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Marine Canvas Motueka | Craftsmanship, One Skill at a Time

Marine Canvas Motueka: Every Skilled Craftsperson Starts With the Basics Looking for marine canvas Motueka boat owners can rely on? It helps to know how that canvas gets made, and who's making it. Every skilled craftsperson starts somewhere. Rarely with the finished product. It starts with the basics, the small, repeated tasks that build real skill. Technique. Attention to detail.…

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Custom marine squabs made with James Dunlop fabric by Tasman Canvas Motueka

Custom Marine Boat Cushions by Tasman Canvas

These Might Be Our Best Marine Squabs Yet We'll be honest, this set turned out even better than we imagined, and we don't say that lightly. Made with a stunning James Dunlop fabric, these squabs look even better in real life than they do in photos, and that's saying something. The blue weave has a texture and depth that just…

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Marine Canvas Motueka: 40 Years at the Top of the Trade

Marine Canvas Why Marine Canvas Is the Trickiest Job on the Bench Marine canvas work is where the real skill lives, even though most people assume a tent is the hard part. However, ask anyone in the trade and they will tell you the same thing. Marine canvas Motueka work sits right at the top of the ladder. It combines pattern…

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Rowan in the Tasman Canvas workshop, Motueka

40 years of craft Tasman Canvas Motueka

How a Terrible Tent Started 40 Years of Craft | Tasman Canvas A Story That Starts With a terrible Tent I made my first tent when I was 14. It was, to put it generously, terrible. However, that terrible tent started something I didn't expect. It planted the seed for 40 years of custom canvas work in Motueka. I was…

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