A superb example of a 19th century hemp peasant sheet, made from two panels of handspun and handwoven hemp stitched with hemp thread into a sheet. This is a relatively finely-woven sheet and it has delicate handrolled hems. This piece has been used and is very lightly worn - the original deep oatmeal colour has washed out on the right side, you can see the contrast between the two sides - it would have been dried face upwards on a field in the sun once washed. It is almost perfect - there is a tiny pink dye-mark on one side, very faint; and there is a very small section of stitching in the centre which has come undone. 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.
This measures 195×267cm.
Please click on the photos to open them up full-sized.
To purchase, please message me via the contact form and include the title as it doesn’t automatically transfer across.
A superb example of a 19th century hemp peasant sheet, made from two panels of handspun and handwoven hemp stitched with hemp thread into a sheet. This is a relatively finely-woven sheet and it has delicate handrolled hems. This piece has been used and is very lightly worn - the original deep oatmeal colour has washed out on the right side, you can see the contrast between the two sides - it would have been dried face upwards on a field in the sun once washed. It is almost perfect - there is a tiny pink dye-mark on one side, very faint; and there is a very small section of stitching in the centre which has come undone. 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.
This measures 195×267cm.
Please click on the photos to open them up full-sized.
To purchase, please message me via the contact form and include the title as it doesn’t automatically transfer across.
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