“Wait ’till we get our hemp on you,” could be Hanes company’s new jingle sometime this year. Since late 2008 Hanes has been in discussion with Naturally Advanced Technologies about using their patented Crailar hemp fabric as a supplement to their standard cotton. This, ladies and gentlemen could be huge. First, Crailar is stronger, shrinks [...]
More foul weather in Salt Lake City, but at least I am wearing pattern number two for one true pants even as I type. The pattern material is the same as what is used in cheap sheets, so it won’t work quite the same as the hemp fabric we will use for the actually prototype [...]
After a week of pounding out the Gospel of Mark, sprinkled liberally with swear words, on an Island with twelve college students I am glad to be home. Don’t get me wrong. It was a wonderful experience, but afterwards an escape into less serious matters is welcome. But what am I saying. Onetruepants is anything [...]
The One True Pants continue to inch toward reality. Yesterday I dropped off fabric number one, a heavy hemp canvas with a breathable weave, at Kish’s studio. After chatting for a bit about the mysteries of the local Mormon culture and the ins and outs of common pants wear he drew up a sketch and [...]
Hemp Pants Finally Found, Loved
In my last blog I chided hippies and granolas for not having...
Unearthing the Hemp Textile Underground
The quest continues. Yes, I am wearing my hemp pants as I...
Lynn and Judy Osburn, where are you?
If, like me, you have perused the source material available on-line in...
