A HOPE HEMP

About A HOPE HEMP

A Hope Hemp is a Japanese label that started in 1998 with a clear aim: to make better use of hemp as an alternative to cotton. It began with T-shirts, on the belief that hemp fabric keeps that first-wear feeling wash after wash. In 2002 it moved into socks, and its hemp cotton pairs were the first sold in Japan. They're made with skilled sock makers in Koryo-cho, one of the country's historic centres of sock production, on hand-operated machines run by artisans in Nara. The vintage 60 thread machine twists 60 strands into one yarn, for a well-balanced sock that stays warm in winter and cool in summer.