Hemp Twine

I found the process of making hemp twine amazing. The hemp is first purchased in it's raw form from a wholesale market close to the fields where it is grown. Then the fibre is cleaned and fluffed by dragging it rhythmically through a series of spikes (shown above). Then one woman starts the contraption spinning and two women spin the thread all the way across the courtyard, around a tree and back again. When they need to take a break to cook their lunch or what not, they do, and then come back to work when they can, because after all, it is in their back yard. These ladies are working for Jobarpur Enterprises, a former project of MCC's. After the twine is made, this current batch is knitted up into shower gloves sold by the Body Shop, UK. Go Body Shop!