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  • Hemp Review Part I

    Hemp Review Part I

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    Initial observations about the hemp yarn: The yarn is equivalent to a 2/16’s linen with about 2400 yards per pound and about a 2/8 cotton grist – slightly finer to my eye but since it is stiffer than cotton I used 24 epi for a twill sampler. Comparing it to the 2/16 linen I have…

  • No More Messing About

    No More Messing About

    As suspected, both the yarn orders had gotten caught up in the Christmas mail volumes and today I received not just the first notification of arrival but the last notice!  Anyway, no matter, both orders are here and now I really feel the pressure to tackle the rest of the job list. The hemp yarn…