Comments on: Mary Who?

By: DirtyMary

DirtyMary — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:10:29 +0000

Hello Gary,

1. The center poles ended up 6′6″. This is the largest size I could go and still have them fit inside my truck canopy.
2. Side poles are 36″ long. Long or shorter would be personal preference.
3. I am current making female ottoman turk garb. Not really a good example of bedouin clothing. My sources are other women in the area I live in that also have made ottoman turk garb. Sorry… not much help there.

The center ridge pole is not absolutley needed. You could make do with just the two center poles. I would just wrap the ends in a piece of cloth/ shirt… so they don’t poke into the cloth to badly.

Good Luck

By: Gary Gray

Gary Gray — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 03:09:26 +0000

Hi Mary – I stumbled across your website while looking for Bedouin tents. And yes, until I found your site, I had nothing but a few photos of the tents and no information on how to build one. I want to make a lightweight version for a summer day hike in Death Valley, CA. My plan is to find a lightweight synthetic fabric that will provide UV protection. Notwithstanding your comment regarding a larger tent, I think I will make mine about the same size as yours, since its primary function will be to provide shade for myself and my companions. I have three questions; 1. Did the center pole end up being about 6’6”? 2. What is the height of the shorter side poles? They look to be about 3’, but I can’t tell for sure. 3. Lastly, I tried to find authentic Bedouin clothing on the internet, but ran across the same lack of information problem. Did you by chance look for clothing, or have any suggestions. Best Regards, Gary

By: DirtyMary

DirtyMary — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 01:33:44 +0000

I made the Bedouin over four days. Thats a 3-4 hours everyday, but I am sure I could make one now in a day if I had too.

I summed up the experience in a series of posts.

http://www.maryostler.com/past-works/bedouin-tent/

I think the things I would do differently next time are, I would use a thicker canvas, It would be black (the white canvas just ain’t right), It would make it at least ~12×22′ (the current one is more 9×22), and the roof beam should either be bent to make a nice Berber round roof angle, or no roof beam to look more like a tribal nomadic Bedouin tent. The material on the original was a fairly loose roughly made fabric. Rain wasn’t a huge issue in the desert, Canvas for Canada is the way to go.

The original tents are all goat hair woven wool fabric. I don’t think goat skin would look right for Bedouin. Roman army tents yes, certain yurt like structure…leather maybe… Bedouin goat hair, no leather.

Specific questions are easier to answer.

By: Shirley Inget

Shirley Inget — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 01:03:48 +0000

hi Mary…we’re interested in your Bedouin tent experiment…did it work and how long did it take? we need one built for a project we’re currently working on, and we have very short time frame. It needs to look as authentic as possible (goatskin lookalike?) and we are in Vancouver. Any advice or suggestions?? look forward to hearing from you…Shirley

By: Christiana Elizabeth Constable

Christiana Elizabeth Constable — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:31:09 +0000

Please to see there is another guild out their interested in the same items, however My lord Kasper and myself concentrate more on Norse Man caving (relief carving) and Elizabethan Furniture joinery. I believe that you may be the same person, that the A&S deputy of guilds may had mention, back at the August Investiture, in forming this guild. If so we are willing to talk to you about merging the two together.

Thankyou
Lady Christiana Elizabeth Constable