Summer blanket hemp

Using hemp as a filling for a summer comforter is unusual, but obvious, as it has outstanding moisture-regulating properties that it can make particularly good use of in summer. Like linen, hemp fibers can quickly absorb a lot of moisture - up to a third of their own weight - without feeling damp. However, they also wick away moisture just as quickly, making hemp feel cool. At the same time, it ensures a dry sleeping climate even in midsummer temperatures - ideal for tropical nights, but also for cooler summer nights. In contrast to linen, hemp fibers can also keep you warm because they are hollow on the inside and store heat-insulating air. Another plus point, especially for those who prefer lightweight blankets: hemp fibers have a low weight. For our summer comforter, they are processed into a loose, breathable fleece, making the comforter particularly light and pleasantly airy on the body. The ticking is made of fine, skin-friendly cotton sateen, the cotton for which comes from controlled organic cultivation. Our summer blanket made of hemp cannot be washed, but that doesn't matter because the hemp fibers are naturally antimicrobial, antistatic and dirt-repellent due to their smooth surface and the fact that they contain no proteins (such as keratin and lanolin) and are also very well tolerated by allergy sufferers. We recommend that you air the blanket well on a regular basis.

Alongside flax and nettle, hemp is one of our oldest useful and cultivated plants. Until the 19th century, they were important raw materials for the clothing industry, for ropes, cordage, sailcloth and much more. With the industrial revolution and the triumph of cotton, the robust fiber plants became less important, but as rapidly renewable, natural raw materials, they already score points in cultivation and harvesting. Hemp requires significantly less water than cotton. Hemp is frugal and pest-resistant, meaning that no herbicides, insecticides or synthetic fertilizers need to be used during cultivation, harvesting or processing. Thanks to its large root system, the deep-rooted plant ensures good soil loosening, which has a positive effect on soil fertility. And hemp suppresses weed growth, which benefits the crops grown later in the crop rotation. But even as a monoculture, hemp can be grown on the same area for several years without any problems thanks to its self-tolerance. Finally, as a textile, hemp is also superior to cotton in many respects: The durability and wear resistance of the long, tear-resistant fibers are significantly better, which is why even sailcloth used to be made from hemp. Even today, extraction and processing are still very complex, but thanks to new processes, very fine, uniform yarns can now be spun from the rather rough hemp fiber bundles, as required for clothing and bed linen. Its use as a filling for bedding, on the other hand, is relatively new. Until 1996, the cultivation of industrial hemp was banned in Germany. Since then, the proportion of domestic and European hemp production has increased, but it is nowhere near enough to meet the sharp rise in demand. The majority of processed hemp fibers therefore come from China.