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I take it the writer of the headline has not met the Cotton Lobby in the US. We should all be wearing hemp, but they are quite good at their job. North Dakota
by protomyth 10y ago
I take it the writer of the headline has not met the Cotton Lobby in the US. We should all be wearing hemp, but they are quite good at their job. North Dakota grew hemp during WWII, but getting it legal again is a pain in the rear. I'm sure spider silk will have a bit of problems too.
- forkandwait 10y agoIs there a suitably geeky, well written (worthy of HN) article on hemp as a fabric? A down to earth hemp clothing website would be cool; like if Costco sold hemp clothes...
- quakeguy 10y ago1. http://www.life.ca/naturallife/0906/hemp_fiber_makes_a_comeback.htm http://www.life.ca/naturallife/0906/hemp_fiber_makes_a_comeb... 2. http://www.hemptraders.com/Hemp-Textiles-s/1817.htm http://www.hemptraders.com/Hemp-Textiles-s/1817.htm
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- guelo 10y agoI don't know if it is necessarily true but the hemp fabrics I've felt have been stiff and scratchy.
- Neliquat 10y agoThats just the unprocessed hippie shit. Thank you stereotypes.
- jakobegger 10y agoI had a hemp shirt. I really loved it, but it was pretty rough. I think you'd have a hard time selling hemp clothes to people who are accustomed to the soft texture of cotton.
- agentgt 10y agoHemp can come pretty darn close to cotton if it is processed correctly. What is even softer than cotton is bamboo. The issue with Hemp and Bamboo is the manufacturing process requires lots of chemicals to make them soft where as cotton basically starts off soft.
- kriro 10y agoMy personal favorite fabric is merino wool. It can cool you, it can warm you it's not itchy doesn't wrinkle and it doesn't smell (you can hike in it for days without any sweaty smell). It's absolutely fantastic.