Category Archives: The Workings

Dear Santa…

Is this what you’ll be leaving out with your milk and cookies (and carrots for the reindeer, of course)? If so, Santa wants you to know that you have been good! But the workshop is backed up, thanks to intriguing and delightful orders from other good friends. Sperry Fabric Architecture is now working from a […]

Winding Down the Warm Season

Here’s a timely acronym for you! The WCR! WCR here at the barn is a Wash, Check, and Repair, and it all begins in the fall. After a team takes down an awning, tent, or canopy, it comes back to the barn and takes a long bath. We scrub-a-dub away all of the debris of […]

Storm Procedure at Sperry Fabric Architecture

It’s all blue skies as far as the eye can see, and here’s to hoping that the storms this year are as mild as a sleepy kitten. From our blessedly sheltered location inland of Buzzards Bay, we were lucky in that our structures were almost entirely uninstalled before the big storms last year. Bundles of […]

Upstairs / Downstairs

It has been nearly a year since the main Sperry Tents office departed our shores for the wilds of the Wareham Industrial Park.  While we miss their excellent company, the move has been beneficial for both businesses in terms of storage, work space, and parking. Business is blooming for Sperry Fabric Architecture, and for Sperry […]

Engineering at Sperry Fabric Architecture

Safety concerns have been steadily on the rise in the tenting industry in recent years.  Safety has, of course, always been a concern with responsible craftsman.  However, with growing experience and modern science, we have been able to limit our dependence on good luck and expand our awareness much more efficiently.  Although inconsistencies between tent […]