Pure hemp is an amazingly durable fabric. When washed it constantly reveals a new surface, becoming softer with use. Given reasonable care it will render a lifetime of service. Hemp fabric rapidly absorbs moisture, which accounts for its coolness and comfort when used for clothing or bedding.Because of its strength when wet it does not weaken with washing. Canvas is hemp! (The term canvas describes the materials used to make the cloth and comes from the Arabic name for hemp - Cannabis). Until recently whenever the word canvas was used it referred only to hemp cloth.

Some Facts About Hemp fibre

• Hemp is the longest and strongest natural plant fibre.
• Hemp fibre is stronger when wet than when dry.
• Hemp cloth is extremely hard wearing. It outwears cotton and other natural fibres.
• Hemp fabric improves with washing and wearing. Over time it becomes softer without losing its shape or appearance.

Some Environmental Issues

• Hemp can be grown in most climates and is tolerant of a wide range of conditions including a high degree of salinity in the soil.
• Hemp requires little or no use of fertilisers, insecticides, fungicides or herbicides to grow successfully.
• Hemp can be used to make paper without the use of chlorines currently used in the wood pulp industry.
• When compared with timber, hemp can produce up to 4½ times more paper per acre.
• When planted as a "break" crop hemp outgrows all weeds and chokes them out leaving the field clean for the next year.
• Hemp has a deep taproot, which penetrates the soil raising nutrients towards the surface and aerating the soil.