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.
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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.