{"id":3331,"date":"2022-08-02T08:38:19","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T08:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifoxany.com\/?p=3331"},"modified":"2022-08-02T08:43:56","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T08:43:56","slug":"do-you-know-your-linen-from-your-hemp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ifoxany.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/02\/do-you-know-your-linen-from-your-hemp\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You Know Your Linen from Your Hemp?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3331\" class=\"elementor elementor-3331\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44dd270 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44dd270\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ebdd691\" data-id=\"ebdd691\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7c28b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d7c28b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Do You Know Your Linen from Your Hemp?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23bb7fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23bb7fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Have you ever wondered what the difference between hemp and linen fabric is? Or maybe you\u2019re looking for more sustainable fabrics for your clothes and home textiles. In today\u2019s post we\u2019ve got the lowdown on all things hemp-related. From legal restrictions to Bibles, read on to discover more about this fascinating fabric!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f72d215 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f72d215\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/ifoxany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Linen-from1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3333\" alt=\"Do You Know Your Linen from Your Hemp?\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ifoxany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Linen-from1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ifoxany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Linen-from1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ifoxany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Linen-from1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ifoxany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Linen-from1-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cd53c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1cd53c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is hemp?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27eff5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27eff5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hemp is made from the fibres of the cannabis sativa plant. Crucially, this is not the same as the marijuana plant, but because the two look so similar hemp cultivation has been banned in many countries. Recently, the 2014 Food Act in the USA formally recognised the difference between these plants, distinguishing between \u2018industrial hemp\u2019 cultivation and cannabis production.\u00a0<\/p><p>Despite the bad press in the last century, hemp has been widely used across the globe since around 2800BC. Evidence of hemp cultivation in China at the time shows that it was used locally, and we know that by 800BC it was brought along the Silk Road trading routes into Europe.\u00a0<\/p><p>You can find out more about the history of hemp at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.museumsportal-berlin.de\/en\/museums\/hanf-museum-berlin\/\">Berlin hemp museum.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-352c3d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"352c3d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"542\" src=\"https:\/\/ifoxany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Linen-from2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3334\" alt=\"Do You Know Your Linen from Your Hemp?\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ifoxany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Linen-from2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ifoxany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Linen-from2-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ifoxany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Linen-from2-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ifoxany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Linen-from2-600x407.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88e13cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"88e13cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is hemp used for?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-398b0c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"398b0c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From the richest to the poorest in society, hemp provided a durable, practical and easy source of fabric. It has been used to make a huge range of products, from medicine to ship ropes, paper to paint and food to canvas. The fibres are inside the stalk, but all parts of the plant are used. It\u2019s even an alternative fuel source! And, of course, hemp has long been used to create a range of fabrics for clothing and home textiles.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51570b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"51570b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"339\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/ifoxany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Linen-from3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3335\" alt=\"Do You Know Your Linen from Your Hemp?\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ifoxany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Linen-from3.jpg 339w, https:\/\/ifoxany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Linen-from3-287x300.jpg 287w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 339px) 100vw, 339px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c04866 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c04866\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Linen fabric versus hemp fabric<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c0bcde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c0bcde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Looking at linen and hemp fabric together it\u2019s not easy to see which is which. Hemp fibres are longer and because of its limited cultivation it\u2019s more expensive. Linen is made from the flax plant.\u00a0<\/p><p>Despite these differences, the two fabrics share several characteristics:<\/p><ul><li>Durability and longevity\u00a0<\/li><li>Sustainability<\/li><li>Comfort<\/li><li>Thermoregulation<\/li><\/ul><p>Antibacterial and anti-fungal<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f93c86a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f93c86a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the benefits of hemp?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8dacf0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d8dacf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/ifoxany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Linen-from4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3336\" alt=\"Do You Know Your Linen from Your Hemp?\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ifoxany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Linen-from4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ifoxany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Linen-from4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ifoxany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Linen-from4-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ifoxany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Linen-from4-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6c9aff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6c9aff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With strong environmental credentials, hemp offers a sustainable alternative to crops like cotton. It needs less water to produce and grow, is biodegradable and compostable, and even captures significant amounts of carbon as it grows. Thanks to their deep root system, hemp plants don\u2019t degrade the soil, meaning there\u2019s no need for fertilisers. They are also pest resistant, so can be grown productively without harmful pesticides.\u00a0<\/p><p>Hemp is soft on the skin and helps regulate your body temperature, keeping you comfortable all year round. Easy to care for, you can machine wash hemp textiles \u2013 just use a low temperature and mild detergent. Hemp is also odour resistant, so you\u2019ll stay fresh all day.<\/p><p>One of hemp\u2019s major benefits its is strength and durability. It is around four times as strong as cotton, and isn\u2019t weakened by washing. This also makes it more sustainable, as hemp products will keep going for many years if properly looked after.\u00a0<\/p><p>Due to its natural UV resistance, hemp protects from UV rays and keeps its colour strong, even when positioned in sunlight.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e6e602 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e6e602\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The article is reproduced from:\u00a0<span style=\"color: #999999;\"><a style=\"color: #999999;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linenbeauty.com\/\">https:\/\/www.linenbeauty.com\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do You Know Your Linen from Your Hemp? Have you ever wondered what the difference between hemp and linen fabric is? Or maybe you\u2019re looking for more sustainable fabrics for your clothes and home textiles. In today\u2019s post we\u2019ve got the lowdown on all things hemp-related. From legal restrictions to Bibles, read on to discover more about this fascinating fabric! What is hemp? Hemp is made from the fibres of the cannabis sativa plant. Crucially, this is not the same as the marijuana plant, but because the two look so similar hemp cultivation has been banned in many countries. Recently, the 2014 Food Act in the USA formally recognised the difference between these plants, distinguishing between \u2018industrial hemp\u2019 cultivation and cannabis production.&nbsp; Despite the bad press in the last century, hemp has been widely used across the globe since around 2800BC. 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