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Entry 05: Measuring Our Handwoven Hemp’s GSM Properly (420 to 462gsm)
Two swatches of our undyed handwoven hemp, cut along the threads and measured on graph paper: 420 and 462gsm. Why the quicker first test didn’t count, and what the 42gsm gap means.
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Entry 04: Measuring the Hemp Chore Jacket Sample, Point by Point
Every sample of our handwoven hemp chore jacket is now measured the same way: hung for 24 hours, laid flat and buttoned, then measured at 19 fixed points, each one photographed with the tape in frame. Its construction gets checked too: weave density, stitches per inch, seams and reinforcement. The numbers are published here. V2,…
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Entry 03: Reworking the First Hemp Chore Jacket Sample
The first sample, reworked in one sitting: longer cuffs, reshaped sleeves, cotton at the neck. It fits better, not yet right, and the cuffs rubbed on the walk home.
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Entry 02: The First Hemp Chore Jacket Sample Came Back Wrong
The first sample of the Funcle Yeti chore jacket was made in Kathmandu from handwoven hemp, and it did not pass. What Was Specified The brief asked for foldable cuffs and cotton liner patches at the neck and elbows — the two places a jacket gives out first on anyone who actually wears one. Reinforce…
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Entry 01: Looking for Hemp in Kathmandu
We spent a few weeks walking into hemp shops across Kathmandu to see what was already being made. Almost all of it was the same jacket: a zip, a hood, a winter cut. Very little of it was pure hemp — most was a blend, usually with cotton, sometimes without saying so. Nobody was making…
Run One: Build Log
