A beautiful handspun and handwoven hemp sheet, made, like all of these sheets, from two handspun panels the width of a loom, handstitched together to make a larger sheet. It has fine handrolled and handstitched hems. This is peasant textile, it would most likely have been made by the same farmhouse that grew the hemp, although the weaving could have been done by seasonal itinerant weavers. This one is a very fine example, beautiful spinning and weaving. It has been lightly used but is still a warm oatmeal colour. It has two tiny faults at one end of the sheet that I have photographed - these could be lightly repaired just to stop them coming unravelled from frequent washing. It measures 204×230cm.
These sheets make beautiful throws, or pair them up with a fine linen sheet and use them as a light breathable blanket during the summer months
This sheet is sold on the understanding that it is not cut up or dyed. I sometimes sell used pieces of hemp on my sale instagram account @lagrossetoiledeux - but pieces of this quality deserve to remain intact as a testimony to the huge amount of generational skill and labour that would have gone into making them.
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To purchase, please message me via the contact form and include the title of this listing as it doesn’t automatically transfer over.
A beautiful handspun and handwoven hemp sheet, made, like all of these sheets, from two handspun panels the width of a loom, handstitched together to make a larger sheet. It has fine handrolled and handstitched hems. This is peasant textile, it would most likely have been made by the same farmhouse that grew the hemp, although the weaving could have been done by seasonal itinerant weavers. This one is a very fine example, beautiful spinning and weaving. It has been lightly used but is still a warm oatmeal colour. It has two tiny faults at one end of the sheet that I have photographed - these could be lightly repaired just to stop them coming unravelled from frequent washing. It measures 204×230cm.
These sheets make beautiful throws, or pair them up with a fine linen sheet and use them as a light breathable blanket during the summer months
This sheet is sold on the understanding that it is not cut up or dyed. I sometimes sell used pieces of hemp on my sale instagram account @lagrossetoiledeux - but pieces of this quality deserve to remain intact as a testimony to the huge amount of generational skill and labour that would have gone into making them.
Please click on the photos to open them up full-sized.
To purchase, please message me via the contact form and include the title of this listing as it doesn’t automatically transfer over.
