What are the Advantages/Disadvantages of Hemp made clothing?

Question

**What are the Advantages/Disadvantages of Hemp made clothing Against the advantages/disadvantages of Cotton??

Answer 1

Well the big disadvantage of hemp is that it is now illegal.

Answer 2

The biggest advantage of hemp clothing is it's durablity. Hemp fiber is at least 8 times stronger than cotton fiber. So clothes made of hemp will just not wear out. Most hemp clothing is actually a blend of hemp and cotton. 55% hemp and 45% cotton. The hemp cotton blend is more comfortable and more affordable. Another big advantage of hemp clothing, and this applies primarily to 100% hemp clothing is that it is more breathable. The hemp blast fiber is hollow and has a more open cell structure, so in the summer time, hemp clothing can feel very cool. In the winter time, the open cell structure acts as an insulator. But the biggest effect on whether the garment is more comfortable in the summer or winter is the thread count or weight. A 240 gram tshirt is going to feel much warmer than a 160 gram tshirt. Another huge advantage of hemp over cotton is the fact that it's not cotton. Of all the pesitcides used in farming in the world, 2/3's go to maintain cotton. Hemp requires very little if any pesticides. Even better, hemp is often used as a rotation crop with wheat or soybeans because the hemp root is a very strong and deep root. It kills off weeds, so the following year, the wheat field needs much less pesticides and herbisides because the hemp plant has killed most of the weeds. This was explained to me by a Canadian farmer first hand. Hemp is also blended with many other fibers including bamboo, silk and linen. The disadvantages is that hemp is a course fiber, so it ususally needs to be washed a few times. Often manufactures will garment wash the fabric to soften it and will often use softening agents which are bad for the environment. Just about all hemp fiber for clothing is grown in China, some is in Romania. But the fabric is often shipped to the US or Canada in spools and the garments are frequently cut, sewn and finished in the US or Canada. Just to clarify an earlier comment, hemp is not illegal. It is only illegal to grow it. The US is the only industrialized country that does not allow hemp to be grown commerically. But that may change soon. Hope this helps.

Answer 3

there are no disadvantages
all the jeans in the past as well as jute bags ropes sails and very fine clothing was made from hemp

untill synthetics came on the market and the watr on marijuanna began
Mexico and the USA used to be big producers of hemp fibre

now it is making a come back
hemp clothing is durable cheap to produce ,and does not burn or melt like synthetics

the plants are exelent to help recover tired soil,breaking up compacted soil and add nitrogen
and grows in many altitudes and many climates

cotton is also good ,but more labor intensive

Answer 4

Hemp is one of the fastest growing bio-masses on the planet; its oil is rich and great for producing bio-fuels such as 'green' diesel, as well as producing naturally strong, fine fibres useful for all kinds of textile applications. True, it tends to produce a coarser/rougher fabric than cotton garments, but the ecological benefits are significant. Hemp does not perform well once treated with the powerful chemical reagents prevalent in the textile industry, which makes hemp a more natural product. In addition, harvesting it is relatively simple, meaning that producing hemp fabric has an extremely low associated carbon footprint.

Answer 5

No, because they didn't smoke it. Industrial hemp has a THC content of between 0.05 and 1%. Marijuana has a THC content of 3% to 20%. To receive a standard psychoactive dose would require a person to power-smoke 10-12 hemp cigarettes over an extremely short period of time.

Answer 6

cant smoke cotton, it tastes awfull and it smoulders not burns this leaves a bad taste in the mouth, now hemp that's a different story, smoking with tobacco in a cigarette is not as good as smoking from say a sisha pipe, or hookah, the best time to have a pipe is in the evening has a real relaxing effect, clothing as a material wow just stop and have a pipe full, fool the cops anyway,

Answer 7

That hemps good sh*t man...

Answer 8

Can be genuinely marketed as an eco-friendly product