Talk:Cotton duck

Duct tape
I have removed the reference to duct tape, duct tape is duct tape because it was originally used to seal ducts, the pipes or other coduits used to move air around in heatin and cooling systems.


 * Not true. What is commonly called "duct tape" is similar to tape used for duct work, but not the same.  The modern term "duck tape" is a corruption of "duct tape".  The term "duck tape" did once refer to bands of cotton doek fabric, but that is unrelated to the modern use of "duck tape".    Randall Bart    Talk   07:25, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

Merger
I suggest merging this article with Duck (textile). Biscuittin (talk) 20:10, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I've merged content into here as this page had most incoming links, and made Duck (textile) a redirect to this article (which probably now needs tidying) -Hunting dog (talk) 21:20, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Unused weights
I would appreciate it if someone would add an explanation for why weight numbers 7,9,11 are no longer used. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mr. Shoeless (talk • contribs) 16:01, 7 December 2014 (UTC)

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springbar tents
A link to the Springbar article might make a good addition to this page — either worked into the article content itself (types of products made with cotton duck) or in "See also." Xlea Nollmav (talk) 01:22, 23 August 2023 (UTC)

Duck traditionally means linen made of tow.
Duck was created by using tow of linen fibres, which are extremely strong (tow rope, etc) but around the turn of last century there appears to have been a displacement into cotton. Cotton duck isn't durable or able to endure as much strain as tow duck because the fibres are much, much longer and thinner. It's softer on the skin and feels nicer however. This confusion appears to be a marketing retcon and done with purpose, but if you look at any literature from prior to the 2000's outside the US and prior to the 1940's in the US you will not find them sneaking the SIGNIFICANTLY cheaper cotton fabric into everything by name.

This is probably worth noting early before the re-writing of history by brand managers becomes complete. The sheer strength and technical prowess of tow, or linen duck, is orders of magnitude higher than mere cotton in any weave. I'm not a wikipedian and I don't have 'sources' for this outside of common textile knowledge amongst people who weave or work with cloths from antiquity. Hope it helps. 2001:8003:2953:1900:5C36:10D0:F05A:1A2F (talk) 07:59, 16 January 2024 (UTC)