The word "canvas" has several meanings. Firstly, so called harsh linen or hemp fabrics that earlier in Russia woven by hand. Canvas hemp was more common, as this plant was unpretentious and succeed better in harsh environments. This fabric had a yellowish tint and cost a little bit cheaper. Linen canvas in a lighter. Canvas often vybelivali and, depending on the quality and density, used for tailoring and elegant work clothes, towels and festive bases for tapestries. Manufacturing canvas made of hemp and flax mentioned in his writings Herodotus, and in Russia homespun canvases were in vogue until the XX century.
Canvas is often used as the basis for paintings painters, that's why this fabric is also dubbed the canvas, although often used instead of canvas and other fabrics. Finally, the canvas can be called a thin layer of fibers, which serves semi-finished product in spinning. It is used in the production of nonwovens.