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Cotton Canvas

12 oz and 18 oz · Woven in Gujarat, India

Cotton canvas is the plainest thing we make. Two weights: 12 oz for bags meant to fold away, 18 oz for bags meant to stand up on their own. The heavier the weave, the more it behaves like a box and the less it behaves like cloth.

  • 12 oz canvas folds flat and weighs little; 18 oz canvas stands upright unsupported.
  • Undyed canvas leaves our workshop at its natural cream, not bleached white.
  • Dyed canvas uses reactive dyes; the dye type is printed on every product page.
  • Seams are double-stitched with cotton thread throughout.

The photograph nobody else takes

Undyed canvas yellows in sunlight over months.

Left: new. Right: the same canvas after months of window light.

Ruled out in the Fibre Picker by

  • Yellows
  • Hand wash only
Left: new. Right: the same canvas after months of window light.

17 bags with cotton canvas in them.

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A lightweight 12 oz cotton canvas tote

Cotton Canvas, dyed

LimitAt 12 oz the bag will not stand up on its own when empty.

A structured 18 oz cotton canvas tote standing upright on its own

Cotton Canvas, dyed

LimitStiff out of the box. It takes about a month of use before it softens.

A wide open-top canvas market tote

Cotton Canvas, dyed

LimitFully open at the top. Nothing is secured and nothing is hidden.

A canvas tote with a full-width top zip

Cotton Canvas, dyed

LimitThe zip is the first part that will fail on this bag; it is replaceable, the canvas outlasts it.

An undyed natural-white cotton canvas tote

Cotton Canvas, undyed

LimitMarks show more readily than on dyed canvas, and they stay.

A canvas backpack with a fold-over top and brass buckles

Cotton Canvas, dyed

LimitStraps are unpadded. Over about 8 kg they will press.

A small canvas crossbody bag with an adjustable strap

Cotton Canvas, dyed

Limit4 L is genuinely small. A water bottle will fill most of it.

A cylindrical canvas duffel bag with a long top zip

Cotton Canvas, dyed

Limit1.18 kg empty. It is a heavy bag before anything goes in.

A canvas tote with a cork base panel and cork handles

Cotton Canvas with cork, dyed

LimitThe cork base still spots if the bag is set down in a puddle.

A jute market tote lined in cotton canvas

Jute with cotton canvas, undyed

LimitHeavier than either material alone: 680 g before anything goes in.

A canvas backpack with a woven jute front pocket

Cotton Canvas with jute, dyed

LimitThe jute front pocket is unlined and sheds into itself. Keep clothing out of it.

A tote pieced from canvas, jute, cork and linen panels

Cotton Canvas with jute and cork and linen, undyed

LimitEvery limitation of all four fibres applies to this one bag at once.

A canvas market tote, a jute bottle carrier and a linen bread bag together

Cotton Canvas with jute and linen, dyed

LimitUndyed canvas yellows slightly in sunlight over months and does not go back.

An undyed canvas tote, a small jute tote, a cork pouch and a folded linen shopper

Cotton Canvas with jute and cork and linen, dyed

LimitFour fibres means four sets of limitations and four cleaning methods.

A jute beach tote, a linen laundry sack and a canvas crossbody together

Beach Set

USD 108

Jute with linen and cotton canvas, dyed

LimitSheds fibres for the first few uses. Not for fine knitwear.

A cork laptop sleeve, three linen pouches and a canvas and cork tote

Work Set

USD 178

Cork with linen and cotton canvas, dyed

LimitWater spots if soaked. Wipe it, do not submerge it.

A four-fibre tote, a cork weekender, a canvas duffel and two lined jute totes

Cork with cotton canvas and jute and linen, dyed

Limit3.76 kg of empty bags. Consider how you will store them before ordering.