tentmaker
Pavilion canvas crafter
A tentmaker is someone who makes tents—cutting, sewing, and assembling fabric and poles into portable shelters.
The term appears most often in biblical contexts, as the apostle Paul supported himself as a tentmaker while preaching.
This has spawned the metaphorical sense of a tentmaker missionary or tentmaking minister: someone who works a secular job while pursuing religious ministry, rather than relying on church support.
Clothing alteration professional
- seamstressOne who stitches garments
- craftspersonSkilled manual worker
- weaverThread-interlacing craftsperson
- upholstererFurniture padding professional
sailmaker · leatherworker · saddler · cobbler · embroiderer · tradesperson · apprentice · journeyman
Craft with needle and thread
- stitchingJoining with needle, thread
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
- sailclothHeavy fabric for sails
- needleworkThread-based textile craft
grommet · hemming · threading · patterns · fabrication · handiwork · duck · ripstop
Woven or knit material
- textileMaterial from woven fibers
- cottonPlant fiber for textiles
- linenFlax-derived textile
- nylonSynthetic textile polymer
polyester · twill · weaving · loom · pole · stake · rope · cordage
Outdoor recreational lodging
- campsiteDesignated outdoor lodging area
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- backpackingSelf-supported wilderness travel
mountaineering · trekking · survival · safari · festival · military · circus · bazaar
tailor
Clothing alteration professional
- seamstressOne who stitches garments
- craftspersonSkilled manual worker
- weaverThread-interlacing craftsperson
upholsterer · sailmaker · leatherworker · saddler · cobbler · embroiderer · tradesperson · apprentice · journeyman · guild
sewing
Craft with needle and thread
needlework · grommet · hemming · threading · patterns · fabrication · handiwork · duck · ripstop · waterproofing
fabric
Woven or knit material
nylon · polyester · twill · weaving · loom · pole · stake · rope · cordage · zipper
camping
Outdoor recreational lodging
- campsiteDesignated outdoor lodging area
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
backpacking · mountaineering · trekking · survival · safari · festival · military · circus · bazaar
marquee
Theater entrance canopy
tepee · bivouac · cabana · gazebo · lean-to · tabernacle · sukkah · nomadic · portable · encampment
- Apostle PaulPaul, Saul, Romans, Galatians, Corinthians
- craftsmenblacksmith, carpenter, cobbler, mason, weaver
- Ottoman jobsgrand vizier, vizier, pasha, muezzin, qadi
tentmakerhousebuilder
One who constructs residences
homebuilder · carpenter · mason · bricklayer · stonemason