Related posts:. Check out these resources for some useful info: The bottom part of the teepee represents the earth. The top section represents the sky. It is often filled with round-shaped stars. Cut along the door's middle line. Fold out the door flaps along the pair of scored lines. Apply glue along the entire tab area.
Glue the tab behind the teepee's opposite edge, forming a cone shape. Cut three sticks, skewers, or twigs to a length of about 6 to 7 inches. Bind them together loosely with a rubber band about an inch from one end. Place the tripod inside the teepee, with its bound end peeking through the top hole. Tape the bottom end of each stick onto the inside of the teepee. Patterns, Templates and Printables Click on a pattern to open it in a new window.
Check out these resources for some useful info:. Bottom - the bottom part of the teepee represents the earth. It is typically decorated with a dark-colored band. Curved mounds springing from the top edge of the band represent hills while pointed ones are mountains. Top - the top section represents the sky. It is often filled with round-shaped stars. Middle - animals are usually found in the teepee's middle area. These are said to be the teepee owner's spirit helpers. For animal drawing ideas, you can search online for Native American animal symbols or check out these two resources:.
This step is necessary if you printed out the template in heavy or thick cardstock. Scoring makes folding the door a lot easier.
Find a scoring tool such as a blunt plastic knife or a spent ballpoint pen. Place the edge of a ruler on one side of the teepee's triangular door. With the ruler to guide the tool, score along the entire line. Do not score too hard as this may tear the paper. Fold a 4 inch piece of elastic in half and sew in the center of the wrong side of the window flap at the top of the window. Sew a button on in the center of the top of the window to roll up flap.
Sew each of the Triangles together using a half inch seam allowance. Finish the top with double fold bias tape. Turn the bottom under a half an inch or use turning foot to finish off the edge. Finish the edges of the entrance in necessary by turning under. Cut 18 six inch pieces of fold over elastic. Sewing in the center of the tie add a tie to the top, middle and bottom of each seam to tie to poles.
Fold over 2 four inch sections of fold over elastic and sew to the bottom corner o the front of the teepee. Sew a button to the outside of the tee pee on the seam about a third of the way up from the bottom to hold open entrance. Test your work by setting up the frame and fanning out the poles. Tie some additional rope around the top.
Throw an old quilt or blanket inside and enjoy! For extra decor I added my easy fabric tassels to the exterior.
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