Cotton canvas: uses and characteristics

Cotton is a 100% biodegradable, eco-friendly, recyclable, soft and natural fabric with many properties.

For example, we can mention its ability to disperse body heat, which makes it versatile and suitable for any season of the year, but also its being hypoallergenic, absorbent, breathable and hygroscopic. Cotton fabrics are widely used in both clothing and furniture: among them, there are pure cotton, percale cotton, sateen and cotton satin, denim to make jeans, cotton sponge to make towels and bath fabrics, and cotton canvas. Among the most valuable varieties, which have long fibers, we remember the Sea Island, the Prima and the Egyptian cotton.

The cotton cloth is a very robust and resistant fabric, the most used in the world, also because it can withstand treatments at high temperatures, thus ensuring maximum hygiene. Its surface is identical on both the right and reverse sides, being made with a very simple basic reinforcement, with a minimum interweaving of warp and weft threads. It has an opaque appearance due to the use of short cellulose fibers, contained in the capsule that contains the seed of the plant.

The use of cotton fiberwas already known among the Aztecs and defined “white gold” by the Egyptians. The fiber was then introduced in Europe by the Arabs taking the name of cotton, which derives from the Arabic word “katun”. The beautiful Sicily was the country that first knew cotton and it took at least another three centuries before it spread throughout the rest of Europe. Cotton production played a significant role during the period of the First Industrial Revolution and, since then, is constantly worked to obtain any type of fabric.

In recent years, the fashion of big names has launched the trend of eco-friendly and organic cotton, the result of crops that do not use pesticides. Cimmino fabrics, always in step with the times, ensure excellent quality and respect for the environment: let’s discover them together!

Cotton canvas: the best fabrics selected by Cimmino

Nowadays, cotton canvas is the most used textile type, and is the ideal basis for the creation of more complex fabrics, used both in the fashion industry and in other more generic ones, such as sports, technical and health. To improve or enhance some characteristics of cotton products, special processes are carried out, such as sanforization and mercerization. In the first case the aim is to obtain a fabric with a shrinkage of less than 1%, through a series of washing, pressing and drying. In the second case, however, it gives the fiber a shiny appearance and a permanent shine, as well as a high strength, elasticity and affinity with almost all dyes.

Let’s see together what are the best fabrics that Cimmino has selected for us.

Canvas Cotton Cabrera

Let’s start with the first fabric, a 100% cotton canvas ready for printing. The article is designed to meet the needs of those who need to dye the lining with the garment, but it is also suitable for use without dyes more environmentally sustainable, thanks to its natural color that can be used as you like. The fabric is OEKO-TEX-certified, an international standard for raw materials, semi-finished products and finished textile products, which guarantees high product safety for the consumer.

Canvas Cotton Minorca

Minorca cotton canvas, for its aseptic white color, can be used for different sectors: for the lining line, for health, for packaging, for crafts and leisure.
A 100% cotton canvas to use in the way you prefer.

Canvas Cotton Naxos

Naxos is another cotton canvas intended for multiple uses, such as linings, medical fabrics, fabrics for packaging and much more, but available only in black, instead of white.
This canvas is also OEKO-TEX certified, the standard that guarantees maximum safety for its consumers.

Canvas Cotton Sorrento

Cotton fabric available in sky blue, brown and cream, suitable for the realization of the pockets of jeans and pants, but also for outfits, decorations, scenography and hobbies.

Canvas Cotton Ios Sanforizzato

Lightweight and sanforized fabric, therefore not subject to shrinkage. Sanforization is in fact a process of processing and finishing cotton fabrics, to make them unbreakable even if subjected to numerous washes, and consists in ironing them hot on a wool felt after having previously wet them.
Available in the catalog in dark blue, this specific canvas is mainly used to line pockets, bags, hats and for the packaging of washable masks, as it is more resistant than other types of fabric.