HEMP FABRICS

Traditional handcrafted hemp fabrics

Hemp fabric is a great material for amateur or professional tailors and seamstress who are looking for rare, sustainable and eco-friendly fabrics.

• Hemp has been grown in North Vietnam for centuries to make traditional clothes.
• The communities practise organic farming, with no chemicals added.
• Once cropped, Hmong women turn hemp into yarn.
• Then hemp gets traditionally woven, with no electricity.
• We directly buy the hemp fabrics to the villages, at a fair price.

Characteristics

• Length : from 1 to 20 meters
• Width : 30 centimeters
• Available colors : Natural hemp color / Indigo blue (natural dying process)
• Weight : 80 grams/meter
• Price : 17€/meter

Besides, this fabric is very resistant. It also provides antifungal and bactericid properties.

Hemp qualities

Hemp is an ancestral plant with many agronomic and ecological assets :

• Its crop does not require chemicals, because hemp grows very quickly and therefore smother the weeds ;
• Thanks to its deep roots, hemp draws the water it needs ;
• Its culture improves soil structure, thus increases the following crops yield ;
• One hectare of hemp absorbs between 14 to 18 tons of CO2 per year ;
• Thanks to the density and height of its culture, it represents a unique biodiversity reservoir ;
• Last but not least, hemp is a very versatile plant. It can be fully used, whether for construction, paper, food (human, birdfeed), cosmetic or textile.

Thanks to its environmental virtues, the long-forgotten hemp gets back in the spotlight !