1)
Hem
the 2 short and one long side on all of the number 13 & 14.
2)
Sew
one 15 & one 16 together with the yellow on the right and white on the left. Sew the other 15 & 16 together with the
white on the right and the yellow on the left.
Hem one long side and two short sides of both sod cloth sections.
3)
Hem
one long edge of 17 & 18. Hem and
add ties to 17 and 18, at the halfway point of both short edges, and on the
short edge at the corner of the long edge that has been hemmed. Use the ties
marked cap ties, which are light webbing
4)
Sew
together section 8, at 8A and 8B, and cut to 9 ft. Hem the 2 short edges of 7 & 8. Along one long edge, hem and add ties starting at the bottom
corner and then every 18 inches for 6 ties.
Use the ties marked door ties, which are twill tape.
5)
Sew
sections 1 and 2 together along the 19-ft selvedge sides.
6)
The
next step is peg loops for the tent pegs on both bottom edges of the sewn
together 1&2 sections. They are
placed at each corner and in the middle of each main body section. (Every 2-1/2
feet). These anchors take all the stress. The loops are inserted between a fold
of canvas from the main body and a fold of canvas from either 15 or 16,
depending on colour. The loop needs to face downwards, so the stress is on the
canvas and not pulling against the stitching.
This will also attach 15 and 16 to section 1 and 2, the colours should
match. Make sure to leave enough space along the outside edges for seam
allowance when attaching the bell ends, since 15 or 16 does not need to go into
the seam for the bell.
7)
Sew
section 7 to section 6, inserting door ties, every 18 inches, so that they are
in line with the other ties already sewn on the other side of piece 7. Also, make sure that the ties stay on the
outside of the seam.
8)
Sew
section 6 to section 5
9)
Sew
section 5 to section 4.
10)
Sew
section 4 to section 3.
11)
Sew
in the peg loops, as in step 5, except use sections 3 – 6 and sod cloths 13 and
14. There will only be one loop per
panel, placed at the seam of each triangle section.
12)
Repeat
steps 6 through 10, except use 8 to 9, 9 to 10, 10 to 11, and 11 to 12.
13)
You
should now have 2 completed bell ends with weather flaps and ties, as well as
sod cloth and peg loops and one main body section with sod cloth and peg loops.
14)
Fold
over the last 6” at the top of pieces 9-12, the bell end. The resulting
triangle of canvas is folded over inside and stitched down. This not only
finishes it off neatly, but also ads greater strength. This ‘hole’ at the top will
allow the ridgepole to pass through the bell end.
15)
Pin
section 17 to section 1 so that the centerline of section 1 lines up with the
centerline of 17 at the raw edge. This will get sewn into a rolled seam along
with section 9 -12 in the next step.
16)
You
now sew the bell ends onto the main canvas. Start at the bottom and line up the
seams where the sod cloth is attached on pieces 1 and 12. Tuck the top of section 12 under section 17, as this will be like a
canopy sticking out the end. The order
of pieces should be 17, 12, then 1. Stop sewing once all of piece 17 is
attached to piece 1.
17)
Repeat
steps 14, 15, and 16 with the other bell end and other main body section and
cap.
18)
Closure
ties. These go into the side opening edge seam of the 1 and 2 section that
lifts up to form the awning. Because of variables in making seams, and the
canvas stretching on the diagonal cut, we left this until the last. What we did
was to lay out the geteld and use the already sewn on ties on the sections 7
and 8 as our measurement to ensure that they corresponded. One set of ties goes
into the turned edge of the awning, (Piece 1&2) whilst a corresponding set
are sewn in 12" from this edge but on the inside of the awning (Piece 1
&2).
19)The last step is to sew the 2 weather flaps (7 &
8) to the main body of the tent (1 & 2) at the top where the flaps line up,
when flat, when the ties are closed. This may be easier if the tent is inside
out. Sew across the top of 7, sew down
one side for 6 inches, back across the bottom, and back up the other side for 6
inches, making a rectangle. Repeat
with piece 8.
AT THIS POINT AND ALL BEING WELL YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR GETELD.
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