The Craft
Whether the medium is wood, glass, metal, or textiles, a hand-crafted creation stands apart from the mass-produced crowd with superior quality, detailing, and originality.
And this is why a hand-crafted Sperry Tent is more than just your average rental marquee. While some of the construction techniques involve modern technologies like CAD and a mechanized cloth cutter, most of the work, from sewing to grommet pressing, is still done by hand by local craftsmen. Which is exactly the way we like it.
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Matt Sperry, president of sister company Sperry Fabric Architecture, designs Sperry Tents and oversees their specs and manufacturing.
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The Sperry Fabric Architecture barn in Rochester, MA, features an open loft floor and was sustainably constructed from locally sourced pine and super insulated panels.
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Hand stitching by trained craftsmen is the hallmark of an authentic Sperry Tent.
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Hand-assembly of a perimeter patch.
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Seam sealing ensures weather tightness.
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The Sperry family’s sailmaking heritage is evident in every tent detail, like this perimeter patch.
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Founder Steve Sperry mills our center poles at the historic sawmill on his Rochester, MA, property.
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The source of our signature tapered spruce poles.
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Sawmill blade closeup.
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Our authentic, translucent sailcloth canopies allow sunlight in during the day...
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…and give off an illuminated glow at night.
