Army Ducks are the disciplined cousins of the Number Duck family. Plied yarns in both directions. Tighter weave. Smoother finish. They sit somewhere between a Number Duck and a Single Fill Duck — a crossbreed, like a liger. A liger is what happens when a lion and a tiger get along. It’s unexpected. It works. So does this fabric.
The name comes from decades of military use: tents, canopies, and covers that had to survive the field. They did. They still do.
This is the most popular Army Duck we sell. It’s been used for military tents and canopies for decades — which means it’s been rained on, baked in the sun, and asked to survive conditions most fabrics never see. It’s still here.
Plied yarns in both directions. 54 x 42 construction. Smooth. Tight. Strong enough for a boat cover. Clean enough for a designer tote bag. It’s not the heaviest fabric we make. It doesn’t need to be.
Where it goes: Military tents. Marine covers. Tipis. Artist canvas. Designer tote bags. Anything that needs to look good while working hard.
Packing 100 threads into a square inch using plied, coarse yarns is the kind of challenge weaving mills lose sleep over. Ours figured it out. Years of expertise on shuttle looms and Sulzer looms — woven edge or tucked-in, depending on what you need.
This is the heavier sibling to the 10.10 oz. Same tight construction. More weight. More strength. Depending on the time & the day, we can get wider goods too (63″).
Where it goes: Military tents. Marine covers. Tipis. Anywhere the wind shows up and the fabric needs to hold its ground.