I recently purchased more army duck and there was no smell at all! Maybe my fist order was a fluke?
You can use this as is or soften it by wetting it for 5 minutes in the bathtub.
In any case I love this fabric for bags.
the smell was overwhelming on this fabric. The first time I threw it the washing machine but that was a huge mistake due to the wrinkling. I should have known better since you are never supposed to wash canvas in the machine. I ironed for quite a long time to get the wrinkles out.
For my second order I just soaked it in the bathtub using baking soda and that did the trick.
This took care of the smell and softened up the fabric.
Overall a very nice fabric, but just be aware that you will have to perform an extra step to counter the smell before you can use it.
This nice heavy weight material will be great for fixing some outdoor gazebo tenting. I will just need to add some waterproofing.
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