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I love my roll of hemp twine. I use it to cut and thread through hang tags to safety-pin onto our products. It's not easy being green as this is very time-consuming and using a tagging gun which I did in a previous not-so-environmentally-responsible life was much faster.
The little details do make a difference though and I think they look pretty good and much nicer than those ugly plastic tag holders. Our hang-tags are also printed on recycled paper, saving those extra trees from the mill.
The order that goes with these tags is our Autumn/Winter fashion collection going to Bliss Ecowear today.
We will also be showing some new hand-printed organic fashions at Artisan at a Mother's Day charity breakfast on Tuesday, May 5th. More details to follow but please keep the morning free if you are in Brisbane. The Artisan breakfasts are always lovely events and raise funds for a worthy cause, in this case the Royal Brisbane Childrens' Hospital.
Hemp tea-towels make a wonderful environmentally friendly gift wrap. Hemp has the advantage of being naturally resistant to bacteria and mould even after several washings. While these towels are not certified organic, hemp is a weed so grows well without the use of pesticides and will quickly regrow once cut, making it very sustainable. As the strongest natural fibre, it will last for many years.
This idea is courtesy of the lovely Rita, a client of mine who buys our hand-printed tea-towels to wrap around wine bottles. I am going a step further by choosing a certified organic wine. We are very fortunate in Australia to have wonderful vineyards and many of the smaller ones are now growing their grapes organically, without chemicals.
So for a lovely guilt-free hostess or party gift, begin by choosing a hemp or organic cotton tea-towel, an organic wine and some hemp twine. I purchased my twine from my local organic food store.
I am using the Thea & Sami Mexican Climber hemp tea-towel as the design is reminiscent of grape vines. Fold the towel wrong side out so when wrapped, you can fold over the border (see final image).
Place the bottle inside the towel and wrap. This step is very important otherwise if you wrap the towel around the bottle without enclosing it, the towel can easily slip off and the bottle may tragically crash to the floor.
Use the hemp twine to secure the towel and then fold over to style a collar. You now have a very impressive gift with wrapping that will be treasured for many years to follow.
Please feel free to comment if you find a better way to wrap your tea-towel.
Please note that this tea-towel is no longer available. For other tea-towels in our range, click here.
