Reddit reviews The Indian Tipi: Its History, Construction, and Use, 2nd Edition
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I own a tipi. My wife made the poles out of lodgepole (I think) pine, and the cover was made by some friends of hers who have a business. This book is great, and has plans if you want to make your own cover.
I love our tipi. I spend a week in it every fall, and we bring it to music festivals, where it is an absolute hit.
Good luck!
Well the Laubins book is a good first step.
http://smile.amazon.com/The-Indian-Tipi-History-Construction/dp/0806122366?sa-no-redirect=1
That gave me my first tutorial on how to setup a tipi. From there I've modified it to my own style. To be completely honest, I don't know that I've ever set it up the same way twice. I've experimented each time and sometimes it's a disaster and sometimes not.
There are plans on how to make your own tipi in that Laubins book and to be fair, most people that you buy one from are following that same template. The material you use is pretty tough to work with and your run of the mill sewing machine isn't going to cut it. Plus the outer cover of a tipi is huge....like covers your entire driveway huge.
I ended up buying one from a local couple, and I've simply repaired it as necessary over the years.
Not sure if you've come across this book yet, but I'm reading it right now. An incredible wealth of information on the history and construction of true native people's tipi dwellings. It covers everything. Anyway, if you are interested in someday tanning hide to replace your canvas you could go that route. Totally rainproof.