I crochet and sew with hemp fibers. I love it. It’s so durable and the texture is so nice. You cannot grow it in the U.S. but you can sell it. The hemp fiber I get comes from Canada.
This is a matching Hat and Drawstring Purse made out of hempton (hemp and cotton) and 100% cotton
that I created.
It’s difficult to get the idea in place to promote the farming of hemp. The DEA claims that doing so would “undermine the drug war”. Well, the whole “drug war” is a farce and not working so that argument does not stand in my opinion. The truth is that growing hemp is better for the environment all around.
In my regular newsletter from the Organic Consumers Association, a reprinted article from USA Today reports that Industrial Hemp Support Takes Root
Deanna Dee-Dee Taylor 