So what is the objective of OTP?
OTP wishes to establish whether or not a pair of hemp pants can alter the global textile industry, bringing an end to sweatshop labor, by appealing to the concept of the double bottom line.
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Shrinkage in the wash, not the pool
The hemp fabric was cut into today. The moment of no return. But before we got to that it was time to prewash the material. Two yards of hemp, an 18oz. canvas, shrunk 5 1/2 inches over two washings. Crazy. We barely have enough left for the pattern after not calculating for quite such shrinkage. [...]
Lynn and Judy Osburn, where are you?
If, like me, you have perused the source material available on-line in regards to hemp usage and economic potential, then you have no doubt come across articles by Lynn Osburn. Lynn Osburn, writing in the early nineties, appears to be the source for around 75% of what current bloggers are saying about hemp and its [...]
