In this bedding, the combination of warming hemp (59%) and cooling linen (41%) ensures a comfortable sleeping climate, especially in winter. Both materials can absorb a lot of moisture and quickly dissipate it again. Unlike linen, which as a good heat conductor is classically used for summer textiles, however, hemp can also warm. Thus, hemp bedding supports a balanced and pleasantly tempered sleeping climate under your winter comforter.
Both hemp and linen fibers are characterized by a very smooth surface and are therefore perceived as particularly pleasant on the skin. At the same time they are dirt-repellent and therefore easy to clean. For our bed linen, the hemp and linen fibers are spun into fine yarn (thickness 26 Nm) and processed into a dense, canvas-bound fabric (basis weight 178 g/sqm). Thanks to a prewash, the bed linen is already supple and soft to the touch, showing none of the initial stiffness typical of hemp and linen. Like linen, hemp is durable and tear-resistant, so it can withstand many washes and becomes a little softer with each wash. When ironing the easy-care comforter covers, you should only make sure that the hemp linen fabric is still a little damp.

Along with flax and nettle, hemp is one of our oldest useful and cultivated plants. Until the 19th century, these plants were important raw materials for the clothing industry, for ropes, twine, sailcloth, and much more. With the Industrial Revolution and the rise of cotton, these robust fiber plants lost their significance, even though they stand out as fast-growing, natural raw materials right from the start—during cultivation and harvest.
For example, hemp requires significantly less water than cotton. Hemp is undemanding and pest-resistant, so no herbicides, insecticides, or synthetic fertilizers are needed during cultivation, harvesting, or processing. Thanks to its extensive root system, this deep-rooted plant helps aerate the soil, which has a positive effect on soil fertility. Hemp also suppresses weed growth, benefiting the crops grown later in the crop rotation. But even as a monoculture, hemp can be grown on the same plot for several years without any problems thanks to its self-compatibility.
Finally, as a textile, hemp is also superior to cotton in many respects: the strength and wear resistance of its long, tear-resistant fibers are significantly better, which is why even sailcloth used to be made from hemp. Even today, extraction and processing are very labor-intensive, but thanks to new methods, it is now possible to spin very fine, uniform yarns from the rather coarse hemp fiber bundles—the kind needed for clothing and bedding. Its use as a filling for bedding, on the other hand, is relatively new.
Until 1996, the cultivation of industrial hemp was banned in Germany; since then, although the share of domestic and European hemp production has increased, it is still far from sufficient to meet the sharply rising demand. The majority of processed hemp fibers therefore come from China.