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1. What is Canvas/Duck?
It is 100% cotton (sometimes cotton/synthetic blended or 100% synthetic) plain woven heavy-weight fabric. Above 10 oz/square yard (but now also include some fabric as light as 7 oz/sq.yard). The word "duck" is used to describe all kinds of canvas in North America, whereas in the rest of the world a lighter weight duck is known as "canvas" & heavy weights, used in industry, only as "duck".
2. What is Muslin?
This is a cotton (or sometimes cotton/polyester
blended) plain weave fabric, with a high density of threads and generally available in width up to 144", in weights 3 to 5 oz/square yard, in natural & colors.
3. What is Linen?
Also known as Flax fabric, produced from the yarn made from the flax plant. Linen is preferred by some artists due to its body and its uneven surface texture. The word "Linen" today generically refers to all bed/bath textiles (not made from Flax fiber).
4.What is Unprimed/Primed/Greige/Processed Fabric?
a) Unprimed fabric also known as greige/grey/natural fabric is one that has not been treated after being woven. That is, it is "loom-state".
b) Primed fabric is one that has been coated or "primed" with layers of acrylic gesso or other primers. It is then ready for stretching/painting.
c) Processed fabric is fabric that has gone through bleaching/dyeing & other finishing processes.
5. What is stretched canvas?
Canvas that has been primed & stretched on to a wooden frame. These come in various sizes. This is now ready for the artist. A lot of more experienced painters prefer to prime and/or stretch their own canvas. The stretched canvas at Primomart is excellent for generally all classes of artists.
6.What are the different kinds of Ducks/Canvas?
There are many kinds of ducks/canvas. They are known by names that are historically connected to them like "Army", "Numbered", "Belting", "Sail", etc.
a) Single Filled Duck : Generally light-weight, loosely woven, plain weave/duck weave fabric, made from non-plied single yarns. The more common SF ducks weigh 7, 10 and 12 oz/square yard.
b) Numbered Duck : Heavier plain weave fabric, made with plied yarns, weighing 12 to 32 oz/square yard. #1 being 32 oz/square yard and #12 being 12 oz/square yard.
c) Army duck : 10 oz & 13 oz. plain weave canvas, generally made with two ply yarns. The yarns are finer than the numbered or SF ducks and the weave tighter.
7. Why should I use Primomart Products?
a) Primomart never compromises quality due to cost pressures. While most available artist canvas today is lighter & coarser, Primomart has maintained the old higher standards. We give below examples of the average weight of Primomart canvas/duck compared to competition (greige/natural canvas in oz/square yard):
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Product |
Primomart |
Competition |
| #12 duck |
11.80 |
11.50 |
| #10 duck |
15.00 |
14.40 |
| #08 duck |
18.50 |
17.50 |
| 10 oz duck |
10.00 |
9.60 |
b) Our Primed canvas is double acrylic coated & adds about 3 oz/square yard to our basic fabric weight. So our 10 oz primed canvas actually weighs around 13 oz/square yard.
c) Our fabrics are manufactured on the latest machines and tested with modern equipment.
8. How should I select a Fabric?
a) For Painting - The most commonly used canvas are the 7 oz, 10 oz, #12 & #10 ducks. The #12 duck is however the only one easily available in a wide range of widths from 36" to 144".
b) For Floor-Cloth - The heavy ducks like #06, #08, #10.
c) For Photo Backdrops - The wide-width muslins (natural & colors) and the wide width #12 duck.
d) For Aprons/Bags - the Single Filled ducks for cheaper products
(natural/dyed) and any of the numbered ducks for more expensive products.
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