the corner of a hand-stitched sail made in the 1800s.Canvas sails were made of hemp .Hemp is 3 times stronger than jute and was preferred because it was unaffected by salt water.

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image showing the corner of a hand-stitched sail made in the 1800s.Canvas sails were made of hemp .Hemp is 3 times stronger than jute and was preferred because it was unaffected by salt water.

tsnacker on March 11st, 2021 at 22:10 UTC »

I like to think of how useless i would be in the 1800s if someone asked me to do something like this.

mjpeeps on March 11st, 2021 at 22:42 UTC »

I heard somewhere that the word canvas comes from cannabis. You can fact check me on that, cuz I’ve never actually checked myself.

theschroederino on March 11st, 2021 at 22:58 UTC »

Hemp and wool are the masters of hard wearing/working cloths