HEMP IS THE TEXTILE OF THE FUTURE!

November 21, 2018

" the production of hemp fibre is a highly sustainable process. It is a carbon negative crop because it actually absorbs CO2 from the air. It can be produced with half the amount of water and land in comparison to cotton has thrice the tensile strength of cotton. It can also be easily blended with other fibres and doesn’t strip the soil of nutrients. On the contrary, hemp returns 60-70 per cent of all nutrients back into the soil."

“The best part about hemp fabric is that is has the look of linen but the hand feel of cotton, says co-founder Yash P Kotak. “It gets better with every wash and is the strongest natural fibre known to man." 

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• by JASREEN MAYAL KHANNA
• as seen in VOGUE INDIA

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

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