Canvas weaving

Cotton has been successfully combined with other materials to create fabrics for specific purposes. Table 4.4 lists some of these fabrics. Cotton fabric has also been given various names depending on the coarseness or fineness of the weave, and its intended use. These include calico, canvas, batiste, cheesecloth, muslin, organdy, cotton gabardine, gingham, lawn, voile, ter-rycloth, and cotton flannel. 

Like cotton, there are many different linen fabrics made from the basic flax fiber. Most of these are defined only by the type of weave and the fineness of the fiber, such as cambric and damask. The word linen is usually applied only to unbleached plain weave material. Some names are applied to similar fabrics made of cotton and linen. An example of this is canvas, a plainly woven fabric of varying weight made from hard-twisted yam. Canvas may be made from hemp, cotton, jute, or flax (linen). Most fine fabrics, particularly of European or American manufacture, are made from flax. Since its invention in the 1600s, most lace has also been made of flax thread. 

In industrial filtration a common filter medium is canvas cloth, either duck or twill weave. Many different weights and patterns of weave are available for different services. Corrosive liquids require the use of other filter media, such as woolen cloth, metal cloth of monel or stainless steel, glass cloth, or paper. Synthetic fabrics like nylon, polypropylene, and various polyesters are also highly resistant chemically. 

Plain/canvas/linen/tabby weaving detail of a diagram of the structure of a balanced plain weave textile (source Wikimedia Commons, file Tabbylsm.png, author Jauncourt). 

Textiles can be made from many materials. They are classified on the basis of their component fibers into, animal (wool, silk), plant (cotton, flax, jute), mineral (asbestos, glass fiber), and synthetic (nylon, polyester, acrylic). They are also classified as to their structure or weave, according to the manner in which warp and weft cross each other in the loom. Textiles are made in various strengths and degrees of durability, from the finest gossamer to the sturdiest canvas. The relative thickness of fibers in... 

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