Still Cutting Bulk Patterns by Hand?

Let's face it: pattern cutting is tedious, time-consuming and not a favorite aspect of the process for most makers. We have an affordable solution to your production bottleneck! Our CNC fabric cutting service can make short work of your repetitive pattern cutting and free you up to focus on other more important (or enjoyable!) aspects of your product's manufacturing.

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What is Organic Canvas?

At Big Duck Canvas we offer a wide variety of fabrics to fit any project, but one question we receive weekly is “what is organic canvas?”. Well, we have an answer for you!

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2018 Pantone Color of the Year is Ultraviolet. So … Purple Fabric?

And the 2018 PANTONE® color of the year is... PANTONE® 18-3838 Ultra Violet That's a nice color, and we're seeing lots of interest in it already. To answer the question: Yes, we have purple fabric available online! A customer favorite is our 12oz 67" heavyweight cotton duck in Purple Haze, which is a factory second, [...]

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In with the NEW! SeaDuck Marine & Awning Fabric

The newest innovations in Marine & Awning Canvas are here! SeaDuck Fabric Marine & Awning Textile Solutions sold exclusively by Big Duck Canvas. The 100% Solution dyed acrylic yarns are sourced from Dolan, the leading manufacturer in the world of acrylic yarns. Dolan is well known in the industry for producing the most vibrant long [...]

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Recover Sling Back Outdoor Chairs Without Sewing!

In a recent video we used Outdura Marine & Awning Canvas to recover a chair for outdoor use.  This approach will work on any sling back beach chair.  Outdura fabric has 10 year warranty, so it was our first choice for  long lasting results! Materials Used: Outdura Marine & Awning Canvas (I used 4.5 yds, [...]

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CANVAK Canvas is Back! The Secret Waxed Canvas

Looking to source fabric for a long lasting heavy duty bag with an instantly great vintage look? I would be using Canvak™ Canvas Olive Drab. Many of our customers use it for covering heavy duty equipment outdoors and industrial applications, so its uses are wide and unlimited. It works great as a tarp because it [...]

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Light & Sheer 7oz Cotton Duck

7oz Cotton Duck is currently our lightest weight canvas fabric. It is such a versatile fabric and easy to work with.  It is the best choice we have for sheer natural looking curtains or drapes.  Take a closer look at this fabric in a quick video.

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VIDEO CLOSE UP: USA White Bull Denim

Over 1, under 3, Repeat.

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Waxed Canvas Video Feature

Take a look at Big Duck Canvas' Waxed Army Duck!  It is the nicest waxed canvas I have ever worked with.  It is a great alternative to leather for all types of bags, hats, dog bowls, leashes, aprons, and more.  Waxed canvas is know for "craze marks" that easily occur with any abrasion or folding.  Many [...]

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Hooray! Wholesale SEAM TAPE!

Over the past few months we have been working on perfecting the best seam tape for Big Duck Canvas!  It a small little product addition, but the time and sweat it will save at the sewing machine is HUGE!  It was important to us for it to be the best quality we could produce at [...]

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