08-04-2016, 01:13 AM
(08-01-2016, 11:02 AM)richsc Wrote: I also read that 'canvas' is just a term for the weight and weave of a fabric like linen, so does not pertain just to cotton.
This is what I've heard as well. Canvas means a kind of heavy, tight plain weave; cotton, linen and hemp are just the traditional fibers for it.
As I'd define it, canvas is the kind of fabric which at a glance appears to consist of staggered rows of tiny circles packed together. This one is stated to be made of polyester:
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Far beyond the rising sun
I ride the winds of fate
Prepared to go where my heart belongs,
Back to the past again.
-- Gamma Ray
Well, I'm tough, rough, ready and I'm able
To pick myself up from under this table...
-- Thin Lizzy
Join the Horde! - http://xerxesmillion.blogspot.com/
