Stories

“What is Hemp?” — a long-read article on ShiftC that compiles valuable information. As a specialist in this field, I will provide supplementary notes on each section.

I went to Heilongjiang Province to visit a cannabis field just before harvest. A fresh breeze was blowing through the lush cannabis fields. It reminded me of a bamboo forest...

We have translated an excerpt from the United Nations Industrial Hemp Report (2023). The United Nations has compiled a report to help people understand industrial hemp. In it, they touch...

Based on the amount of CO2 absorbed during hemp cultivation, we have begun to convert it into a value per piece of clothing. This will be displayed on each product...

Exhibition Q&A recap: hemp’s environmental benefits, natural performance, and upgraded hand feel with our latest textiles.

During decortication (the process of separating the outer bast fibers from hemp), the inner woody core, called "ogara" in Japanese and "hurd" in English, is separated and stored in a...

The recycled inputs for "Liloop" are various waste fabrics generated during distribution, previously discarded as unusable. Thanks to the ingenuity of technicians, "Liloop" achieved the maximum linen blend of 50%,...

The starting point of the "Liloop" project, which loops linen, is yarn making. Naigai Textile, based in Yoro, Gifu Prefecture, is responsible for this key process. We observed their work...

This was the process I wanted to know more about. It was the one thing I most wanted to see with my own eyes. The biggest key is how to...

"Those who really need to produce it should take from nature only the amount they really need." Not only Bashofu, but also linen, hemp, abaca (Manila hemp), and other fibers...

Field retting separates bast and core using rain and dew. A key, nature-driven step for textile hemp; timing and colour vary by weather.

We visited a hemp farm and a state-of-the-art Textile-Hemp spinning factory on the outskirts of Harbin. This region has long produced flax and hemp, but since the 2010s major investment...