holding off buying a sewing machine because I wander how long my itch to make and use myog stuff will stick around.
Your tub is suffering from "you can't push a rope", the top of the tub needs tying up higher and it will work. All those tents on the market went through a dozen prototypes before they figured out how to get it working and then simplifying for production. Their product demo talked about the downward sloping netting attached to the top because I am sure their first prototypes had it up sloping and dew ran down the netting into the tub. The reference tent design, while interesting, I kept thinking of how many extra straps and ties they used to compensate for issues that you're seeing. Their tent is not a fast setup tent, that you'd want after a long day hiking or when caught in a storm. Opportunities for improvements on yours. I missed where you had an estimate of material costs 'so far' for those recreating your tent process, if not in the video that would be a good addition to the notes, even if it's a rounded number. Next up tackle an 'Alaskan wall tent' like that used on the Bushradical channel 'living in a wall tent 2020' where he goes over all the major tent features. Perhaps a channel collaboration opportunity to get design notes and measurements from them.
@@michaelsrowland for the record, I give a thorough list of the materials used in the video, the information on the material for the floor is at this point ua-cam.com/video/Eh3s0qFoHC4/v-deo.html in the video. I have only used the tent twice, and naturally it was fine for those two uses. Because I made a mistake with the doors, I need to partly disassemble the tent and make some changes, which I hope to do before this winter so I can get some time in it. Based on my experiences with other tent materials, I see no reason why this fabric wouldn't be a great tent floor, treated with the same reasonable care one would treat any other tent floor fabric. I hope that helps!
@@thejasonofalltrades hi I am making a tent too , but for the floor I am using a 2oz water proof polyester. I think the fabric that you are using is nylon which tends to stretch when wet. Also it's dwr and is that waterproof?. I guess it depends where you are using the tent. I am in England where it rains.
@@michaelsrowland I primarily hammock camp (and I camp very sporadically), and my understanding is there are some theoretical advantages to some polyesters' behavior when wet (and other aspects), but I believe the vast majority of commercially made and cottage-industry tents are still made of nylon. The specs of this fabric suggested to me that it would suit my needs well, but there are certainly a dizzying array of fabrics to choose from. I'm considering using sil-poly for my next hammock tarp, actually. And it occasionally rains in Florida, but not so much that you would ever notice it 😂
awesome video i never would have thought about a tent i do have a waxed canvas tarp i have from a bedroll i made for myself sew and waxed the tarp myself that was a learning experience to i am been, homeschooled yes i did learn to sew and read and make a pattern to seem as i know how to weld and do many more jobs to pick up leatherwork when i worked in the trades i don't anymore my partner pasted away i did not pick up my welding cables he and my with his truck are still their fences now has been put around were we worded last the welding jacket i make for him had been still hanging when he put it too i do enjoy my life now and would miss the time i missed with animals now to i took over the farm the last 5 years have been very bad for me my family said after my stepbrother and my best friends died the same day and a baby bear cub shown up both of our spirits they say here us 2 goofing off in the wind together they said we come out of NOWHERE to and don't leave any tracks to i have made the farm mine now too George, he tags along where i goit was very early in the morning we came back into the town to pick at fresh horses and food and more info on who i was looking for George was taking the sunrise up as he does in the morning sleeping throw it lol a vehicle stopped and a person run out and taken a selfie of George he killed her right there he no longer able to go to town the town did catch it on a cam and George was cleared of any wrongdoing too as to the person i was tracking he, last his footing and died he got want was coming to him to
Piensas que eres bello, elegante...? deja de hablar tanto y mostrarte frente a la camara que haces que tus videos sean insoportables. Puedes ponerte a hacer lo que pretendes y mostrandolo sin necesidad de salir delante de camara dando semejates discursos.
I use a nice sandalwood beard oil, so it's mostly sandalwood with a hint of cat scat 😂 (For the record, I discourage him from doing that when he has recently been in the litterbox. And I love him, so I don't care that much.)
My husband makes machines from the blueprints in his head. I'll go away now.
When we start making our own items, backpack, tent, etc. I have had to correct unexpected problems as I go along. Hopefully, it is a learning process, otherwise we shouldn't try! I am still learning!
I have different sewing machines, industrial compound, an expensive modern embroidery machine and a large selection of vintage domestic machines, and, at the moment, my go to machine is one of my Singer 201's. (The Singer Scottish factory made green machines, not as vibrant as your green machine 😃.)
Thank you for showing your work! You inspire potential seamsters!
I love your cat's cameos. I happen to watch many of your videos with my cat sitting on my lap. We both love your work.
He's really the star of the channel. Just ask him :)
Thanks for watching and commenting! (And tell your cat I said hi!)
It's clear that you love your tent. And I'm loving to see this great video. Tx.
thank you. i've been wanting to make something like this for years...and i've procrastinated long enough for you to make it instead. my sewing skills are crap, so i'm glad to see what a professional seamster like you went through making yours. your video really helps me set a realistic expectation on the mess i'll make of mine if/when i actually get the courage to attempt something like this.
Hi!
I think the thing to take away from my experience is to really nail down the design (or use an existing one). The sewing isn't particularly difficult if you have any experience sewing the slippery materials involved (a stuff sack or something would be a good first project with these fabrics).
There will likely be an update to this video in a few months when I have time to address the flaws. I look forward to seeing what you come up with!
I've never built a tent, and I know nothing. If the tarp is wide enough, and had some loops, I think you're right, that mesh would snug right up. I hope there us a part 2 soon, showing your changes/updates. Cheers Sew Hard!
I'd start with a pattern for the first tent myself. I bought the dubber design Kensho 2 pattern and also the Bilgy tarptent...I don't trust myself with creating a good design yet.
Thanks for the vid. A needle feed machine was recommended to me for this type of fabric. Sort of a walking needle instead of the foot.
I haven't tried a needle-feed machine personally, but I suspect it would be very helpful for this fabric!
Love the poster behind you. Great art.
Thank you! I rely on a fair amount of luck when it comes to Dutch pours, but I loved how that one turned out.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
I really like the fact even though you make mistake you go for it. Me the thought of making the mistakes is holding me back from the attempts
If you at all want to make a little series about tent making, or your tent making adventures, I would very happy camper. Always love your videos :)
For the corners of the bathtub floor you could try using shock cord out to the stakes or to the edge of the fly.
That's sort of what I tried first, but I need some upward pull to make it work right, I think. Hopefully in a couple of months I'll have some time to work out the kinks and get an update video up. Thanks!!!
I want to make a square tent that I could throw over my thule truck bed racks that would drape below the bed rails. Maybe a mesh design with a removable hardshell to put over for wind, rain or snow. Your videos help inspire these ideas.
a tent design i wanna make is an alaknak clone. but instead of a pole kit my idea would be some lashing cords attached and a 'rope measuring tool' for going out and finding the right wood... same for the center pole.
real quick, it is a 12 x 12 tent, 4 foot wall, pyramidal apex with vent at top and an awning attached to the doorway and proped up with(my idea, they use a bent pole->) two branches lashed. this saves like 40 pounds of steel poles. the alaknak tent body is like 33-35 pounds. there are other mods id like to do like built in organizer on a wall,, like a shoe organiser for a door but more spec'd for the need,, some other stuff.. hooks on the window zips and wider spanning windows for the sake of light mounting points(from experence, solved with "Sugru(r)" last time") and something Perfect that props out away from a wall inside with a spar and has a little clothesline! no b.s. a clothes line along the side of a wall works pretty nice, keeps the ceiling space. i would make the floor out of a heavy duty cheap tarpaluin material because the way a tent's floor works in a tent that big is, it gets used and ruined and you tape it or replace it. the stove jack needs a better system
.. but another part of this project id like to see happen is have 'feild schematics' so if a panel got really screwed then a whole new panel could be cut out, and attached and no matter the rest of the material's sag, age, creep,, whatever,,, the new panel will be proper and ready to continue the design's tradition correctly.(yes feild stiching a tent like this could be a Killer task if a panel needed replaced. i would use a curved needle, waxed floss, heavy duty clips, take the tent down-not keep it up like many times/situations)
there was a famous guy who sheared out dome tents, famous guy, in i forget,, 80's? i wish i could recall his name because im sure interesting knowledge could be gleaned. if oak tag patterns can be cut for the tent then that would really help getting the panels just right. get some musin man
One tigris makes a tent (Tangram) that appears to be what you want to make. If you haven't already checked it out you might want to? Thanks again for sharing your video! Cheers.
"i want the zippers to open, and close" lol great watching as always man.. still watching
Great video as always. Quite enjoyable and certainly inspiring.
I might not make a tent today, but maybe a stuff sack. If that fails, it will be known as a pot-holder.
; ) Such a nice job on the green-machine paint scheme!
Thanks JP!
Kitty is the best part ❤️ 🥺
I've done some similar 'experiments', some worked out great, others...I found problems when using them, usually with sizing.
Your cats adorable. Like the content 👍 you can learn more from ‘mistakes’ than plans that go smoothly.
First of all, Looonng time subscriber, I have loved and learned lots from your channel. 2nd thanks for the tips on the tent build as I was thinking about trying to tackle something like this also. 3rd, I somehow missed your review of the worker bee setup. You see I've had an old Thomson PW 103-A-GBP that I picked up from a guy a few years ago, paying way more than I should have thinking that it was way more of a machine that it is frankly, as soon as I seen the worker bee set up I've wondered if it would work for the Thomson. After seeing your review I can't wait till I can order the set up from sailrite. Again thanks a bunch for your content and keep em coming! Fellow seamster in the shadow of Mt Rainier, the opposite corner of the states here in Washington. Be well and godspeed.
Hi Che!
Thanks for being a part of the channel!
I liked the WorkerB so much, I bought an LSZ-1 Premium package (video coming). It truly is an amazing piece of kit! One word of caution, I know it fits the Thompson 501 series machines fine, I don't know about the older ones, so you might confirm with Sailrite before you order. And as FireEscape said, I think the motor package is now available.
Thanks!
Hey jason, its an informative video. If you looze the the line to the top of the tub, and increase the hight of your poles the inner would be good I think. The corners of the tarp would come in and youwould be close except for the doors I would think
haha looks good to me !
Whoaaaa that green Singer reveal!! It's absolutely awesome. I hope you got enough footage from the restoration job to make a video about it :D
As far as the tent goes, it looks to me like the problem with the pitch is that the tarp and the mesh tent don't fit each other correctly. If you pitch the mesh tent by itself, can you get it taut?
Thanks!
The mesh tent really needs more tie-outs to the tarp to take the shape I want it to (I think). For the walls of the bathtub floor to extend upward the way I want, it needs some upward pull on it. If I pitched it without the tarp, I suppose I could use some additional poles to provide tie-outs with enough upward angle to make it work, but that won't work with the tarp on. In a couple of months I plan to re-make the tarp and add plenty of tie-out points to see if that works, stay tuned!
And a machine "resto-mod" video is in the planning stages, I don't have much video of this one, but I have several machines lined up!
@@thejasonofalltrades looking forward to all of that! (by the way, inspired by your Pfaff 260/360 video, I'm going to look at and perhaps buy a 360 tomorrow. If my s/o complains that I've got too many machines, I'm going to blame you. Just so you know :p)
@@laurensplompen lol mea culpa!
I sewed a similar path, with similar results, then I turned the tent into a tarp and bought a tent.
Loving the art work on sewing machine,some for the table???
I have a bad habit of embellishing things, so the table probably won't stay plain white forever :)
Thank you!
It seems like if it ere pitched higher your netting would be more taught, your bathtub would be a bathtub and your fly doors will be closer to coming together.
You've probably figured it out by now.
Hi!
I hate to admit this in public, but this tent has been stuffed in a box pretty much since this video came out, for a couple of reasons. One, my wife bought a rooftop tent for her truck, and we camp in that 99% of the time now. Two, I still have a hammock for that other 1%.
I recently attended a hammock camping event, and got a good look at a similarly designed tent and picked up some ideas that might save this one. I may one day get it out and try to make it work, but honestly I would have to need a backpacking tent, and backpacking is pretty far down my hobby list at the moment. Things have a way of resurfacing for me, though, so maybe one day!
Thanks for the advice, though! I think you are at least partly right, but I think some additional tie-out points on the top edge of the bathtub floor might also be needed. Thanks for watching and commenting!
@@thejasonofalltrades i know the fading hobbies thing well. I've been holding off buying a sewing machine because I wander how long my itch to make and use myog stuff will stick around.
Your tub is suffering from "you can't push a rope", the top of the tub needs tying up higher and it will work. All those tents on the market went through a dozen prototypes before they figured out how to get it working and then simplifying for production. Their product demo talked about the downward sloping netting attached to the top because I am sure their first prototypes had it up sloping and dew ran down the netting into the tub. The reference tent design, while interesting, I kept thinking of how many extra straps and ties they used to compensate for issues that you're seeing. Their tent is not a fast setup tent, that you'd want after a long day hiking or when caught in a storm. Opportunities for improvements on yours. I missed where you had an estimate of material costs 'so far' for those recreating your tent process, if not in the video that would be a good addition to the notes, even if it's a rounded number.
Next up tackle an 'Alaskan wall tent' like that used on the Bushradical channel 'living in a wall tent 2020' where he goes over all the major tent features. Perhaps a channel collaboration opportunity to get design notes and measurements from them.
i use muslin to realize designs without wasting fabric. rolled hem feet are nice.
8:15 this is not a puppy love lol. Nice paint job on the 201.
LOL! Thank you!
What material did you use for the floor?
Hi!
The floor is 1.6oz HyperD. See the link in the description to visit Ripstop By The Roll for more info and fabric choices!
@@thejasonofalltrades hi, but you don't actually say what you used in the description.
How has the floor been? Did it leak?
@@michaelsrowland for the record, I give a thorough list of the materials used in the video, the information on the material for the floor is at this point ua-cam.com/video/Eh3s0qFoHC4/v-deo.html in the video. I have only used the tent twice, and naturally it was fine for those two uses. Because I made a mistake with the doors, I need to partly disassemble the tent and make some changes, which I hope to do before this winter so I can get some time in it. Based on my experiences with other tent materials, I see no reason why this fabric wouldn't be a great tent floor, treated with the same reasonable care one would treat any other tent floor fabric. I hope that helps!
@@thejasonofalltrades hi I am making a tent too , but for the floor I am using a 2oz water proof polyester. I think the fabric that you are using is nylon which tends to stretch when wet. Also it's dwr and is that waterproof?. I guess it depends where you are using the tent. I am in England where it rains.
@@michaelsrowland I primarily hammock camp (and I camp very sporadically), and my understanding is there are some theoretical advantages to some polyesters' behavior when wet (and other aspects), but I believe the vast majority of commercially made and cottage-industry tents are still made of nylon. The specs of this fabric suggested to me that it would suit my needs well, but there are certainly a dizzying array of fabrics to choose from. I'm considering using sil-poly for my next hammock tarp, actually.
And it occasionally rains in Florida, but not so much that you would ever notice it 😂
Helpful Sewing Cat is helpful.
Thanks! (I was wondering if anyone ever saw that video lol!)
awesome video i never would have thought about a tent i do have a waxed canvas tarp i have from a bedroll i made for myself sew and waxed the tarp myself that was a learning experience to i am been, homeschooled yes i did learn to sew and read and make a pattern to seem as i know how to weld and do many more jobs to pick up leatherwork when i worked in the trades i don't anymore my partner pasted away i did not pick up my welding cables he and my with his truck are still their fences now has been put around were we worded last the welding jacket i make for him had been still hanging when he put it too
i do enjoy my life now and would miss the time i missed with animals now to i took over the farm the last 5 years have been very bad for me my family said after my stepbrother and my best friends died the same day and a baby bear cub shown up both of our spirits they say here us 2 goofing off in the wind together they said we come out of NOWHERE to and don't leave any tracks to i have made the farm mine now too
George, he tags along where i goit was very early in the morning we came back into the town to pick at fresh horses and food and more info on who i was looking for George was taking the sunrise up as he does in the morning sleeping throw it lol a vehicle stopped and a person run out and taken a selfie of George he killed her right there he no longer able to go to town the town did catch it on a cam and George was cleared of any wrongdoing too as to the person i was tracking he, last his footing and died he got want was coming to him to
Do I spy a Bernina serger?
Learning opportunities ;)
Every time :)
Thanks for watching!
猫は、あなたの髭も大好きな事が分かりました😊
Sooooo, you make mistakes? I like that in a mentor.
For cat treats
Thank you Bill! They will appreciate that!
Piensas que eres bello, elegante...? deja de hablar tanto y mostrarte frente a la camara que haces que tus videos sean insoportables. Puedes ponerte a hacer lo que pretendes y mostrandolo sin necesidad de salir delante de camara dando semejates discursos.
Ve a ver otro canal, este no está hecho para ti. ¡Adiós!
I'm guessing your beard always smells like cat scat🤔
I use a nice sandalwood beard oil, so it's mostly sandalwood with a hint of cat scat 😂
(For the record, I discourage him from doing that when he has recently been in the litterbox. And I love him, so I don't care that much.)