Before Panty Camp got pushed out, they had a dome (small) with a cover made of knickers.

The thing about clothing v. parachute is that you could go for a dappled effect that would make the cloth less like a sail, because of the small gaps.

How and why did panty camp get pushed out?

Oh, by the way,
Has anyone ever told you about the Burning Man "Sophmore Crazies?"
That is where someone has a absoluely fantastic first time at the festival, then is determened to bring some monster big project, the second year.

Unfortunatly, these projects tend to have a high failure rate.
It is the usual things, no real money, space to work in, and August is so far away, Surely I have plenty of time.

And when you do hit the playa, you've been there before. You probably already know where you want to get into trouble, and don't want to wait to get there.
Your project will suffer.

So, just be aware that many have gone down the path, that you are now on.
Keep your project as simple as you can, and it will increase the likelyhood that it will work on the playa.

<<if you used panties from big girls, you'd use fewer of them.>>

That's true. 'Granny bloomers' have more surface area as well. They are somewhat squarish, (actually fork shaped) so attaching four grommets through them should make the work load easier. Silk is stronger than cotton but tends to disintergrate if exposed to sunlight.

I know when I lived in Toronto, there used to be literally tons and tons of shredded garments thrown away by the garment industry downtown. It seems they do this with the clothes they make but can't sell. Most of these are women's clothes.

in the 1990's, used clothing became a business with a 2000% profit margin. As a used clothing company, you stick out donation bins so people donate their old clothes into them 'for free'. Then, you can sell these clothes in bulk at about a dollar a pound. Some Vintage clothing stores in Toronto hired 'pickers', to go through these bulk clothes and pick out the best ones. Then, you could take these pairs of used jeans and sell them again for $20 and up.

You could also make a great deal of money by selling used clothing to third world countries such as the countries in Africa. In this case, the clothes are wrapped in huge bales. My guess is that you'd probably need at least one of these 1,500 pound bales (4feet x 4 feet square) to cover your dome.