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TIL hemp fabric isn't all it's cracked up to be
I designed a line with hemp for its eco claims, but the pieces pilled after minimal wear. This totally undermined the premium feel I was going for. Are we just accepting lower quality for the sake of being green?
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emma_garcia7mo ago
Ugh my linen pants did that too!
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david_reed227mo ago
Your 'premium feel' got ruined by pilling? Welcome to real world use. Hemp isn't magic, it's just fabric. If you're that bothered by a bit of pilling, maybe eco fashion isn't for you. The point is being sustainable, not making indestructible clothes.
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mary_hernandez7mo ago
Dealing with hemp pilling was a headache for me too. Blending it with organic cotton, about 70% hemp to 30% cotton, made a big difference. Pre-washing the fabric before sewing reduced pilling even more. It kept the sustainable feel without the quality drop.
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rivera.riley7mo ago
Totally. This reminds me of how the best solutions usually involve mixing things, not using one pure thing. I see it when cooking, where blending two cheap ingredients makes something better than one fancy one alone. Or fixing up my old car with a mix of new and used parts instead of all new. Sometimes the perfect answer is letting go of that "all or nothing" idea.
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emmay677mo ago
I used to be all about that "all or nothing" pure material idea too. Seeing how blending fabrics actually works better totally changed my mind.
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