HEMP FABRIC
A natural fiber with remarkable properties for a true human-care fabric.
A precious fiber that has gone through eras, civilizations and traditions to be woven with dedication until the mid-1900s. Hemp is a key resource of our “making”. Reintegrating its use brings value and generates new awareness. (Read more)*
TerraKleos chooses hemp for an artisanal, tailoring and quality Slow Fashion: attentive to well-being and the future.
Wearing hemp feels and makes the difference, because it is a material that has essential qualities for the health and comfort of the person
The hemp garment protects the body, takes care of the skin, gives breath to every movement and responds to the needs of feeling good, because it is:
Hypoallergenic and delicate
A fabric with a natural texture, extremely comfortable and light in contact with the body. Wears gently, without irritating or causing any allergic reaction.
Breathable
A fabric capable of promoting the recirculation of oxygen with the surrounding environment and ensuring long-lasting freshness.
Hygroscopic and absorbent
A fabric capable of capturing moisture and releasing it quickly to the outside, keeping itself dry and odorless.
Thermal insulation
A fabric composed of hollow fibers and therefore suitable for all seasons! It transmits cool in summer and keeps you warm in winter.
Antibacterial
A sanitizing fabric, which neutralizes almost all the bacteria that can come into contact with its surface.
Antistatic
A fabric that does not conduct electricity and that shields from electrostatic fields.
Protective against UV rays
A fabric that protects from the sun, rejecting 90% of ultraviolet rays.
Resistant
A fabric so compact and resistant that it is historically used in the navy to make sails and ropes.
Durable over time
A fabric that never gets old and that acquires softness and beauty with its use.
#green: a plant with extraordinary regenerative abilities for a truly sustainable fiber.
Growing hemp produces environmental wealth, because it is a strong and generous plant: friend of the earth and luxuriant by nature.
The hemp plant grows healthy and thriving, nourishes the soil and promotes the harvest.
The hemp plant is ecological and supports the planet, because:
- It does not need herbicides, pesticides and fertilizers during cultivation.
- It blooms in widespread bioclimatic areas and adapts to different types of soil.
- It can be grown repeatedly on the same soil because it does not impoverish it, rather it oxygenates and reclaims it.
- It requires very little water: less than a third of the water resources needed to grow cotton.
- It grows with a density of 150 plants per square meter and reaches a height of 5-7 meters in just three months, with a high yield of extracted fibers per hectare: 250% more than cotton and 600% more than linen.
- It reduces CO2 in the atmosphere. It absorbs an amount of carbon dioxide equal to 4 times that stored by trees.
- It requires very little water: less than a third of the water resources needed to grow cotton.
- It grows with a density of 150 plants per square meter and reaches a height of 5-7 meters in just three months, with a high yield of extracted fibers per hectare: 250% more than cotton and 600% more than linen.
- It reduces CO2 in the atmosphere. It absorbs an amount of carbon dioxide equal to 4 times that stored by trees.
History of Hemp
This is a material with an interrupted millenary tradition, versatile and precious: it ought to be brought back to life for a conscious style.
Hemp is a plant that has been cultivated since 8,000 BC and its precious textile fiber has crossed civilizations, eras and customs: the Romans, The Middle Ages, Renaissance and the modern world.
In the early 1940s, Italy was the second largest producer of hemp fabrics in the world after Russia and the first in terms of quality.
Thus, Veneto is the most important territory for the cultivation and manufacturing of hemp, and in Monticello Conte Otto (VI) the Canapificio Roi makes itself known throughout Europe.
In spite of this, Italy is followed by a total abandonment of the sector due to the competition with synthetic fabrics and the prohibition of the mid-seventies.
The recovery of hemp is therefore today a gesture to be undertaken for a valuable solution: valuable, beneficial and renewing.