Strong, wear-resistant, and besides, canvas beautifully aging - a material with unique properties.
What is canvas?
Canvas (canvas) - a type of very durable, wear-resistant fabric, the forerunner of which is considered canvas. The name of the material comes from the word canuabis ("hemp fabric"). Centuries ago, a thick, sturdy canvas soaked in wax was used to sew sails. Modern canvas is made from cotton or linen with or without synthetic fibers. As a rule, this fabric is a two-layer, velor weave: natural material predominates in the lower layer, polyester and / or nylon in the upper layer. Canvas can also be purely cotton. Canvas is impregnated with wax or Teflon, due to which the fabric also acquires water and dirt-repellent properties. Canvas can be thicker, denser and thinner.
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Canvas Properties:
* High strength. Canvas is very difficult to tear or damage. It is not peeling, resistant to puffs.
* At the same time, the canvas is pleasant to the touch, its surface is not rough. Plus - it lets air in.
* Impregnation gives the canvas water-and dirt-repellent properties.
* Canvas stains well in different colors.
* Canvas has the ability to age beautifully, acquiring a noble appearance.
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What is sewn from canvas?
Even the thin types of canvas are rather dense, therefore this material is used where strength, reliability, wear resistance are important. For example, shoes, bags and backpacks, work and special clothes are made from it.
Canvas is often used for tight furniture, for sewing covers for it, for sewing interior baskets, organizers, covers for decorative pillows, poufs, covers for clothes and so on. Plus - for the manufacture of curtains.
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How to care for canvas?
Impregnated canvas is slightly contaminated. If stains nevertheless appeared, they can be removed with a damp sponge with a soapy solution.
When washing, it is important not to damage the impregnation. It is better to wash the canvas in cool water (30 degrees) in gentle mode.
Iron - at a low temperature, you can use steam.
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