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Sustainable Clothing: What Does It Actually Mean?

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The natural resources are responsible for the ecological balance we enjoy. Anything that we use, if it is somehow contributing in maintaining the ecological balance is called sustainability. For instance, if a certain cloth is called sustainable then from the process of farming and its raw material to the actual finished product must be environment-friendly and should not create an imbalance in the existence of human as well as plant life. Can Organic Clothing Mean Sustainable? No, not really. Organic means natural. Clothing that’s made out of natural fibers such as cotton can be termed as organic clothing but not sustainable. According to the Organic Trade Association, cotton plantation consumes 25% of the world’s total insecticides and more than 10% of pesticides and herbicides. So a typical cotton tee is responsible for polluting the field with a ⅓ pound of the chemicals. If we talk about water consumption, cotton literally is drying out the countries who are the

15 Quick Historical Facts On Hemp Fabric

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Cannabis wear is shifting from being moderately famous to incredibly known especially amongst the youth today. While we are slipping back to the history of hemp where our ancestors had already identified the benefits of hemp fibers and incorporated into their regular life, we still are unaware of how deep the history of hemp apparels and fibers go. Before you look for any more cannabis apparels for women or Marijuana strain t-shirts for men, let’s give you a chance to flaunt on the facts! 15 Real Quick Historical Facts On Hemp Fabric The first hemp rope was built in 26,900 B.C which we found in 1997 in Czechoslovakia. Hemp was the first plant domesticated by the humans. In fact, the oldest heirloom of human history is a hemp cloth found in Mesopotamia (Current Turkey) which is dated back to 8000 B.C. The archaeologists of the textile industry found the first traces of woven hemp in Kazakhstan. By 2700 B.C, almost all cultures