Instructions and demonstration on making a Native American Plains Indian Tipi. Tipi canvas here; amzn.to/2Qcl3Ow Heavy duty sewing thread; amzn.to/2xRUSoF
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@desertpermaculture-thar17263 жыл бұрын
that's called sharing of wisdom, so many years experience. i am thankful to u sir
@donaldporta3 жыл бұрын
you are welcome!
@denasewell5 жыл бұрын
@17:07 I helped a friend of mine make a teepee and I used 4oz leather strip to sandwich the lacing peg holes as she was living in the teepee year round .we also made a wool liner for winter .........I wish I had seen this video beforehand I know I could have made improvements but after 5 years her teepee is still in pretty good shape .she has cleaned it and added a marine waterproofing which helped with mold at the bottom and she built a platform with a rocket mass stove under the floor it is unbelievable how warm her teepee it in the winter. Such a great tutorial that is easy to understand!Thanks so much!
@kerricorser45623 жыл бұрын
Wool liner...smart
@kerricorser45623 жыл бұрын
Omg this is like gold to me right now. Thank you! Sewing a 21 ft Crow-style cover on a 1955 singer at the present time so your video was fun to come across lol. I am about to cut smoke flaps now so your info help cover more than Laubin's book. I just finished 3 sets of 9ft liners too. Nice bias facing on the door. I've seen chisels used to open the pin holes. Button hole stitching was nice too! Great job! (If you need poles Jeff Iverson from Noisy Creek in Wisonsin can help!)
@donaldporta3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful!
@ebendewd34335 жыл бұрын
Exactly what I needed. Gonna attempt to build a cold weather tipi in Alaska. Here we go. Lol
@tedlang67703 жыл бұрын
Hey there, I built one out in Big lake last year. How did your's turn out if you did?
@normdickson2438 Жыл бұрын
Cool thank you
@kathygrin10725 жыл бұрын
You are very wise. Thank you for sharing with us.
@loafandjug321 Жыл бұрын
It is the *Rex Kwon Do* dojo?
@cagedraptor2 жыл бұрын
two thing I enjoy about this video. One is that I truly love being outdoors and two you're doing it in a dojo, another lifelong love of mine is martial arts. My channel, itself, is a place where I share these two loves outdoors adventure and martial arts.
@donaldporta2 жыл бұрын
Right on!
@migelikali72659 ай бұрын
P.S. I've watched this video nearly a dozen times because it fascinates me Peace to you always Brother
@michaelwolf87814 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing. Thinking of making a tipi. I like canvas. it’s proven to make the best tents.
@donaldporta4 жыл бұрын
Go for it!
@kasiapicur2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful video thank you for sharing
@donaldporta2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@irishspiritedgal5 жыл бұрын
Nice project! Will you paint any of it? creativity is endless and “mistakes” can be even better! 😊
@OddBall19585 жыл бұрын
Great video! You're a great teacher. Will you also do a video on making the inner liner and an Ozan? Can't wait for the next video. I'm going to make one using your methods. Thanks and keep up the great work.
@donaldporta5 жыл бұрын
I will post the other parts when edited
@joannerosette7522 жыл бұрын
beautiful we decided to make our own here in the community , and this will be very helpful i made one years ago but need a refresher to reproduce and its impossible to find directions on length ,, how much fabric etc...
@johnbenoit44045 жыл бұрын
I'm also from the nation of Atakapa in Southwest Louisiana along the Mermentau River.
@jerrycampbell55065 жыл бұрын
Good job. I have been working on a design myself and it’s nice to see someone do one similar. Have you set it up? Are you going to do a video of the set up. Awesome paintings also.
@bobswoodlandadventures57225 жыл бұрын
Very nice! What is the circumference of the tipi and what is the diameter inside?
@richardbell54153 жыл бұрын
What is the best material for the dry heat of west texas desert looking to build a 26' tipi but cant seem to find plans do you kno of any good books
@johnbenoit44045 жыл бұрын
Could you give me the footage of the poles I need to cut? And also do I have to cure my poles and can you explain how if so?
@donaldporta5 жыл бұрын
I and using 24 foot poles, this is the maximum length that I can legally transport on mu car. that is--- 3 foot extending over the front bumper and 6 feet over the back bumper, car being 15 foot long, that makes 24 feet. I am using bamboo poles because of light weight to transport. I still have to season the poles. with bamboo they are lashed together and dried inside if possible and out of the sun. Traditionally poles are dried by setting up the Tipi framework to expose all sides evenly. If poles have a bend, that bend is placed outward in the Tipi framework with the skin over and with time those poles will straighten, Don
@kerricorser45623 жыл бұрын
If you cut balsam they dry for a few weeks after peeling before oilng. Peel immediately and never leave on the ground with bark on the borer beetles will eat them! I Iost poles on my first harvest because I piled on the ground. I had to wait for a trailer to transport and it was not a week before they were eaten
@EdwardHurst23235 ай бұрын
Why don’t people just invest in a army parachute it’s rain resistant and two together makes it incredibly difficult for water to enter
@docnez85624 жыл бұрын
Where’d you learn this?
@jerrymosley43624 жыл бұрын
Hey my friend! I’ll give you 25 dollars for that machine! Just kidding what model is it? And love your skills! Hope my teepee comes out half as good but think I’m going to start on a bakers tent first something smaller. Great video!
@noahriding5780 Жыл бұрын
I wanted to ask if paint store drop cloth is strong enough to make tipis with? This material is a bit cheapter than normal canvas. But I'm not sure if its as durable? Thank you.
@donaldporta Жыл бұрын
I think it will work fine,
@riippumato3 жыл бұрын
Hello 🙏 did you finish the tipi and does it work? 😊 Im planning of making a tipi myself.
@donaldporta3 жыл бұрын
Yes I did. and took it to a weekend conference here in Florida, and was an amazing hit at the gathering!
@imogenesegars54613 жыл бұрын
Love the video. I see that you use bamboo poles 25’ long. How many and what size did you use please and can you use them without drying while they are still green. Thank you so much.
@donaldporta3 жыл бұрын
15 for the tipi 2 for the smoke flaps. you can use the green poles but turn them often to keep them fron drying with a bend in them.
@bamboodoo3 жыл бұрын
Hey Don, thank you for the video. What type of thread do you use? Is it polyester or cotton? Thanks!
@donaldporta3 жыл бұрын
I think it is a polyester--- it is thread that is sold for the canvas and is uv and weather resist.
@kasiapicur2 жыл бұрын
Look in his pull down bar he has the link to the thread and material used
@migelikali72659 ай бұрын
Don, I know it's been a while since you posted this video, but I sure could use some insight if you don't mind. Trying to figure out how long and wide the first tongue was before you added the tie strips. Should the tongue length & width increase with a bigger size Tipi ? I'm making my very first Tipi (20' Dia.) using your method, because I think it's as close to authentic as I can get in modern times - I simply love your design and methods. Also, I'm a little stuck on the Cheyenne Extension, the drawing shows |10| but I'm a little confused as to what that means. Is it just a stitch pin extension with reinforcement ? I would very much like to talk with you if it's at all possible, I'm building this for a meeting house for our Grand Fire Council for the Aniyvwiya nation (known by treaty as Cherokee nation of Indians). Sure could use your help brother. I just acquired two industrial leather sewing machines (Consew & Juki - vintage versions) and this Tipi with be my very first project ever on a sewing machine and I don't want to screw it up. Thank You for your consideration We appreciate your keeping the first nations culture alive!
@donaldporta9 ай бұрын
get online and find this book--- published in 1957. great reference! the Indian tipi, by Reginald & Gladys Laubin. the Cheyenne extension helps keep weather out when flaps are used. it is 10 inches.
@migelikali72659 ай бұрын
Thank You very much I was hoping for a little more detail but I'll take what I can get. Thnaks for the book reference. Can you/will you tell me how long and wide the tongue should be for a 20 footer or if it even matters ? And what the Radius was for th one you built in the video ? @@donaldporta
@user-lr1zk3kz9q Жыл бұрын
How can I order one and how much for 20 foot
@sharonmartin9117 Жыл бұрын
Do you have dimensions of entire pattern?
@cheryldenkins15972 жыл бұрын
My daughter and I are planning a tipi. We have bought used cotton tarps ( tarps used to cover large bales of cotton in the field). They are 32'x7' , with a 40" drop on each side. We figure 3 should be enough for each tipi. My question is, how many yards of thread will I need per tipi? Did that one big spool do one? Or are multiple spools needed? Thank you for this video.
@donaldporta2 жыл бұрын
one large spool will work.
@cheryldenkins15972 жыл бұрын
@@donaldporta thank you.
@cheryldenkins15972 жыл бұрын
Hi, I have another question please. We have cut black locust for tent stakes. My question is how long do the stakes need to be?
@donaldporta2 жыл бұрын
I make mine 12 to 18 inches long. the black locust was a good choice!
@cheryldenkins15972 жыл бұрын
@@donaldporta thank you. We're on 10 acres and are using what we have. Thank you for the quick response. I think I'll do the pins out of the black locust too.
@nelljamina4193 жыл бұрын
Can I ask more about the material? I've found some waterproof fabric but worried about its fireproof qualities.
@donaldporta3 жыл бұрын
my same concern--- mine is not fire proof. I will not go to sleep with a fire and I watch the fire very closely.
@blackwoods53804 жыл бұрын
Where did you get the fabric that large from? I can't find any bigger than 182cm wide.
@donaldporta4 жыл бұрын
there is a link with the description at the intro of the video. I bought it from Amazon.
@KSuarez-hp4vw3 жыл бұрын
Do you think this canvas would whithstand a winter in the north east?
@donaldporta3 жыл бұрын
yes
@timothylongmore73252 жыл бұрын
I bought a large canvas from Chicago canvas company out of portland. Amazon or ebay , I don't remember. Its like 16 x 20. It's tan color though ( which I like) , like animal skin. It is not one solid piece and not quite large enough for my teepee but will save me a bunch of sewing. I think it is 10 oz canvas. I used it on a roofing job last winter. Northern NY state. It survived at least 3 wind storms and our normal lake effect snow. Highly recommend this material. I will document the construction of my teepee next spring hopefully.
@talberttipton82693 жыл бұрын
How do you calculate the leather needed to cover a Tipi
@donaldporta3 жыл бұрын
1/2 times the diameter times pi. then add 10 percent for waste and flaps.
@tracymartin33983 жыл бұрын
What size tp and what are the exact measurements I need to start is it 32×19
@donaldporta3 жыл бұрын
19 dia by 19 height
@nathanielbarton43773 жыл бұрын
How long and why is each separate piece?
@donaldporta3 жыл бұрын
60 inch wide and length varied to it's position in the cover
@debradevine39493 жыл бұрын
How do you determine the first arc?
@donaldporta3 жыл бұрын
It is a semi circle, at 19 feet radius. A small tipi will just be sized to your material.
@debradevine39493 жыл бұрын
@@donaldporta thank you. I just measured from the top to were I wanted the canvas to stop and I used that measurement to draw out radious. It actually worked! This is my first attempt. It is 10f high and 8 feet inside. Your video really helped.
@EdwardHurst23235 ай бұрын
Why don’t people just invest in a army parachute it’s rain resistant and two together makes it incredibly difficult for water to enter