Hemp base
Trialing the retail of hemp / cotton knit base layer clothing, in partnership with Hemp Clothing Australia. We still deciding on the finished colours and fabric weights at the moment, for now this is a preview of some samples. Let me know what you think.
We’ve all heard the remarkable attributes of hemp, not to mention it’s long history and heritage. With modern knitting technology, we’re able to mix organic cotton with the hemp to produce a fabric that is soft, flexible, strong, durable and naturally resistant to odorous bacteria.
We’re looking to offer sleeveless and long sleeve shirts, shorts and long pants in hemp/cotton knit. The idea is that these are versatile base layer garments to our wool knits and weaves, and clothing that can be worn on their own, without looking like underwear.
The kids and I initially tested this idea in Japan, over a winter month of van camping and ski touring. Our access to clothes washing was limited and the climate was cold and snowy. We almost never removed our hemp cotton base layers. We slept in them with possum knit sweaters, then pulled on our wool pants and coats in the morning. Actually, I slept in my wool pants and coat too, but that’s because I often had to get up in the night to clear away snow or go to the toilet.
We skied all day in the hemp cotton under layers with wool pants and coats over all. We visited the onsens before or after the day, had dinner somewhere, then returned to the van to sleep in them again. Many times having to take off layers. The idea of under garments that could be worn anywhere without looking like underwear was great, especially in Japan. More importantly though, the moisture absorbancy and bacteria resistance of the hemp cotton fabric was really evident and very surprising.
My personal transition to natural fibers, from a lifetime of outdoor clothing in synthetics, has really taught me many things. How body heat, circulation and moisture control works wearing naturals, what comfortable and breathable really feels like, how long we can go without getting smelly, many things.
Our outdoor industry and culture has a long way to go before we truly reconsider the use of synthetics and chemical treatments and start looking at our heritage in clothing and techniques again. I’m really happy I went down this path when I did, so I can enjoy a new relationship with the outdoors, with my tools in clothing and equipment.. it all that feels somehow more fitting, more connected, more appropriate, more human.
Trialing the retail of hemp / cotton knit base layer clothing, in partnership with Hemp Clothing Australia. We still deciding on the finished colours and fabric weights at the moment, for now this is a preview of some samples. Let me know what you think.
We’ve all heard the remarkable attributes of hemp, not to mention it’s long history and heritage. With modern knitting technology, we’re able to mix organic cotton with the hemp to produce a fabric that is soft, flexible, strong, durable and naturally resistant to odorous bacteria.
We’re looking to offer sleeveless and long sleeve shirts, shorts and long pants in hemp/cotton knit. The idea is that these are versatile base layer garments to our wool knits and weaves, and clothing that can be worn on their own, without looking like underwear.
The kids and I initially tested this idea in Japan, over a winter month of van camping and ski touring. Our access to clothes washing was limited and the climate was cold and snowy. We almost never removed our hemp cotton base layers. We slept in them with possum knit sweaters, then pulled on our wool pants and coats in the morning. Actually, I slept in my wool pants and coat too, but that’s because I often had to get up in the night to clear away snow or go to the toilet.
We skied all day in the hemp cotton under layers with wool pants and coats over all. We visited the onsens before or after the day, had dinner somewhere, then returned to the van to sleep in them again. Many times having to take off layers. The idea of under garments that could be worn anywhere without looking like underwear was great, especially in Japan. More importantly though, the moisture absorbancy and bacteria resistance of the hemp cotton fabric was really evident and very surprising.
My personal transition to natural fibers, from a lifetime of outdoor clothing in synthetics, has really taught me many things. How body heat, circulation and moisture control works wearing naturals, what comfortable and breathable really feels like, how long we can go without getting smelly, many things.
Our outdoor industry and culture has a long way to go before we truly reconsider the use of synthetics and chemical treatments and start looking at our heritage in clothing and techniques again. I’m really happy I went down this path when I did, so I can enjoy a new relationship with the outdoors, with my tools in clothing and equipment.. it all that feels somehow more fitting, more connected, more appropriate, more human.
Trialing the retail of hemp / cotton knit base layer clothing, in partnership with Hemp Clothing Australia. We still deciding on the finished colours and fabric weights at the moment, for now this is a preview of some samples. Let me know what you think.
We’ve all heard the remarkable attributes of hemp, not to mention it’s long history and heritage. With modern knitting technology, we’re able to mix organic cotton with the hemp to produce a fabric that is soft, flexible, strong, durable and naturally resistant to odorous bacteria.
We’re looking to offer sleeveless and long sleeve shirts, shorts and long pants in hemp/cotton knit. The idea is that these are versatile base layer garments to our wool knits and weaves, and clothing that can be worn on their own, without looking like underwear.
The kids and I initially tested this idea in Japan, over a winter month of van camping and ski touring. Our access to clothes washing was limited and the climate was cold and snowy. We almost never removed our hemp cotton base layers. We slept in them with possum knit sweaters, then pulled on our wool pants and coats in the morning. Actually, I slept in my wool pants and coat too, but that’s because I often had to get up in the night to clear away snow or go to the toilet.
We skied all day in the hemp cotton under layers with wool pants and coats over all. We visited the onsens before or after the day, had dinner somewhere, then returned to the van to sleep in them again. Many times having to take off layers. The idea of under garments that could be worn anywhere without looking like underwear was great, especially in Japan. More importantly though, the moisture absorbancy and bacteria resistance of the hemp cotton fabric was really evident and very surprising.
My personal transition to natural fibers, from a lifetime of outdoor clothing in synthetics, has really taught me many things. How body heat, circulation and moisture control works wearing naturals, what comfortable and breathable really feels like, how long we can go without getting smelly, many things.
Our outdoor industry and culture has a long way to go before we truly reconsider the use of synthetics and chemical treatments and start looking at our heritage in clothing and techniques again. I’m really happy I went down this path when I did, so I can enjoy a new relationship with the outdoors, with my tools in clothing and equipment.. it all that feels somehow more fitting, more connected, more appropriate, more human.