8/2 Hemp Yarn — Maurice Brassard

Available from Wool Friends when we last checked. Sold from the shop’s own store; the price there is the one that counts.

Excellent weaving yarn (warp or weft) for dish towels, place mats, tablecloths, clothing etc. Washes easily. Hemp yarn softens upon repeated washings. Hemp fiber obtained from the bast of the Cannabis sativa plant has been used for some 10,000 years for items such as clothing, rope, paper, sailcloth, everything from clothing and other household goods. The use of hemp cord in pottery has been documented in modern day Taiwan dating back to 8,000 B.C. Hemp belongs to the bast fiber family that also