Cotton Canvas
Canvas is one of the toughest woven cottons you can wear: a tight plain weave of heavy yarns that stands up to work, weather and years of use. It's the fabric of the tote bag, the work jacket and the painter's frame.
Pricing coming soon.
Spec
Weight
100 gsm light
Cotton Canvas
Canvas is one of the toughest woven cottons you can wear: a tight plain weave of heavy yarns that stands up to work, weather and years of use. It's the fabric of the tote bag, the work jacket and the painter's frame.
Pricing coming soon.
Spec
Weight
100 gsm light
Named after hemp
The word canvas comes, through Old French, from cannabis, the Latin name for hemp, which was the original fibre. Hemp canvas powered sailing ships and sheltered armies for centuries. As cotton became cheap in the 19th century it took over, giving us the canvas of sneakers, tents and workwear.
How it's woven
Canvas uses a simple over-one, under-one plain weave, but with thick yarns packed tightly together. That density makes it stiff, wind-resistant and hard-wearing, and it softens and fades beautifully with age.
How it feels
Firm and structured at first, softening with wear into a lived-in hand.
Where it works
Workwear jackets, trousers, bags, totes, aprons and footwear.
Caring for it
Wash cold and line dry; canvas can shrink and crease in a hot dryer.