Europe's native hemp, nettle and linen are much kinder on the environment to grow. They are all long staple fibres though and they lost out in the industrialisation because machinery was easier to make that worked with slave produced short fibre cotton bolls.
We're still paying for that, environmentally, etc.,
Honestly, linen's much superior to cotton, and good hemp is brilliant. Nettle is truly a lovely strong fabric, and all are native, all wick away moisture, while cotton is thirsty and attracts it. Makes a good towel, iimmc?
We're still paying for that, environmentally, etc.,
Honestly, linen's much superior to cotton, and good hemp is brilliant. Nettle is truly a lovely strong fabric, and all are native, all wick away moisture, while cotton is thirsty and attracts it. Makes a good towel, iimmc?