# Literature on Canvaswork

**URL:** https://discourse.igkt.net/t/literature-on-canvaswork/9798
**Category:** Canvaswork
**Tags:** books, needlework, literature
**Created:** [10 September 2025 01:50 UTC](https://discourse.igkt.net/t/literature-on-canvaswork/9798 "2025-09-10T01:50:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![Seaserpent](https://discourse.igkt.net/user_avatar/discourse.igkt.net/seaserpent/32/6998_2.png) [@Seaserpent](https://discourse.igkt.net/u/Seaserpent)
#### Post date: [10 September 2025 01:50 UTC](https://discourse.igkt.net/t/literature-on-canvaswork/9798/1 "2025-09-10T01:50:34Z")

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_Canvas Work_ by William A. McLeod, 1947 - Sails, ditty bags, and many other items were sewn from canvas, and this book focuses on the other items.

_The Ditty Bag Book_ by Frank Rosenow.

 ![IMG_0807](https://discourse.igkt.net/uploads/default/original/2X/0/0c02ecb42c216711ef1f5c266a699f89bea2607c.jpeg)

_The Sailmaker’s Apprentice_ by Emiliano Marino

 ![IMG_6431](https://discourse.igkt.net/uploads/default/original/2X/e/eb93d545cc4355926d50536c93043778a53831a1.jpeg)

_Making a Traditional Ditty Bag and Sea Bag, Making a Ships Traditional Canvas Bucket,_ Two good books by Louie Bartos.

 ![IMG_0004](https://discourse.igkt.net/uploads/default/original/2X/d/dfdd036d06f57c6ce99454ab6ef154583bd8dc3e.jpeg)

 ![dittybook](https://discourse.igkt.net/uploads/default/original/2X/9/9a883dd0c87d349fd2fe1356663553fac9c6e744.jpeg)

If anyone has suggestions for literature on traditional hand-sewn canvas, please feel free to share them here. _This post is in Wiki mode, so just hit that edit button._

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### Author: ![DredgeKnot](https://discourse.igkt.net/user_avatar/discourse.igkt.net/dredgeknot/32/5857_2.png) [@DredgeKnot](https://discourse.igkt.net/u/DredgeKnot)
#### Post date: [12 September 2025 01:12 UTC](https://discourse.igkt.net/t/literature-on-canvaswork/9798/2 "2025-09-12T01:12:34Z")

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I added Gordon Worley’s book. He has great tools on Etsy for a sailmaker also. GreyPineWorkshop

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### Author: ![kawasemi](https://discourse.igkt.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/c89c15/32.png) [@kawasemi](https://discourse.igkt.net/u/kawasemi)
#### Post date: [5 March 2026 10:29 UTC](https://discourse.igkt.net/t/literature-on-canvaswork/9798/3 "2026-03-05T10:29:13Z")

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This is very useful, thanks. This year is going to be my introduction to canvas work.