All year blanket hemp

Although hemp is still rarely used as a filling for bedding, it is an obvious choice as hemp fibers have outstanding moisture and temperature regulating properties. Comforters with a hemp filling can therefore be used in both winter and summer. This is thanks to the fiber structure: unlike linen, hemp fibers are hollow on the inside. Inside the fibers, hemp can store heat-insulating air and therefore keep you warm. At the same time, hemp fibers (like linen) are able to absorb a lot of moisture - up to a third of their own weight - without feeling damp. And they can also quickly wick moisture away again, which means that hemp is not only perceived as cooling, but also ensures a dry sleeping environment. Another plus point, especially for those who prefer lightweight comforters: hemp fibers have a low weight. For our all-season comforter, the pure hemp fibers are processed into a breathable fleece that is quilted with a ticking made of fine, skin-friendly cotton satin, the cotton for which comes from controlled organic cultivation. The filling weight is between that of the summer comforter and the hemp comforter for winter. The all-season hemp comforter is therefore also suitable for anyone who likes it a little warmer in summer or doesn't need such a thick comforter in winter. Our hemp comforters cannot be washed, but that doesn't matter because the hemp fibres 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.