Tentmakers’ Guild
Tentmakers have a monopoly on the production of
tents and awnings, making pavillions for travelling
nobles and stall covers for street vendors. Their
basic product is canvas which they weave from flax
and sell to shipwrights, mercantylers, and
chandlers. Some tentmakers manufacture sails and
deck tents for ships; some specialize in renting
tents and stalls to those attending fairs and
tournaments. A tent sells for around 3d per square
foot. Hence, a pavillion tent, the kind most common at fairs and tournaments,
10’ x 10’ (floor area) would cost about 300d. Tents decorated with heraldic or other
symbols usually cost more.