(droplets beading on wool fabric, gray of first light)

It figures, after a summer where it rained a lot nearly every day, I'd have to wait a few days for a paltry half inch.

(rain gauge and seriously wet fabric at base of tent)

But still, a half-inch is a half-inch, and it's created the 'wet sag' that I was looking for…

Those stress lines were definitely not there before.  The jute strips are fantastic, they're reducing the sag.

Tarp inside was completely dry, and the fabric was not wet to the touch on the inside, on the main.  I'm calling this project substantially complete, and after it dries, it comes down to get mudflaps, and the ears closed properly, so those clamps can go away.  And the floor gets its finishing layer tomorrow.  That's two more days of sewing, and it's DONE!

But of course, there's a bunch of little things I still want to do to make it prettier…