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_garcia3h ago

Ugh my linen pants did that too!

mary_hernandez4h 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.

rivera.riley3h 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.