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Türkiye'S "FIRST HEMP PRODUCTS" STORE
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Hemp Fashion for Health and the Future
Hatice Coşkun set out to keep this ancient textile culture of Rize alive by producing clothes from hemp fabric.
In fact, since my childhood, the word hemp has always been around in our house. We have a fabric that goes back a long time, it is called 'Rize cloth fabric'. The warp of this cloth is cotton, the weft is hemp. It is still woven, but it is not very well known. Our primary goal was to bring this to the forefront. We have weaving workshops, women weave it by hand and send it to us, and we transform these into different products.
We produce it as fabric. Both in factories and our women weave it on hand looms in the old fashioned way. But we do not produce it as yarn. Our hemp rope comes from abroad, from China.
It is an exception for now, but it is becoming widespread. With the encouragement of our President, our hand-woven looms are currently operating in different provinces. This business is also a source of income for our women.
In fact, what you said used to be done. Now we are working to revive it. These are not the only features. The fabric also has climate suitability. It keeps cool in the summer and warm in the winter, for example. Let me also point out that cats and dogs love hemp. They have an extreme weakness for hemp fabric. They show more interest in hemp fabric than they show in other fabrics.
The texture of hemp is hard. For this reason, we cannot produce many clothes because the clothes are hard. This hardness can be eliminated with chemical means. But in Türkiye, we are working on how we can soften it without chemicals. Because people rightfully want '100% hemp'. Also, there is a lot of demand. I prefer cotton hemp because it is softer. In the past, our ancestors used to weave 100% hemp in Rize, but it was very itchy. Then, as a solution, they started to make the warp from cotton, which was also a luxury at that time. It is a wonderful product for our legumes with a fabric that is 100% hemp. When bags are made from it and the legumes are put in, no bugs come, they do not get wormy, they do not get damp. It is a great protector...
It is true that we also sell pure hemp fabric. Those who wish can buy fabric and sew bags and purses themselves. Our ancestors used to preserve their products like this. They preserved their legumes by making bags like this.
There is a very good demand but we cannot keep up. Because we cannot find enough fabric. In other words, weaving workshops are insufficient. And sometimes we cannot supply the fabric of the quality you want. Also, before we start weaving, it is an issue to be able to supply thread. As you know, threads come from abroad, from China, in dollars. We demand a 'non-GMO certificate'. It takes a lot of effort and time until we find it, get it, weave our products, wash them and present them for sewing. I do not want to give up weaving. I do not want to become a factory either. Again, my biggest preference is for our women to weave this fabric by hand and produce it. This both provides employment and preserves naturalness.
Cooperation is a must. Also, this business has a future. Anyone who believes in it can do it. Let me also state that we hear that there are some studies on this subject. Hopefully, it will happen. As long as our rope is produced, there is no problem. Frankly, we want to reduce the cost.
The main reason is that hemp has been viewed as an enemy in our country for a long time. In addition, it is still forbidden to plant hemp with traditional and heirloom seeds. Only industrial seeds permitted by the ministry can be planted. It is not difficult to produce yarn from hemp. We have produced it with traditional methods and are still producing it. We have woven it on the loom and even produced products. But we can only produce 1 product in 1 month. Quantity production is a must in factories. God willing, our yarn companies will be interested in this.
Rather, people who care about their health and are conscious about hemp prefer our products. The more we can explain the benefits of hemp, the more its use will increase.
Hemp fabric is an easy-to-sew fabric. Anyone who has a needle can sew it. It is not a challenging fabric. When sewing, you can use a pattern from a child's outfit and sew it yourself. Ladies can buy fabric and sew their own clothes. They can also earn income.
Yes, there is. For example, we receive a request for underwear, but the fabric does not stretch. We send the product requested in large size as XLarge because it does not stretch. However, we are also conducting R&D studies on how we can stretch this fabric naturally without chemicals. We are currently using vinegar water. But if anyone with information on this subject can get back to us, we would be happy, we would like to benefit from it. Otherwise, a chemical process is involved at every stage. Muğla University is currently conducting a study in this direction. We are waiting for the results.
Unfortunately, the products on the market are not suitable for wearing. Most of them are not things that can be touched by the body. We make undergarments. Undergarments are very important. They are the undergarments that women wear under their dresses. They do not make you sweat. In addition, we can produce any kind of textile product we want on our hemp looms. We can make everything from bags to quilts and pillows, curtains to children's blankets. Washing at 30 degrees is a must. Since it is a bit hard fabric, we recommend ironing it while it is damp. It opens better then. Everyone wants a fabric without worries, we want 'wear and go' fabrics that do not require ironing. But they are unhealthy fabrics. Let's also have a small problem like ironing for natural ones. When you sweat in some clothes, you want to take off and change your clothes. You do not feel it in hemp. It traps sweat and reduces the risk of getting sick. Also, some of our customers who want to use this fabric have a strange thought that they will get into a drug effect if they wear hemp fabric. How can the fabric have a drug effect? Also, hemp is not a drug, it is enjoyable and that is an exceptional situation that should be specially produced.
Young people who hear about this work and show interest come and find us. Especially those who do field work come. But we are stuck in some places, we cannot give direction. I heard that a hemp fiber factory will be opened in Rize. If the work on this issue increases, the field of work will also expand. It should also be noted: There are fiber separation factories and yarn making factories. There are already yarn factories in our country, they can take this fiber and turn it into yarn. Hemp has been cultivated for 2-3 years now and all the hemp planted is kept in warehouses. Some people ask us for hemp for use at home, for wall insulation, etc. In short, hemp is an extraordinary plant that we need to show interest in for our agriculture and health. God willing, interest will increase so that we will not have to import. On the contrary, we can make great profits by exporting.
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