Nepalese Hemp/ Allo

The natural fiber of Allo comes from the bark of giant nettle Girardinia diversifolia and has been extracted for generations in the high mountain region. The Allo plant occurs in most of the high mountain regions of Nepal at the altitude of 1200 and 3000m. It is traditionally woven into cloth in an open back strap loom. Allo thread is knitted into vests, shawls, nets and variety of new products ranging from bags, cushions covers, wallet, and clothing with natural dyes.

Similarly Hemp (Cannabis sativa) has been used for centuries as a fiber because of its strength and durability. It is an indigenous plant which regenerates quickly after harvesting and does not require any chemical input for its growth or during processing. The Hemp fabric woven and cloth is tailored items of clothing like bags, skirts, trousers, hat, gloves, t-shirts etc. We also produce fabrics  of hemp blended with silk, cotton, denim, rayon or allo which is hand knitted as well as stitched into variety of garments. And items like table mats, key chain, footwear etc.

Hemp is natures longest, strongest, most durable fiber. As a fabric it is softer, more insulating, more absorbent, more breathable, and longer lasting than cotton. Hemp fabric is woven and spun from the best fibers surrounding the outside of the stem of the Cannabis Sativa plant. Hemp is a very eco-friendly product because of its deep tap root.

Not only fiber but Hemp is a plant that can be used to produce thousands of products like paper, textiles, oil, rope, soap etc. Hemp seed oil is one of the healthiest oil for our body and have medicinal values. It promotes health including improved memory and concentration, improved skin, hair and nails, and helps reduce cholesterol.

Important Facts about Hemp

 - Fabrics made from hemp fiber last longer than fabrics made     from cotton.

 - Compared to cotton hemp produces a dozen times more textile    fiber per harvest .

 - Hemp grows well without herbicides, fungicides, or pesticides.

 - Hemp would make our noxious oil industry obsolete (along with    their imperial grip over geo-politics), yielding three hundred    gallons of bio-diesel per acre, per bi-annual harvest.

 - The quality of hemp paper is superior to tree-based paper.    Hemp paper will last hundreds of years without degrading, can    be recycled many more times than tree-based paper, and    requires less toxic chemicals in the manufacturing process than    does paper made from trees.