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 Nepali Homespun Hemp

 

Gone from the market for years, durable, sturdy hemp fabric is available again!  This is a mid weight, flexible yet tough fabric suitable for upholstery, jackets coats, pants skirts dresses, bedding, drapes - everything!

This is a balanced weave fabric with a warp and weft the same quality yarn. Good fibre length at greater than two inch average.  Very durable.

My favorite use for this fabric is a two yard piece, zig-zag stay stitched along the cut edge, but not hemmed, washed but never ironed, used for a wrap around skirt/sarong for beachwear.  Remember, hemp is the one fibre that is not damaged by salt water! It's also very absorbant, excellent for use as towels.

100% Hemp, better than "Organic Grown" because it's crafted from plants growing in the wild in the foothills of the Himalaya mountains.  Homespun nd woven on antique equipment by families in their farm homes in Nepal.

3" x 3 "

Sample

Natural
(undyed)

$3

1/2 yard


Natural
(undyed)

$50

1-4 yards


Natural
(undyed)

$80/yard

5-19 yards


Natural
(undyed)

$60/yard   

20+ yards*

WHOLESALE*

Natural
(undyed)

$50/yard   

To order multiple yards, update quantity in shopping cart

*Please allow 6 weeks for Wholesale orders.

Fabric Information

  • Fibre content: 100% Organic Hemp..
  • Source: Nepal
  • Width: 44" unwashed, 40" washed.
  • Weight per yard: 13 oz
  • Commonly used for: The most durable of all hemp-wear.
  • Recommended care: Machine wash.  This is tough stuff!

DYES BEAUTIFULLY WITH ALL OUR NATURAL DYES, especially Indigo blue, Fusticwood for yellow, Logwood for purple and LAC for rosy reds.